"Alban Law Chambers A Professional Office Environment For Lawyers" Scams

Alban Law Chambers A Professional Office Environment For Lawyers Scams

Online users, do not send personal information, financial information, or money to anyone who has sent email messages like the one below claiming that they will help send you the millions of dollars you have won in some so-called lottery. This is because the email messages are being sent by lottery scammers pretending to be lawyers from an Alban Law Chambers law firm.

The scammers trick their potential victims into sending them money by claiming it is legal fees for transferring their so-called winnings or lottery prize to them. But, once the lottery scammers have received their victims' money, they will disappear leaving their victims' depressed after they have found out that they have been scammed.

A Sample of the "Alban Law Chambers A Professional Office Environment For Lawyers" Scam

-- Forwarded message --

From: BAR CHAMBERS <bar.alban5@outlook.com>

Date: May 5, 2017 6:13 PM

Subject: A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENT FOR LAWYERS

To: Salumu Wanani <salumuwanani01@gmail.com>

LAW CHAMBERS

A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENT FOR LAWYERS

ALBAN CHAMBERS

THE PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY

#33 DICKINSON ROAD, LONG-SIGHT

MANCHESTER M14 5HF

UNITED KINGDOM.

EMAIL: bar.alban5@outlook.com

TEL: +447045774670

I am in receipt of your e-mail in which you have indicated your interest in our legal services. Note that i have contacted the Nation-Wide Bank Plc where your winning fund of GBP 850,000.00 is deposited and they make me to understand that you are required to provide a copy of Fund Release Order from the British Financial Service Authority here in England and a copy of your Winning Certificate.

The Fund Release Order Certificate is a document required by most Financial Institutions here in UK for the Legalization of Claims. I have contacted the Coca Cola Promotional Company of England and have applied for the Winning Certificate. I shall as well send you a copy of the winning certificate as soon as it is ready and released by the Coca cola Company.

I shall assist you obtain the Documents from the British Financial Services Authority here in UK as you desire. Be inform that after receiving your e-mail I called the Financial Services Authority Department, to let me know the actual amount it will cost me to obtain Fund Release Order Certificate.

Below are the required fees.

1. Consultation/Legal Service

2. Fund Release Order Oath Fee 50.5591 British Pounds which is 140,000 Tanzania Shillings

3. Legalization/Certification will be furnished

Total = 50.5591 British Pounds in Tanzania Shillings is 140,000/00

The Oath Fee and Certification Charge i.e GBP50.5591 must be paid to the Commissioner for Oaths before the Fund Release Order can be issued out to me on your behalf while the Consultation fee is the cost of my service to you. I have attached a copy of the application form to this e-mail and you are required to complete and return it to me so that i can get you the required [Fund Release Order]

All payments must be made through the following means;

(1)- Kindly make the payment with the below details of my correspondent.

NAME: FRANK JOHNSON

NUMBER: +255 0715321643.

TIGO PESSA

Note that we can not process it before paying the charges and do not ask for processing before payment because it is completely unaccepted.

As soon as we make this payment, we shall proceed directly to the British Financial Services Authority and secure the required Fund Release Order for you immediately without any delay and will make sure that the Nation-Wide Bank Plc shall Transfer your total fund of GBP 850,000.00 within 24 hours..

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US THE SCAN COPY OF THE PAYMENT SLIP/INFORMATION AS SOON AS THE PAYMENT IS MADE FOR REFERENCE PURPOSE.

Note that this legal chamber CANNOT do anything without the confirmation of the required charges and Nation-Wide Bank shall transfer your winning fund to your account as soon as the Fund Release Order is secure and present to them.

Again, your total winning prize of GBP 850,000.00 shall be transferred to you within 24 hours as soon as your fund release order is secured and submitted to the bank.

Yours in service,

Hon. Barr. Victor Alban Chambers,

(Principal Attorney)

Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer

Barrister and Solicitor ( Australia , 1984)

Solicitor (England and Wales, 1992

Our Areas of Practice

* Property and Estate planning

* Conveyancing

* Cooperate and commercial

* Offshore companies

* Litigation

* Contracts

* Will and Probate

* Immigration

* Taxation

* International Trust

* Intellectual Property

* European Union law

The Alban Law Chambers is an international clientele law firm located in Manchester England. Guided by ethics and values, the Law Chambers Alban

Alban offers:- * professionalism

The team is equipped with highly qualified professionally and academically lawyers. We aim to serve with skill and high professional standards and offer to each and every client professional, effective and decisive legal services and advice.* Confidentiality

