Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Scams are getting more personal

I receive scams regularly, They are getting to be more personal. I believe that this fit into the profile of a scam. This is a nuisance as it is now quite difficult to distinguish between the genuine inquiry and the scams.

Email
I am Mr. Vincent Cheng Chairman of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. I have a sensitive, confidential brief from Hong Kong and I am asking for your partnership in re- profiling funds.
What I require from you is your honest co-operation and all confirmable documents to back up this fund shall be made available to you prior to your acceptance and as soon as I receive your return mail I will let you know what is required of you.


Vincent Cheng.

Email.:chengvincent81@yahoo.com.hk

2 comments:

  1. If this Vincent guy is really from Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited then why is he using an Internet email address instead of the company email address?

    Why would a chairman of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited send out such email personally?

    There are just so many questions to be answered. However, I would not be surprised that there will always be people who will fall for such scam because of human greed.

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  2. You and I are educated and are not vulnerable to this kind of solicitation but there are many out there who are. Sending out a million messages and get 1% to fall into this trap is already very successful.
    Scammers are getting braver.Anyway they have nothing to lose only the greedy suckers and brain dead.

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