SPAM letter that may hook you to lose money

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I received following SPAM email today. Just warn everyone in the group to be careful about this kind of email.

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Greetings!

May I take the liberty to introduce myself; I am Mr. Lin Geng, staff of Asia consultancy services of the Bank of China (BOC). I am contacting you concerning a customer here and, an investment placed under our banks management sometime ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of this information. I contacted you independently of our investigation and nobody else is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. In 2000, the subject matter came to our parent company to engage in business discussions with our Private Banking Services Department. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio in United States Dollars, which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf. We spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued profit was very impressive. He later directed that I liquidate the funds and had it deposited with a security firm.

In June last year, we were contacted by the security firm informing us of the inactivity of that particular portfolio. This was a surprise given the fact that I personally managed the said funds yet I cannot understand the inactivity of the deposit. We made several unsuccessful efforts to locate him. The Internal Investigations department of the bank of china was invited and they went into action and later informed that a person who suited is description was found dead in Cannes South of France. His body was later identified and cause of death was confirmed. An investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to come forward to claim his estate was launched. Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; he died intestate.

In line with banking policies for account holders who have passed away, we instituted our own investigations in good faith to determine who should have right to claim the estate. This investigation has for the past months been unfruitful. We have scanned every continent and used our private investigation affiliate companies to get to the root of the problem. It is this investigation that resulted in my being furnished with your details as a possible relative of the deceased. My official capacity dictates that I supervise the investigation and conclude making me the only person with a full picture of what the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit and the late beneficiary of the deposit. According to practice, the firm will by the end of this financial year broadcast a request for statements of claim to BOC, failing to receive viable claims they will most probably revert the deposit back to BOC. What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what I propose. This deposit is very huge with the details in my possession and will only be released on my clarification. This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man's family; they have investigated for months and have found no family

My proposal; is to place you in the position of the only surviving close relation and have the deposit released to you. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you favorably. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 60/40. I assure you that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days. I will simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to the customer I will then officially communicate with firm clarifying and confirming you with proper documentations and thereafter have the funds released to you. The alternative would be for us to have firm direct the funds to another bank with you as account holder. This way there will be no need for you to think of receiving the money from the firm. We can fine-tune this based on our interactions. I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard this mail and not be vindictive and destructive. There is a reward for this project and it is a task worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank. I am the only one who knows of this situation, let's share the blessing.

If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through the email account bellow. If you give me your trust and confidentiality, we shall rejoice and our lives will never be the same again. Please do not contact me via official channels. Contact me only through the email address below, my official lines are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy. Please observe this instruction religiously. Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to the consequences, yet I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should plan a meeting soon.

I await your response.

Best Regards
Lin Geng
lingeng7@yahoo.com.cn
 
And many others from the Middle East as well as China, including Hong Kong.

My suggestion is to simply delete these spams to save you time and trouble. An American couple lost millions of dollars as a result of their involvement in this kind of 'business'.
 
"Lin Geng, staff of Asia consultancy services of the Bank of China (BOC)",but e-mail is lingeng7@yahoo.com.cn

这么长的英文e-mail,有几个中国人民会读下去? 至少应该翻译成中文,骗人也不能一点功夫不下。
 
最初由 ccc 发布
An American couple lost millions of dollars as a result of their involvement in this kind of 'business'.

我觉得不可能,因为能上这种当的哥们,其智商决定了,他不可能有millions of dollars to lose。
 
最初由 chieftain 发布


我觉得不可能,因为能上这种当的哥们,其智商决定了,他不可能有millions of dollars to lose。

Well, this did happen and it was a true story. I just couldn't remember where I read this (and it was in Chinese).

The spams are aimed at rich people. Don't you think so?
 
