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Have you received a scam letter from a Patrick Chan, who claims to be banker in Hong Kong with the "Hang Seng Bank" in Hong Kong. Chan claims to have money from a dead Iraqi soldier, "Gen. Samir Abi Rahman" The scammers are keeping up with the times, and using plausible events to make their scam more believable. Of course, this is not really from "Patrick Chan" in Hong Kong, it's really from a scumbag criminal who could be anywhere!
A very obvious scam, and even if it weren't, you'd be helping Patrick Chan to commit a felony. Just ignore the email. Notice how nearly identical it is to this other scam email.
Good Day ,
I am Mr. Patrick Chan. Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.I have an obscured business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Samir Abi Rahman 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 found 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. Samir Abi Rahman 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 will ever come forward to claim it. 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. Samir Abi Rahman so that you will be able to receive his funds.
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. Samir Abi Rahman, 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 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 to 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. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall then share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you. Should you be interested please send me your, Full names, private phone number and current residential address and I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below:(patrichan_000@yahoo.com.hk) 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. Patrick Chan.
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