i recieved this email, i need to know who to report it to and how, because its obviously fraudulent, and i dont want people being stung by it.......(msn by the way not yahoo)
MR. Patrick K W Chan,
HANG SENG BANK LTD,
83, Des Voeux Road,
Central HK,
Hong Kong.
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Patrick K W Chan, I work with HANG SENG BANK, HONG KONG.I have a
Business Proposal of Twenty Two million, Four Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars only ($22,400,000.00) for you to handle with me from my bank. I will
need you to assist me in executing this Business Project from Hong Kong to your
country. I need to know if you will be able to handle this with me before I
explain to you in details ? Should you be interested please send me
viaEmail:patrick33kwchan@yahoo.com.hk your full names,private phone/fax and
current residential address and finally after that I shall provide you with more
details of this
operation.
Regards,
MR. Patrick K W Chan.
2007-07-19 04:13:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
its a nigerian one.. again..
they are asking for your details for identity fraud.... even if they don't ask for money
notice they either give a free mail address? as they aren't in any bank.. they are probably sitting in an internet cafe, sending out that stuff..
i am sometimes tempted to copy paste them an email with a load of rubbish details just to return the favour.. if everyone did that they'd soon get bored..
although people are fighting them back, playing them at their own game..
along with them sorta scams , beware of ebay ones where the buy appaears to be english, then gives you some RUBBISH that its a present for their daughters birthday and they would like you to send it to Nigeria instead.
if people weren't so STUPID in giving them money etc, then they would give up.
2007-07-19 04:30:37 · answer #1 · answered by junglejungle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a 99% chance that it is coming from outside the country. I receive many each day and it is up to the individual to be savvy enough to know it is a scam. There is nothing you can do other than mark as spam.
The senders are pretty smart and able to change all the trace information constantly. It is very difficult to screen them out.
BTW: The way most of these money scams work is they will send you a valid looking check, ask you to deposit it, and wire some money back to them. Of course the check will bounce in a week.
2007-07-19 04:21:16 · answer #2 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Scam.
Why would some stranger in Hong Kong need you to help them transfer $22 million dollars? Are you a banking expert? Can you do something that his lawyers or business experts can not?
He wants your name, phone, address, etc., and THEN he will tell you why???? That should be sending up all kinds of red flags.
And he is in Hong Kong, but as a Yahoo address in the USA??? I see a problem with that....
SCAM!!!!!
2007-07-19 04:20:42 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There Should Be A Spam Report Section in your email providers forms on your account. you can report the email address as spam. in which case it will be treated as such if found to be true and deleted.
You can also report to the police who will take the neccesary actions to ensure the safety of others.
Good Luck and God Speed.
2007-07-19 04:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately marking it as spam in your email is the only way to do anything. If you want to inform your friends and family, forward this to them.
http://www.snopes.com/info/notes/sonspam.asp
It lets people know that many many versions of this scam are out there and not to fall victim.
Most email addresses are fake, untraceable or out of the country.
2007-07-19 04:23:12 · answer #5 · answered by mbschlosser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since he has an yahoo address...report it as abuse to yahoo.
then block his address from your email
then delete the sucker....you are right it is a scam..but you would be surprised how many people fall for this stuff.
good catch.
good luck
2007-07-19 04:22:28 · answer #6 · answered by Blue October 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yahoo does not need your email, they have all the info on your accounts. so its someone that does not have access to yahoo database. Its a phish attempt
2016-05-17 09:53:35 · answer #7 · answered by hyon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get LOADS of these, they even seem to have my last name.... which is a bit odd....
But the ones i get are ones from africa, ie diamond mining, sugar cane, civil war... very odd...
hate the stuff.
2007-07-19 04:24:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be some hackers asking your help for transfering the money from a bank account to your account.
Cheers!
S
2007-07-19 04:22:04 · answer #9 · answered by Shaba! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try reporting it to yahoo/spam department. its not much they can do, since you haven't actually accepted anything from them.
2007-07-19 04:20:44 · answer #10 · answered by datchik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