Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Legitimate Prospect at Hang Seng Bank

Why do these scammers always say something like "legitimate prospect" or "100% safe and legal business."  You know what the easiest way is for me to NOT trust you?  Putting unprompted qualifiers like that.  I can just imagine them thinking "you know, they probably won't believe us because this plan is completely insane.  Let's nip this thing in the bud and right up front inform them of how safe this is."

February 27, 2013
Subject:[No Subject]
From: Mr. Ming Yang
To: [this was actually sent to Katie, but she opted to take the high road... and send it to me instead]

Am Ming Yang,an executive with the International Institute of Finance,Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.I have a legitimate prospect in my office for you contact for more details 



February 28, 2013
Subject:Legitimate Prospect at Hang Seng Bank
From: Huxtable C. McMilligan Jr.
To: Mr. Ming Yang

Hello Mr. Ming Yang,
I must say that upon opening your email, I was met with both intrigue and tentative fear after reading it's contents.  But intrigue, being the greater of the two emotions, eventually won over and I am now left with a lasting excitement at your "legitimate prospect."  Please provide the details for said prospect.
I noticed that you are an executive with the International Institute of Finance, a subsidiary of the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.  Is this institute a type of university in Hong Kong?  How is it affiliated with the Hang Seng Bank, do students often find internships through your school?
I look forward to hearing the gritty details of your proposition,
Huxtable C. McMilligan Jr.


March 4, 2013
Subject:Legitimate Prospect at Hang Seng Bank
From: Huxtable C. McMilligan Jr.
To: Mr. Ming Yang

Dear Partner,

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Ming Yang director of
operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business
suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Aadel Akgaal
Bastaan who was with the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a
numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four
million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.
Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the war which
began in 2003. Again after the war another notification was sent and
still no response came from him. We later find out that the General along
with his wife and only daughter had been killed during the war in a
bomb blast that hit their home.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan did not declare any next of kin in his official papers
including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me
the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in my bank. So, Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one willknow of it.
What bothers me most is thataccording to the laws of my country at the
expiration of 10years and 6 months the funds will revert to the ownership
of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my
suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the
next of kin to Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan so that you will be able to
receive hisfunds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen. Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to
provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can
commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney
will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
approval and letter of probate in your favour for the move of the funds
to an account that will be provided by you.

There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are going adopt
a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary
documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue.

Should you be interested please send me your full names, private
phone/fax and current residential address and finally after that I shall
provide you with more details of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr.Ming Yang



March 4, 2013
Subject:Legitimate Prospect at Hang Seng Bank
From: Huxtable C. McMilligan Jr.
To: Mr. Ming Yang

Hello Mr. Ming Yang,
It sounds like your University is doing very well for itself.  Your tale is a sad one; any time I hear about a bomb like this devastating the lives of innocent people, I pray to Cockinpoopin, the god of explosions, thanking him for every day I live without such terror.  Was Gen. Aadel Akgaal not a follower of the Great Cockinpoopin?  I would have assumed that the traditional sacrifice would have saved the lives of his family by preventing this great tragedy.  Alas, the hubris of man is his downfall.
As for your request, I am quite interested.  As you have assured that there is no risk in this business transaction, here is my information:
My full name is Huxtable Charles McMilligan Jr.  I live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington D.C., USA. 
Thank you for this opportunity, and may the Great Cockinpoopin shield you from all explosive conflagrations.
Huxtable C. McMilligan Jr.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Obscured Business Suggestion

I'll be the first to admit that this wasn't my greatest email thread, but here it goes anyway.


January 2, 2013
Subject:[No Subject]
From: Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak
To: --

Dear Friend,

I am Dr.John CHAN Cho Chak, A member of Director of Operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Sai Wan Ho Branch, Hong Kong; I have an obscured business suggestion.

Should you be further interested, Contact me through this email for further confidential correspondence: [email].

Warm Regards
Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak.


I decided to let this email stew in my inbox until I was good and ready.


