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Scam Money Transfers
Example - Hon-Hing Wong, Hong Kong
"In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek
for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr.
Mathew Schneider so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be use for
financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war in the world in
general"
Did you receive an email from a "Hon-Hing Wong" who wants
you to commit fraud by pretending to be a relative of a rich dead guy so the two
of you can defraud the estate and steal the money? It's the usual dead,
wealthy person (named Mr. Mathew Schneider) with no will and no heirs and you-have-the-same-last-name - scam!
"Wong" will just write the scam to change the name of the dead man to match your surname. the
claim that "unclaimed funds are... credited to the Government for purchase of
military equipments" is, of course, completely false; just a nice scammer touch
to make the fraud work. It is a rather preposterous statement in any case.
Even if this were all true, you would be committing several
felonies and would end up in prison. In reality, it is all a scam.
Hon-Hing Wong (not his real name, obviously) hopes to con you into sending money for various "fees" to free the fortune.
If you would like a step by step
explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
Notice (highlighted below)
some of the other
obvious signs that this is a scam are poor
spelling , use of free Yahoo/Hotmail/etc email accounts, proposals that make no
sense, false statements, etc.:
Scam email:
"Mr. Hon-Hing Wong" <
mr_hon_hingwong@yahoo.com.hk > wrote:
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:52:31 -0600 (CST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED!!!
From: "Mr. Hon-Hing Wong" <
mr_hon_hingwong@yahoo.com.hk >
MANAGING DIRECTOR
DAH SING BANK LTD
36TH FLOOR DAH SING BANK
FINANCIAL CENTRE LTD.
108 GLOUCESTER ROAD,
HONG KONG
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Hon-Hing Wong , Managing Director Dah Sing Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I
am contacting you with respect to a portfolio amounting to $35,520,000 USD
(Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar)
deposited by a German Merchant named Mr. Mathew Schneider. On the 18th of
October 2002 Mr. Mathew Schneider deposited $12,000,000 USD (Twelve Million
United States Dollars) under our portfolio management department for four
years and the deposit matured on the 18th of October 2006 with over 196%
growth which amounted to a total of $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million,
Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar).
Mr. Mathew Schneider, has since passed away without stating his next of kin
because he deposited the funds in our establishment at a point he was
finalizing divorcing his wife and had no kids coupled with the fact that he
was an orphan, this funds has since mature and the roll-over on the funds
has also expired. This sum of $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million, Five
Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar) is still in my possession
in my Bank lifeless and unnoticed because there will never be a claim on the
funds and all material and immaterial documents and certificates relating to
the funds is also in my possession.
According to the Hong Kong Law
regulating cases of this nature which is also typical to other Asian
countries, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, such
funds will revert to
the ownership of the Government for financing military operations, such as
purchasing of arms and ammunitions for the military. In order to avert this
negative development, I will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner
to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Mathew Schneider so that the fruits
of this old man's labor will not be use for financing weapons which will
further enhance the courses of war in the world in general. The money will
be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 35%
for you and the balance of 5% for will be responsible for the major /trivial
expenses incurred in the course of the transaction. There is no risk at all
as all the paperwork for this project will be done by my attorney and with
my position as the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this
project. If you are interested, please reply immediately. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with further information's and modalities
that will help you understand the transaction. You should observe utmost
confidentiality, and rest assured that this project would be most profitable
for both parties because I shall require your assistance to invest my share
in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Email: mr_hingwong@yahoo.com.hk
Thanks and regards.
Mr. Hon-Hing Wong
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