Have you received a scam letter from a Patrick Chan, who claims
to be Executive Director & Chief financial Officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd in Hong
Kong. Chan claims "Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it." Of course, this is not really from "Patrick Chan" in
Hong Kong,
and nothing about it is legal. 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. Notice the clues to the scam: poor
grammar, several email addresses (all free accounts), vague generalities.
FROM: Mr. Patrick Chan<poooch@dodo.com.au>
Good Day, Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Patrick K.W. 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. Abbas Radhi Ismail 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 has subsided, 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. Abbas Radhi
Ismail 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 States Dollars is still lying in my
bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the
expiration of 5 years 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. Abbas Radhi Ismail so that you will be able to receive his funds.
MODALITIES:
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. Abbas
Radhi Ismail, 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 file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval
and letter of probate in your favor 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.Once the funds have been transferred to a nominated bank
account we shall then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you. Should you
be interested please send me the following:
1. Full names
2. Private phone/fax
3. Current residential address
And I will prefer you reach me on my private email
address below 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.
E-mail:
pat92chan@yahoo.com.hk
