I was contacted first by Barrister Illin Yung, by email, on Wednesday, May 24th. He said that I am being contacted because I have the last name Barker, and that a Mr. Andrew Barker has died, and he left $6 million behind in the bank. He said that the government there in Malaysia will take control of the money if he cannot locate the next of kin. I advised him that I had no such relative, so how can I be the next of kin. He said that he would introduce me to the lawyer who is handling this case, Barrister Huang Shen, of H.S. Attorneys, and that Barrister Shen will go to court and have the next of kin papers finalized, pending my cooperation. He advised me that it is not important for me to be actually related to Mr. Andrew Barker, he and his lawyer friend will ensure that the paperwork is done and that I am legally named the next of kin. He also advised me that it was 100% risk free and legal, and to keep this situation completely confidential until the funds are remitted to me. So, I said ok. The following day I got an email from Barrister Shen, he requested that I fill out a "Representation Permission Form" and email it to him, giving him permission to represent me in a foreign country. I did. Then I got a phone call from Barrister Shen, and he said he would go to court and get the permission to represent me finalized and all the requirements to name me as next of kin. The next day I get an email from Barrister Shen, it has the supposed court documents attached. They require a court fee of $2500 be paid first before any money could be transferred. This was supposed to be a bank to bank transaction, also. I asked if I could take that out of the inheritance money, he said no. I couldn't afford it, so I called Barrister Illin Yung, and he told me that if I couldn't come up with the money, he would just have to find someone else with the same last name who could. I asked him why he couldn't help me. I was, after all, supposed to give him 60% of the money, a whopping $4 million dollars, for this transaction. Why couldn't he come up with $2500 and I would add that amount to his payment. He said that he was broke and his bank account was overdrawn, what! He is supposed to be a lawyer. Broke is not a word in the vocabulary of a lawyer. But, he insisted that he couldn't help me come up with the money, and neither could Barrister Shen, who was getting a massive $50,000 out of this deal as well. I was getting the short end of the stick at less than $2 million for me. That is when red flags shot up, and I realized that this who thing might be a scam. I have kept all of the emails supporting this claim.including a cc of every email I ever sent to them. I would like to know if this is something you have heard of before.
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