January 31, 2013
Subject: Obscured Business Suggestion

From: Dr. Alan RUPERT Grant

To: Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak
Hello Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak,
How obscured are we talking here?  Am I going to have some sort of visibility?  You'd think a Director of Operations would have a pretty transparent concept of the goings-on of his business.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Dr. Alan RUPERT Grant



February 1, 2013
Subject: Re

From: Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak

To: Dr. Alan RUPERT Grant
Dear Dr. Alan Rupert Grant ,

I am Dr.John chan cho chak,a member of Director of Operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I got your email from an online directory.I am getting in touch with you regarding the estate of a late customer and an investment placed under our banks management about 8 years ago.
I would ask that you keep the contents of this mail confidential,I am contacting you only and no other person is informed of my communication with you.
In 2004,our late customer came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division.He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of large amount,which he wished to have us invest on his behalf.Based on my advice,we spun the money around various business opportunities and made attractive profits for our first months of operation,the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at millions in Dollars.
In mid-2005,he instructed that the principal sum be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in Hong Kong,
We got in touch with a specialist department in my bank Hang Seng Bank who agreed to receive this money for a fee and make cash available to our late customer who`s name I must withhold for now.However I got a notification from my bank last year that this money has not been claimed.On further enquiries we found out that the said customer was involved in an accident, which means he died intestate. He has no next of kin and the reason I am writing you is because I want you to stand as the next of kin to our late customer.
What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file,you will be made the beneficiary of these funds.I know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me on this.For all your troubles I propose that we shall share in the ratio of 65% for me,30% for you and 5% will be used to pay back any money spent in the process of the transfer.In the banking circle this happens every time,the other option is that the money will revert back to the state and it will be confiscated by the Hong Kong Authority.

This is a lifetime opportunity for us,I hold the Key to these funds and as a Chinese National we see so much cash and funds being re-assigned daily.I would want us to keep communication for now strictly by the mail. The Full amount in question and further details as to what we shall be doing and your role to see the success of transferring the funds will be sent to you when you confirm your willingness to assist me.
Please note I am a family man, I am married with children,I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to the consequences,but 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 act swiftly on this. Please pardon my writing mistakes. Please get back to me immediately via mail as phone communication with me on the above matter will not be safe and language barrier.

Regards,
Dr.John CHAN Cho Chak




February 5, 2013
Subject: Obscured Business Suggestion

From: Dr. Alan RUPERT Grant

To: Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak

Hello Dr.John CHAN Cho Chak,
I am confused, are you a medical doctor?  You seem to be in charge of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd., is that your hospital?  I'm going to be honest with you here; english is not my first language.  I understand the grammar just fine, but it's the content that usually gets me.  You were mentioning something about a gold platter.  How can I get involved?
Thank you for your kindness and consideration in this matter,
Dr. Alan Grant




February 8, 2013
Subject: Response

From: Dr. Cho Chak John Chan

To: Dr. Alan RUPERT Grant

Dear Dr. Alan Grant,

 
Thank you very much for your response, and your interest in this transaction,  I am sorry that I have not reply you before now I am not a medical doctor, I am an investment banker and I have a business transaction for you. I am also glad to note that you are noble and trustworthy person whom I can rely on for your capabilities to handle this transaction.
Like I said before, due to this issue on my hands now, it became necessary for me to seek your assistance, I appreciate the fact that you are ready to assist me in executing this project, and also you will help me in investing my money in your country, I am quite certain about that. You should not have anything to worry about, I will do everything legally required to ensure that the project goes smoothly, it shall pass through all Laws of International Banking, you have my word.
Having resolved to entrust this transaction into your hands, I want to remind you that, it needs your commitment and diligent follow up. If you work seriously, the entire transaction should be over in a couple of days.
READ THE FOLLOWING AND GET BACK TO ME:
Firstly, I will want to know precisely the type of occupation that you do and how old you are, you should note that this project is highly capital intensive, this is why I have to be very careful, I need your total devotion and trust to see this through. I know we have not met
before, but I am very confident that we will be able to establish the necessary trust that we need to execute this project.
I am now in contact with a foreign online bank; I now intend that you open an account in your name in this foreign bank. The money would be transferred to your account which you will open in the bank for both of us, this is the best way, I have found, it will protect us from my bank.
I want us to enjoy this money in peace when we conclude, so you should listen to my instructions and follow them religiously. Also You have to know that I cannot transfer this money in my name as my bank will be aware that it is from me, this is where I need you.
As result of this, you will have to open an account in the corresponding bank. I will obtain a certificate of deposit from this my bank, it will be issued in your name, this will make you the bonafide owner of the funds. After this, the money will be banked online for both of us. We can then instruct the bank to transfer our various shares into our respective home bank accounts. I will also perfect the documentations with the assistance of my attorney to give the transaction the legal right.
Before I commence, I will need you to send me a copy of any form of your identification (Driver's license, work ID or International passport) and your current address. I want to be sure that I am transacting with the correct person. As soon as I get these from you, I will commence the
paper work. I hope you will understand why I need all these, the money in question is big and I want to ensure that I know you well before I proceed to give you all the details to commence the project, I will also send you my work ID and family album upon receipt of your identification.
I will send the name and contact details of the bank and their website to you so that you can commence communication with them.
Ensure that you keep this project confidential; do not discuss it with anybody, because of the confidential nature of this transaction and my work.
Please reply soonest.
Regards,
Dr Cho Chak John Chan
Phone Number [number]



