Nigerian 411 Scam, this time allegedly from Taiwan June 15, 2006
Posted by fukumimi in crime.trackback
Received in one of my email accounts…..
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR.ZHENG LEE, BANK OF OVERSEAS CHINESE TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Dear Friend, How are you today and business in your country? I am Zheng Lee, Bank Manager of bank of Overseas,Taiwan.
I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.
I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. I know you would be wondering why I am writing you with a request such as this but I only urge you to read on.
A British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr.Courtney Steven made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. Courtney Steven died from an airplane crash.The bank immediately launched an investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to come forward to claim his estate. If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin.
In the field of private banking, opening an account with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous. This bank also gives the choice to depositors of having their mail sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next of kin. Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; Mr. Courtney Steven died interstate. In line with our internal processes 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. According to the Laws of Republic of China, at the expiration of 6 (Six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. 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 banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios,I alone have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no one unless evidence of relationship with the deceased, which I shall provide you with, is presented. I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as Bank of Overseas is concerned, the bank's management has no single idea of what? the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party that comes forward. 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. I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal,If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email address. If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish to inform you that should you contact me via official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting me through my official email account. Contact me only through the numbers I will provide for you and also through this email address. 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 what the consequences may be, 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 plan a meeting, soon. In closing, please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Upon receiving your reply, I will then furnish you with a more comprehensive detail of this transaction and what is required of you. Awaiting your urgent reply via my private email at zhenglee001@yahoo.com.cn Yours Sincerely, Mr.Zheng Lee.
have received a few of these myself….you would have thought folks would have tried sooner to copy the Nigerian methods when the iron was hotter, so to speak….though I guess there are still folks falling for the Nigerian variant
He has spoken to me on the phone. How will the scam pan out exactly.
Wants copies of my passport. Unlikely event. I have some good documents off him. Funny thing is Courtney steven isn’t even dead. He survived the plane crash. He is definately from Taiwan though so I will be reporting him to the relavant officials.
This guy is a full on con artist. Don’t let him pressurise you into anything and do NOT! by any means give him any copies of legal documents, bank accounts, etc
Unless you want them to disappear. He needs to be bought to justice.
I can’t believe how anyone can remotely believe this guy! First and foremost money does not grow on trees. Secondly, why would some unknown person want to invest millions into your account? Finally, of course the authorities will be alerted about any large deposit into a bank account. It is either fraud or a scam not a genuine business opportunity. 99% of the time it is a scam. Don’t be the next sucker!
Dave>
Indeed. It is a scam which works on a) greed and b) the psychological irrationality of many people with regards to sunk costs.
I remember the first time I saw one of these. Pre-internet, probably late 80’s or early 90’s. Received in the post, and original Nigerian scam letter.
It’s got a damn sight cheaper for these con artists to send unsolicited requests for assistance, that’s for sure.
I know of one person who sent $2000 (in several installments) to one of this scammers. He got worried and emailed one of my friends for advice. Sorry, but I laughed.
i just got a email from this guy he has not asked me for any documents yet but it would be funny to see how far this will go it is really sad for the people who actually send him money though im glad i looked this up before i became another one of his idiots this page was really helpful
Yes Nicole, I just got one also. This person is persistant.
I just rec’d this exact email. What can I do about it?
simply don’t give them any documents, address, account number, or personal details because they can use ur details for future scams or clone you and believe me you would be in trouble instead.
i too received this; its funny how they dont even change the companies the dead guys worked for (which doesnt exist). as a banker no one would get away with a large deposit coming into their account before they are invetigated by even the remotest of all banks. money laundering is an international concern so even if it were not a scam you would go to jail before u probably even know how much was sent.
in a nutshell ignore the email or tell them off.
ps. remember not to include your signature in ur email coz most times it has your address.
I actually caught on to this Mr. Shing Li myself. I actually took it a step farther. You would not believe the lengths these people go to. So far, I have received a “last will and testament”, signed by two “witnesses”, a ”cablegram” from Bank of Overseas Chinese”, an actual account number, spoken with the “attorney” that mr li and “his bank” has provided. Today I receive a request for the passport or other identification. I am seriously considering getting the officals envolved to see how far we can take this and to see if we can catch this scam artisit.
FROM THE DESK OF:
Mr. SHING LI,
BANK OF OVERSEAS CHINESE
TAIPEI,TAIWAN
Dear Friend,
How are you today and business in your country? I am
Shing Li, Bank Manager of bank of Overseas,Taiwan. I
would respectfully request that you keep the contents
of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of
the information you come by as a result of this mail.
I contacted you independently of our investigation and
no one is informed of this communication. I would like
to intimate you with certain facts that I believe
would be of interest to you. I know you would be
wondering why I am writing you with a request such as
this but I only urge you to read on.
A British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese
Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr.Courtney Steven made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that
Mr. Courtney Steven died from an airplane crash.The
bank immediately launched an investigation into
possible surviving next of kin to alert about the
situation and also to come forward to claim his
estate. If you are familiar with private banking
affairs, those who patronize our services usually
prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment
from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he
listed no next of kin.
In the field of private banking, opening an account
with us means no one will know of its existence,
accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use
numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous. This
bank also gives the choice to depositors of having
their mail sent to them or held at the bank itself,
ensuring that there are no traces of the account and
as I said, rarely do they nominate next of kin.
Private banking clients apart from not nominating next
of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our
care, in this case; Mr. Courtney Steven died
intestate. In line with our internal processes 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.
According to the Laws of Republic of China, at the
expiration of 6 (Six) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. 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 banking
especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who
occupy certain offices and oversee certain
portfolios,I alone have the deposit details and they
will release the deposit to no one unless evidence of
relationship with the deceased, which I shall provide
you with, is presented. I alone know of the existence
of this deposit for as far as Bank of Overseas is
concerned, the bank’s management has no single idea of
what? the history or nature of the deposit. They are
simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to
any party that comes forward.
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. I ask that you do not be
vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no
appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever
contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do
not approve of my proposal,If you find yourself able
to work with me, contact me through this email
address. If you give me positive signals, I will
initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish to
inform you that should you contact me via official
channels; I will deny knowing you and about this
project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting me
through my official phone lines nor do I want you
contacting me through my official email account.
Contact me only through the numbers I will provide for
you and also through this email address. 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
what the consequences may be, 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 plan a meeting,
soon.
In closing, please observe utmost confidentiality, and
be rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because I shall require your
assistance to invest my share in your country. Upon
receiving your reply, I will then furnish you with a
more comprehensive detail of this transaction and what
is required of you.
Please reply to my private Email: mr.shingli@yahoo.com.tw
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. SHING LI
From mr_shingli00@yahoo.com.hk Tue Jun 3 08:40:27 2008 Return-Path: Authentication-Results: mta152.mail.ukl.yahoo.com from=yahoo.com.hk; domainkeys=neutral (no sig) Received: from 195.49.216.7 (EHLO mail.yeditepe.edu.tr) (195 - did not match any documents.
Google search reveals origin of email as Ankara Turkey. There is a need to name and shame these parasites and put some pressure on the providers to ban them…….permanently