is this a potential scam? received it today?
Question by Daniel C: is this a potential scam? received it today?
MR PATRICK CHAN to me
show details 2:29 AM (10 hours ago)
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Dear Friend
Warm greetings, I am in receipt of your mail, first I believe it necessary for me to express my profound gratitude to you for even responding to my email with interest, and as well I want to apologize again for the means by which I contacted you, I am obliged to you for your gracious concern and I hope your assistance is really genuine, although your email shows that I can count on you at least to an extent.
My name is Mr Patrick Chan,I am executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong.I got your contact from the online web directory and i contacted you becuase I have an obscured business suggestion you can handle with me by assisting me execute the business from Hong Kong to your country,which involved USD12.5M, from our late client.
Be assured that you stand to receive your share as soon as we conclude the transaction because you will be the fund beneficiary and hence you will always take away your percentage once the funds are transferred from my bank to the account to be opened by you.It does not matter your nationality as under our banking Principles and ethics the next of kin could come from anywhere and it all depends on whom the account holder appoints.Cases abound where charity organisations and even pets(i.e cats and dogs) are willed huge sums of money as next of kin.And in this case my attorney will perfect the documents in your name making you the appointed beneficiary to the funds.
I sincerely appreciate your interest to assist me in this transaction, I needed a reliable foreigner who would be of assistance to me in order to have the funds transferred out from my bank. As a matter of fact I got your contact email discreetly during my personal search for a reliable foreigner and I believe God directed me to you,please do not feel offended for the medium in which I contacted you, this is a matter of necessity, perhaps if you read my previous email properly I did’t explain why I require your assistance in order to move the funds and I believe you would agree with me, this is the main reason your assistance as a foreigner is required, and however I would like to be convinced of your willingness, commitment and most of all your trustworthiness to execute this transaction with me, I certainly cannot afford to compromise any of these virtues, you know what I mean, I have my principles.
Without doubt you will eventually earn the benefits of our partnership if we are able to work things out and have the funds relocated within a week or thereabout,and thereafter disbursed to other respective accounts,it is indeed necessary for me to be certain of the person to whom I will be entrusting this transaction,my trust will definitely not be given out lightly, I need to be convinced that you are a matured person with some integrity, we should at least have respect for each other, this I would say is very essential.
With regards to the legality, I want to inform you that my attorney will prepare the Affidavits which shall legally put you in place as next of kin/beneficiary to the funds under our Law; he shall obtain the necessary clearances which will cover all aspects involved in this transaction from the authorities including the Justice Department.
I must also inform you that you will not have to travel for any reason, because my attorney shall be handling all matters of probate on your behalf, you will be duly represented by my attorney, he is an accredited Lawyer with vast experience in issues of inheritance. He will have all the paper work perfected, and with these documents shall be used forward to file for the immediate release and transfer of the funds, as a matter of fact I have been a professional banker for years and I know perfectly how the system works.
What I really expect from you is complete trust and commitment; I want this funds transferred with your assistance and as a banker I know that if we follow up this transaction diligently it would be completed within 9 working days, this is the stipulated time frame and if you work with me I will handle everything perfectly, my position as an insider will go a long way.
I have to know if you are willing to follow up this business seriously before I can give you more details about this transaction hence proceed, as a result of which I shall be waiting for your response and assurance, you need to be someone whom I can rely upon, at least for absolute commitment and trust.
I hope we shall not go into debates, disputes or misunderstanding, I believe in doing things I claim to be capable of doing, it is a simple issue and you will see it accomplished before your very eyes, I wont waste my time chasing the wind,I mean what I say and I do the things which I know I can handle perfectly, it is my principle and this is how I work. The main point you must understand is that I am not imposing this transaction on you, you have the optio
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Answer by babygrlpimp14
fraud throw away
What do you think? Answer below!
yes
first clue: “I am in receipt of your mail”
(unless you actually maild him something first)
other clues:
executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong
obscured business suggestion
USD12.5M
from our late client.
to the account to be opened by you
I needed a reliable foreigner
I believe God directed me to you
you will eventually earn the benefits
my attorney shall be handling all matters of probate
you will be duly represented by my attorney
I will handle everything perfectly
Bog standard Next-of-Kin scam.
….though slightly longer winded than most..!
You and many 1000’s of others (you don’t think you’re the only one to receive this?) have been approached by the ‘bank’ to help claim the account of a dead person.
There is no dead person.
There is no money.
There is no Patrick Chan
Patrick Chan is *probably* Nigerian and may even be writing to you from Nigeria. If you can check for his IP address (in the email header) it may give you a better idea as to where ‘Mr Chan’ actually is.
The chances are he’s writing from an Internet cafe somewhere in Lagos
Chan will send you a few forms to fill out and almost certainly will ask for a scan of your passport / driving licence (these he will photoshop for his own use in future scams).
He may involve a lawyer as well = himself or another scammer
Then there’ll be the fees.
Lots of fees.
The lawyer will have his own fees of course
Certain forms need paying for
Ooops… they’ve been destroyed.
Start again.
Customs forms
Tax payments
Another banker has found out! We need to bribe him to keep quiet.
Chans darling mother has been run over / has malaria / hit by a runaway elephant – the hospital fees are huge can you help?
….and so on until you run out of cash / goods to sell
You can safely ignore his email
Ignore it
Delete it
Forget it
He probably found your email address by using extractor software that actively searches for and harvests email addresses from the web – anytime that you have posted your email address in the ‘open’ – i.e on a forum or website guest book you are increasing the chance of a scammer picking up your email address.
He will then send his scam to one recipient and BCC it to 1000’s of others and wait for the replies to come in.
He has probably given you a different email to reply to as his ‘bombing’ email will get closed down through spamming. His ‘work’ email address remains open a little longer.
Hope this helps