February 11, 2013
Subject: Obscured Business Suggestion

From: Dr. Alan RUPERT Grant

To: Dr. Cho Chak John Chan


Hello Dr. Cho Chak John Chan,
Are you related to Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak?  I have been communicating with him for about a week now and your name is very similar.  He was also telling me about a business opportunity, but his was related to a medical field, while you are an investment banker.  I thought to myself "Alan, that is quite the coincidence.  That these two doctors would contact you at almost the same time about some great ways to make money!  Isn't that just the cat's pajamas?"  I didn't say it out loud, but you get the idea.
I'm not sure which business plan sounds better though; both have their perks.  Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak hasn't gotten back to me after I emailed him last week, so maybe I will go along with yours instead!

It is great to meet you Dr. Cho Chak John Chan.
Regards,
Dr. Alan Rupert Grant


February 14, 2013
Subject: Re Obscured Business Suggestion

From: Dr. Cho Chak John Chan

To: Dr. Alan RUPERT Grant


Dear Dr. Alan Grant,
 
Thanks for your response, actually this business project is about you standing as the beneficiary of my late client Late Eng. Albert Muller.The funds involved is
$18,700,000.00 United State Dollars and your share will be 30% of this amount.Please I will like to know the lucrative investments opportunities in your country because once this business project goes through I will relocate with my family to your country to invest my share in those lucrative areas.Please I want you to send immediately the following details
Full Name
Address
Age
Sex
Occupation
Scanned copy of your identification
Please  be inform that this details will be used by my attorney to prepared all  legal documents that will be presented to my bank as this will enable you be presented to my bank as the beneficiary of the funds of my late client,thanks for your understanding.
Ensure that you keep this project confidential; do not discuss it with anybody, because of the confidential nature of this transaction and my work.
Regards



February 14, 2013
Subject: Obscured Business Suggestion

From: Dr. Alan RUPERT Grant

To: Dr. Cho Chak John Chan


Hello Dr. Cho Chak John Chan,
As Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak has been ignoring my emails, I'm concerned that you will as well.  Frankly I'm confused why a medical doctor would present me with a business opportunity in the first place.  But you are an investment banker and clearly know what you're talking about.  30% of $18,700,000,000 sounds like a great cut for me.  But still I am wary.  What is your relationship to Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak?
As for your question about the lucrative investment opportunities in the U.S., let me just tell you that there are quite a few lucrative investment opportunities.  By now I'm sure you've heard of nanotechnology.  Well the new technological advancements in the twenty-teens are going to be GIGAtechnologies.  Right now, everything from cell phones to iPads is getting smaller and smaller, leaving the door wide open for an increase in size market.  You and I should talk about this Gigatechnology idea.
In conclusion, please let me know how you and Dr. John CHAN Cho Chak are related so we can continue down a sane and logical path to vast sums of money.
Your friend,
Dr. Alan Grant