Here is one of the spams that I received:

From: steve_mic2003@o2.pl
Recipients: steve_mic2003@o2.pl
Subject: Your consent
Date: 05/23/2005 02:18:12 PM

Dear friend,
My name is Micheal Stevens,I was a personal assistant to Gnassingbe Eyadema,late president of Togo.My purpose of contacting you is to solicit for your assistance and confidence for a mutual business relationship that requires a trusted and an honest personality like you to assist in accommodating the sum of US$10.5m(Ten Million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollars).

The money was deposited by the president through an international agent from Indonasia,who acted as front to the late president in transfering part of the country's excess oil sales to a security company here in UK.I happened to be part of his local agents who worked hand in hand with the international agent.Iam currently on exile here in the UK, as a result of political crisis in Togo.All the relevant documents for claim are intact with the internattional agent,the late president used.

We need you to help us secure this fund in your private account,then we will come over to share and invest in your country after a successful deal.The modality on how to share the money will be spelt out when you have indecated your interest in this transaction.Please be rest assured that this is a foolproof and legitimate deal, with your full co-operation and confidetiality,we can successfully conclude this transaction within Ten working days.Modalities and contacts had already been worked out on how to transfer this fund into your account.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this mail and furnish me with your Tel/Fax numbers to enable me communicate with you effectively.I await your response.

Best regards,

Micheal Stevens
 
Here is another one I received (note the differences in the company's address (ShanXi and name (HN)):

From: "Wool Lui" <woolcmiec1@univtech.ac.za>
Recipients: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: Representative needed urgently.
Date: 05/23/2005 10:28:15 AM

CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our
organisation.(CMIEC) We are experts in the sale of raw
materials.We export into the Canada/America and some
parts of Europe. We are searching for representatives
who can help us establish a medium of getting our
funds from our customers in Canada/America as well as
making payments through these representatives to us.
COMPANY ADDRESS: 338, YINGZE AVENUE, YINGZE,
TAIYUAN, SHANXI, CHINA.

Please if you are interested in this partnership
venture kindly reply and let us know as adequate
compensations and other benefits are part of our
packages for you for your role.

If this proposal is acceptable to you.Please get back
to me, so that I can brief you more and further work
out a remuneration for your services.
Thanks,as we anticipate your earliest response in the
above regard.
Mr Woo Lui
www.cmiec.com
China Metallurgical Import & Export Henan Company
(CMIEC HN)
 
Another similar spam email:

Hello,

I am Barr. Nelson Robson, the personal attorney to a multi-investor
and a former Senior Executive Officer of Shell Development Company for
15 years, who died along with his family On October 31, 1999 in a
plane crash. The Operator/Flight number is Egypt Air Flight 990 and
Aircraft and Registration Number is Boing 767-366ER (767), SU-GAP
under the provisions of Egyptian Civil Aviation Regulations. This
accident happened at the Atlantic Ocean about 60 miles south of
Nantucket, Massachusetts.

For more information about this crash and person's on board you can
contact this website:
http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/2002/aab0201.htm

My client had deposited the sum of Five Million U.S.Dollars (
U.S.$5,000,000) at TRUST BANK Plc, with hope to transfer it to his
home country for a viable investment while working with Shell.
However, since his death there has not been trace of any person to
claim the deposited fund which has remained dormant for years.
Although, I am obliged to keep this secret within my jurisdiction but
new Governmental laws made it imperative to transfer the said amount
through a trustworthy friend whom I shall present to the bank as the
bonafide next-of-kin to the deceased.

I can't watch the deposit forfeited, as the bank is threatening to
seal up this deposit if there is no response from the beneficiary due
to orders from the government that all dormant accounts should be
sealed up and transfered to the Federation Account. The fascinating
issue here is that you are from the same country with my cleint. so
any form of identity would just work for approval of the tranfer in
your name.This is life for me and I hope to make a living out of this.
Do consider this favourably and get back to me. May the good Lord be
your strenght.

I bless this day I have contacted you.

Sincerely,

Nelson Robson (Esq)
 
其人之道还治其人之身,我已经帮他们订阅了轮子的12种newsletter了
 
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