Privacy

All personal information obtained by Alban Chambers is deemed proprietary and confidential and is used only for Identification purposes and for effective communication. This information is not disclosed in any way to any Individual, Business or Government agency without your personal consent"

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March 26, 2019 at 9:58 PM by
"Alban Law Chambers A Professional Office Environment For Lawyers" Scams
info

Received this scam:

"LAW CHAMBERS

A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENT FOR LAWYERS

ALBAN CHAMBERS

THE PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY

#33 D*******N ROAD, LONG-SIGHT

MANCHESTER M14 5HF

UNITED KINGDOM.

EMAIL: bar.alban5@outlook.com

TEL: 442033224816

I am in receipt of your e-mail in which you have indicated your interest in our legal services.

We can only obtain Fund Release Order for you from the British Financial Services Authority here in UK as you desire.

The British Financial Authority office are charging the sum of 1,200 GBP British Pounds as a processing fee for (FRO) Fund Release Order. This payment is required in the processing office.

You may find below our correspondent account details to make the payment only if you are interested to apply for the Fund Release Order.

All payments must be made through the following means;

(1)- Kindly make the payment with any of the below details of my correspondent account details.

NAME: SIMIO MARTHINS

CARD NUMBER: CASH: 01817171616188

VISA TTCM

UNITED KINGDOM.

OR

NAME: ATONY MONACK

NUMBER: 72626282292020

AMOUNT: (1,370GBP)( 9,967.81 TRY) TURKISH LIRA.TKLR

TURKEY.

OR

NAME: JOEL VENANCE

NUMBER: 255 0657481341

AMOUNT: ( 1,370GBP )(4,269,681.47) TANZANIA SHILLINGS

TIGO PESSA

TANZANIA.

OR

NAME: DANIEL SAMUEL LAMBEBE

NUMBER: 01320219091608

AMOUNT: ( 1,200GBP )( 45,182.23) ETHIOPIA BIRR

BANK NAME: AWASH BANK

ETHIOPIA

AMOUNT: (1,370GBP)(49,394.62UAH) UKRAINIAN HRYVNIA.

NAME: IRINA ERONMWON

CARD NUMBER: 5167 4910 0010 6225

OSCHCHAD MONEY

UKRAINE

Total = 1200 British Pounds. Equivalent to 45,182.23 ETHIOPIAN BIRR.

The Oath Fee and Certification Charge i.e GBP1,200.00 must be paid to the Commissioner for Oaths before the Fund Release Order can be issued out to me on your behalf while the Consultation fee is the cost of my service to you. I have attached a copy of the application form to this e-mail and you are required to complete and return it to me so that i can get you the required [Fund Release Order]

As soon as you make this payment, we shall proceed directly to the British Financial Services Authority and secure the required Fund Release Order for you immediately without any delay.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US THE PAYMENT RECEIPT/INFORMATION AS SOON AS THE PAYMENT IS MADE FOR REFERENCE PURPOSE.

Note that this legal chamber CANNOT do anything without the confirmation of the required charges.

Yours in service,

Hon. Barr. Victor Alban Chambers,

(Principal Attorney)

Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer

Barrister and Solicitor ( Australia, 1984)

Solicitor (England and Wales, 1992

Our Areas of Practice

* Property and Estate planning

* Conveyancing

* Cooperate and commercial

* Offshore companies

* Litigation

* Contracts

* Will and Probate

* Immigration

* Taxation

* International Trust

* Intellectual Property

* European Union law

The Alban Law Chambers is an international clientele law firm located in Manchester England. Guided by ethics and values, the Law Chambers Alban

Alban offers:- * professionalism

The team is equipped with highly qualified professionally and academically lawyers. We aim to serve with skill and high professional standards and offer to each and every client professional, effective and decisive legal services and advice.* Confidentiality"

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March 27, 2019 at 12:25 AM by
"Alban Law Chambers A Professional Office Environment For Lawyers" Scams
an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

So this is a scam. oh God! they almost got me. thank you, so much you saved me.

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June 28, 2017 at 1:49 PM by
"Alban Law Chambers A Professional Office Environment For Lawyers" Scams
an anonymous user from: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

I myself received such details need me to submit some requirements like name, email address, location and at the end of the time, they need me to send some money through Tigo Pesa. From that situation, I realized that it was fake awards. So people, careful because they have many tactics for catching people over the world.

Patrick.

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