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Sunday, June 12, 2005

Fraudulent enquiry: this time using Christian Summit!

I received this new twist on the old scam.
1st email received:
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Contact Name: Henry Morris
Country and Country code: UK (+44)
Telephone: 44) 7040111242
Mobile: 44) 7040111242
Email: henrymorrisrepresentative@yahoo.com
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Henry Morris of henrymorrisrepresentative,London England.
I need to book reservation in your apartment for a short time rental,fordelegates coming from London for a christian
Summit..
Please kindly provide me with the number of available spaces and brochureto have a view of what you have to offer.
Looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
HENRY MORRIS67 St Mary’s MansionsMaida AvenueLittle VeniceW2 1SY England44) 7040111242.Fax NO; 44-870-1331129henrymorrisrepresentative@yahoo.com

2nd email received:
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Greetings..Lynn
Thanks for your reply and assistance so far.
I am glad to tell you that we have concluded payment with the delegates. However, a cashier check of $5,800 was earlier made out by the Christian organization, for a hotel whose services were not up to the standard of what your hotel is offering to us now. Which was meant for the accommodation, provision for car hiring and other necessary arrangement .
After much delibration , they have instructed that I send you the cashier check , which will cover the cost of the 5 persons for the seven(7) nights and all other arrangements that will makes this stay comfortable..
PAYMENT STATUS FOR THE SEVEN NIGHTS; $400 X 7NIGHTS= $2,800 USD
Attn; When you received the cashier check of ($5,800 usd) you are required to deduct the rent for the nights($2,800 usd) and send the balance $3,000 usd via moenygram international money transfer to the car hiring company whose information will forwarded to you as soon as possible
Note: The four man committee is making arrangement with some of the car hire AGENTS as soon as they are ready with one they will forward to me all his or her information.
Please confirm this whole arrangement and provide the details below for check payment to be delivered to you.
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
1.LEGAL NAME IN FULL.........
2.POSTAL MAIL ADDRESS..........
3.PHONE NUMBER (S).................
These information is needed for payment to be delivered to you .Please remember that the integrity of our agency is involved, so this business requires prompt response. I also hope the stay of the delegates will be made comfortable. Thanks.
Regards,
HENRY MORRIS
67 St Mary’s Mansions
Maida Avenue
Little Venice
W2 1SY England
(44) 7040111242
Fax NO; 44-870-1331129
I am guessing this is farudulent. I will certainly come back to this site, if it turns out to be a "real" booking.

4 Comments:

  • At 9:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I received the below email in response to a car we have for sale in Florida. I was trying to confirm the information and oddly enough he has the same address and phone number of your inquiry. I would say that both are fraudulent. Thank you for posting and allowing me to see this.

    Greetings
    Thanks for your response.I am a procurement agent based in England and my client whom i am epresenting
    is also in England. My client informed me that he is buying the car to present as a gift to the cousin who recently married in Canada . This means that the car
    will be shipped to Canada.
    THE PRICE IS FIRM AT $9,900 USD..CONFIRM
    Attach at least three recent pics( include the interior) of the vehicle so that i will foward it to
    my client for evaluation,The pics will make my discussion with the buyer easier and faster.
    Hope all the documents are complete...?
    Any accident history......?
    Are you the first owner of the vehicle.....?
    Why do you want to sell the vehicle....?
    My client is responsible for my commission,shipping
    and any handling bills.
    Looking foward to hearing from you soon so that we can
    proceed with the transaction.
    Regards
    MARK GOLD.
    67st.marys mansions
    maida Avenue
    Little Venice
    w2 isy England
    44-7040111242

     
  • At 7:57 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    From : harry mikel
    Sent : Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:04 AM
    I'm selling a vehicle and received
    several responses from the above so called person. As you can see it's very simiular to both of the posted ones here,using religion as a frudulent scam tool. However if I do recieve payment in full (legal tender) I will inform any and all persons intersted.

    Mr.Handson




    Hello ,
    Thanks for your response. I'm happy to inform you that I have concluded with my uncle (client) Pastor Schneider Adams and he has asked me to proceed with the transaction.
    He went further to tell me that this transaction is being sponsored by the church committee members of the Church Of God Mission inc. Box 144, Station D Etobicoke, on M9A 4X1 Canada on behalf of him and his wife Mrs Carolyn Adams in commemoration of their golden jubilee anniversary celebrations.
    Already, a cashier's check of ($13,000) has been mapped by the church committee members which now covers the whole expenses of the purchase of your car, tax ,pickup of the car from it location and shipping charges or any shipping arrangements.
    I have therefore been mandated by my uncle (client) to forward your payment information to the church for them to make out this payment in your name.
    Please note.
    My uncle (client) explained to me that why you are to receive this payment in this amount is because the money being used for the payment was a donation made to the church by a christain organisation in support of his celebration on his golden jubilee.
    He also told me that he will be traveling to the POLAND today for an important Evangelical conffrence.
    when you receive check payment, you are expected to deduct the cost of your car which is ($9,000) and send the remaining balance of ($4,000) to the agent ( shipper) for him to be able to offset shipping & tax charges. After payment has reached you and balance sent to shipper, the shipper's agent will come for inspection, pick up (of vehicle & signing of title papers) and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my uncle(client) and also conclude other necessary shipping arrangements. so you dont have to bother yourself about the pick up and shipping arrangements.
    Please confirm the above and provide your payment information for your payment to be delivered to you via courier service.
    Please provide the following:
    1-LEGAL NAME IN FULL..............
    2.CONTACT ADDRESS.....................
    3.PHONE NUMBER(S)...........................
    I will be expecting your mail with full payment information so that we can proceed.
    Thanks And God Bless,
    Harry.
    94 St Mary's Mansions
    Maida Avenue Little Venice
    W2 Isy England. +447040128797 ( add 011 before dialing, that's country's international phone code)

