Scam Alert: Mr Patrick K W Chan
January 28th, 2009I get spam all the time, but this one was so outrageous, I thought I’d share it with my blog readers. It’s from “Mr. Patrick K. W Chan” from “Hang Seng Bank Limited in Hong Kong”. The funniest thing about this particular scam attempt, it that it’s from a German version of Hotmail (Arcor.de) although you’re supposed to respond to a Yahoo email account. I believe it’s a good example of an “advanced fee fraud” or “Nigerian scam”.
(Before you read it, remember what we’ve talked about before to help you identify scam/spam emails: The email comes from a domain that is NOT the domain of the alleged company. Emails that come from free domains (in this case arcor.de or yahoo or gmail or hotmail) should always be suspect.)
Here’s the email:
Subject: Lucrative Business Forums
From: [email protected]FROM: Mr. Patrick K. W Chan
(Executive Director & Chief financial Officer)
Hang Seng Bank Limited
83 Des Voeux Road, Central
Hong Kong SAR.It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because you do not know me but I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to share with you. I got your reference in my search for someone who suits my proposed business relationship.
I am Mr. Patrick K. W Chan Executive Director & Chief financial Officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business suggestion for you. I will need you to assist me in executing a business project from Hong Kong to your country. It involves the transfer of a large sum of money. Everything concerning this transaction shall be legally done without hitch. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.
Once the funds have been successfully transferred into your account, we shall share in the ratio to be agreed by both of us
I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below ([email protected]) and finally after that I shall furnish you with more information’s about this operation.
Please if you are not interested delete this email and do not hunt me because I am putting my career and the life of my family at stake with this venture. Although nothing ventured is nothing gained.Do send me the following details when responding back to me.
Your Full Names:
Phone and Fax:
Country.Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr.Patrick K. W Chan
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Now, I’m sure all of you know this is a scam, but just in case someone out there, in the middle of the country (not that there’s anything wrong with that) , with dial-up (not that there’s anything wrong with that) has put this person’s name in Google search, I’m hoping this blog article comes up to warn them - this is a scam, do not reply to the email!
Jill--------------
J. Olkoski
Aldebaran Web Design, Seattle
Jill Olkoski has a BS in Engineering, a BS in Computer Science and an MA in Clinical Psychology. She delights in using her advanced technical and psychological skills to help small business owners develop cost-effective and successful websites.
February 16th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Hi
I have just received one of these scams advising me that my e-mail address was drawn in a lottery and I have won 802 million euros. The address being used is [email protected] from which the mail is being sent.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Hi Regan - and congrats on your lottery winnings!
May 20th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
I just received an email offering me a obscured bussiness suggestion. I am presently unemployed and have my resume on line and think he may have gotten my email thru job search sites. It’s sad when people are looking for work in these difficult time characters like this are praying on the most veneralable the unemployed. from Mr. Patrick K. W
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:43 am
Hi Melinda,
I couldn’t agree more - except that these spammers usually aren’t that targeted, so I’m fairly certain that it has nothing to do with your being unemployed. They scrape email addresses from the web and spam them, nothing more sinister than that. But I’m sorry to hear you got emailed from them, it certainly is frustrating.
June 6th, 2009 at 5:08 am
Hi Jill,
yes Mr. Patrick K.W. is being busy. I received mail a couple days ago, with a great business offer and written in most primitive Finnish! Coming from Hong Kong. Because, some time ago,I made enqueries concerning silk fabrics to an address in Hong Kong I thought that this might have something to do with it and answered with two short questions. Today I received a big mail with the fabulous money transfer offer, if I pretended to be the last next of kin of an “oil sheik” or something..
Well, that’s for that…:)
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:07 am
Thanks Jill, strangely the guy still uses those funnny name and email addresses. that’s what i received:
I am Mr. Patrick K. W. Chan Executive Director & Chief financial Officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to share with you; it involves the transfer of a large sum of money. If you are interested in working with me contact me through my private email ([email protected]) for further details
Thanks again,
Amir