An Email with the Subject "REPORT FOR 07-14-2007" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:08:32 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "John Fitchpatrick" <fitch19461@verizon.net>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Good Day, Though I have not considered this medium to be the best manner to have approached you on this issue being that the Internet has been greatly abused over the recent years and is very unsecured for informations of vital importance. I have decided to take the chance seeing that no other means could have been faster and more efficient than the E-mail. I am the Director Of Opearations of the Hang Seng Bank.I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer and an investment he placed under our banks management four years ago to the tune of TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAS($10,000,000,00) and he died without naming a legal next of kin to his funds deposited in my Bank and in banking regulation/legislation in Hong Kong demand that I notify the fiscal authorities after five years.The above set of facts underscores my reason to seek your permission to have you stand as the next of kin to the deceased investor.This funds will be approve and release in your favour as the next of kin if only you will adhere to my instruction and cooperate with me in one accord as the sole originator of this deal. I assure you that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful.There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are going to adopt a legalized method.Being a foreigner and a friend and a business partner to be I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct my bank to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation.I have all the legal and Banking details of my deceased client that will facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer of the $10,500.000.00USD to you.We share the proceeds 50/50. Should you be interested in my proposal,I prefer you reach me on my private e-mail address mrming_212@yahoo.com.hk I also ask that if my offer is of no appeal to you delete this message and forget I ever contacted you.Please observe this instruction religiously. Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated. Sincere regards, Mr.Ming Yang. BELOW IS THE ORIGINAL EMAIL HEADER INFORMATION: X-Apparently-To: fitch19461@verizon.net via
216.252.111.15; Sat, 14 Jul
2007 09:03:49 -0700
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