A week ago, I received an email from a Mr Chu Sengchen. I opened the email, and I found that it was one of those email scams that has been going around for a long time. I used to ignore them, but this time, I decided to have some fun....
Here's what the dude had to say....
MR CHU SENGCHEN wrote:
Dear friend,
I am Mr. Chu Sengchen , Branch Manager. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On November 6, 1999, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that he died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to 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 fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the man so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and authorization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address above.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and 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.
Thanks and regards.
Mr. Chu Sengchen
I figured that since most people already know about such scams, this Mr Chu must be feeling really bored cos he is not receiving any replies. So I decided to entertain him...
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:58:45 +0800 (CST) From: "XXXXX" Subject: Re: Business proposal To: c_seng2@yahoo.com.cn
Dear Mr Chu,
My friend who received this email from you has informed me of your proposal.
I am very interested in your business proposition. I have recently finalised a similar deal with a Nigerian businessman and earned a hefty US$10,000,000.
However, before I provide you with my private information, I would like to ensure the integrity of this email and the authencity of your identity.
Please provide me a direct telephone number which we can use to converse and also a photograph of yourself with your passport and company logo in the background.
I hope you understand my concerns before engaging you in this deal. Being a banker yourself, you would know credit risk procedures that need to be performed before entering into deal, especially one that involves a large amount of cash.
Therefore, I hope you have been sincere in your proposal, and I look forward to your most favourable reply together with the contact number and photograph I requested.
A week ago, I received an email from a Mr Chu Sengchen. I opened the email, and I found that it was one of those email scams that has been going around for a long time. I used to ignore them, but this time, I decided to have some fun....
Here's what the dude had to say....
MR CHU SENGCHEN wrote:
Dear friend,
I am Mr. Chu Sengchen , Branch Manager. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On November 6, 1999, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that he died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to 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 fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the man so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and authorization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address above.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and 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.
Thanks and regards.
Mr. Chu Sengchen
I figured that since most people already know about such scams, this Mr Chu must be feeling really bored cos he is not receiving any replies. So I decided to entertain him...
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:58:45 +0800 (CST) From: "XXXXX" Subject: Re: Business proposal To: c_seng2@yahoo.com.cn
Dear Mr Chu,
My friend who received this email from you has informed me of your proposal.
I am very interested in your business proposition. I have recently finalised a similar deal with a Nigerian businessman and earned a hefty US$10,000,000.
However, before I provide you with my private information, I would like to ensure the integrity of this email and the authencity of your identity.
Please provide me a direct telephone number which we can use to converse and also a photograph of yourself with your passport and company logo in the background.
I hope you understand my concerns before engaging you in this deal. Being a banker yourself, you would know credit risk procedures that need to be performed before entering into deal, especially one that involves a large amount of cash.
Therefore, I hope you have been sincere in your proposal, and I look forward to your most favourable reply together with the contact number and photograph I requested.
