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The following scam communication usually results in a check scam being attempted by the scammer. The check scam takes place when the scam victim attempts to cash a fake check. After the check is cashed, the scam victim sends the money back to the scammer to pay expenses. Paying these alleged expenses will allow the huge fortune to be released to the scam victim. However, when the bank discovers the fake check the money is taken out of the victim’s account. The check scam completes successfully when the scammer receives the money. In this scam letter, the check scam would take place when the scam victim contacts the scammer in order to get their free money. The scam victim has to supply a little bit of information now and possibly a lot more later on. In any case, after contact, the scammer usually says that certain expenses have to be paid such as fees and bribes to get the money released. The fake check is cashed with the proceeds going back to the scammer to pay these expenses. In order for the check scam to succeed, to scam victim has to send the money back to the scammer as quickly as possible before the scam victim finds out that the amount of the check has been deducted from their account by the bank. Note the emphasis by the scammer on urgency in the following scam email.
Business ProposalSunday, April 6, 2008 8:25 AM
From Dr. Johnson Michael I am Dr.Johnson Michael From Harlsden, North West London , here in England. I work for Lloyd's Bank Corporation London. I am writing you from my office that will be of an immense benefit to both of us. In my department,being the assistant manager (Greater London Regional Office), I discovered an abandoned sum of GBP 15 million (Fifteen Million Pounds Sterlings ) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.Thompson Morrison American citizen who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction.and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally has been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at GBP 15 million can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,60% to me and 40% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are making. All i need is to fill in your names to the documents and legalize it in the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please,provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through.
1. Full Name Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest will furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.
Regards, This check scam example is for demonstration purposes only. Do not respond to this scam communication. Report a scam to authorities such as the email service provider and the FBI. Check scams such as these should be identified and avoided. Some check scams offer the potential scam victim free money for acting as next of kin. Return to Phishing Internet Scams Home Page » Return to Check Scam Home Page |