    Below is also my client information:
    Pastor Schneider Adams
    454 2nd RD E,
    Stoney Creek,
    ontario L8J 2X9.
    Phone Number (206)3331252

     
  • At 9:07 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    An employment advertisement for a Secretary in London for Dolphin shipping Company has been posted. I tried sending a note of interest and they replied immediately. But when I made a research about the company I found out from this blog that that it is a SPAM. Thank you so much for the information...

    Dolphin Shipping Company

    Secretarial job Available in London

    There is an Employment opportunity available at dolphin shipping company . We are searching for a Qualified secretary with basic knowledge in computer Operations . Applicants must have a One year working Experience and must be english speaking .This job offer is also open to International Applicants .

    Date: 18 June 2006
    City/Town: London
    Location: Abroad
    Wage/Salary: 4500 Pounds
    Start: 17 - 8- 2006
    Duration: 10 Years
    Type: Full Time
    How to apply: Email address
    Company: Dolphin Shipping Company
    Contact: Tony Adams
    Phone: +447024069869
    Fax:
    Email: dolphinshippingcompany@zoomshare.com

    They replied to me....
    The Company has agreed to secure your Services as a SECRETARY in the
    Company .You are expected to sign an Employment Agreement with the
    Company after your short Interview in London . The Company wants you to
    Obtain a Long term Uk working Visa and work Permit which will enable you to
    sign a long term
    Contract with the Company.
    Contract Type : Full time
    Contract Length : 10 years
    Salary : 4500 Pounds
    Working Hours : 7 Hours daily
    Holiday / Vacation : 3 times a year
    Monthly Health and feeding allowances
    The Company would provide a well furnised Accommodation for you in
    London and also Pay for your flight ticket to London . Please note that you
    are liable for the Payment of your Visa and work Permit processing
    .Contact the Company after you have obtained your Visa and work Permit so
    that we can proceed with our arrangements . For information on how to
    obtain a UK working
    visa and Work Permit Please contact this agent of the immigration Home
    office .
    Frank Dennis
    Visa processing Department
    Home Office Immigration
    King Charles Street
    London
    SW1A 2AH
    United Kingdom
    +447024051595
    Email address : immigrationhomeoffice@yahoo.co.uk

    From
    Tony adams
    Managing Director
    Dolphin shipping Company
    67 st. Mary's mansions maida avenue
    little venice , London
    W2 1SY England
    +447024069869
    www.dolphinshippingcompany.mfbiz.com
    Dolphin Shipping Company is a part of Dolphin Enterprises Europe Ltd, a
    registered company in England no: 3850899, VAT number 737 776287

     
  • At 5:26 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Thanks for posting this I also received a reply and suspected fraud:
    Hello Greg,

    Thanks for your response.

    I'm happy to inform you that I have concluded with my client Pastor Justice Huse and he has asked me to proceed with the transaction but he needs a full assurance about the condition of the Vehicle regarding to the engine of the vehicle.

    He went further to tell me that this Purchase of your vehicle is being sponsored by the church committee members of the Church Of God Mission inc. Box 144, Station D Etobicoke, Ontario M9A 4X1 Canada on behalf of him and his wife Mrs. Carolyn Huse as a gift for commemoration of their golden Priestly Ordination that will be coming up on the 2nd of next month.

    Already, a cashier's check of ($22,000) has been mapped by the church committee members that is sponsoring this purchase which will now covers the whole expenses of the purchase of your vehicle, tax, shipping charges and pickup of the vehicle from it location and shipping charges or any shipping arrangements.

    I have therefore been mandated by my client to forward your payment information to the church for them to make out this payment in your name and address.

    Please note,

    My client explained to me that why you are to receive this payment in this amount is because the money being used for the payment was a donation made to the church by a Christian organization in support of his celebration on his Priestly Ordination. He also told me that he will be traveling to London in few days for an important Evangelical conference and he hope to see the vehicle parked in there garage as soon he is back from the trip in next 12 days.
    PLS NOTE;

    When you receive check payment, you are expected to deduct the cost of your Property which is (14,000) and send down the remaining balance of ($8,000) to the agent (shipper) for him to be able to offset shipping & tax charges.
    After payment has reached you and balance sent to shipper, the shipper's agent will come for inspection, pick up (of the property & signing of title papers) and drive to a prepaid shipper to be shipped to my client and also conclude other necessary shipping arrangements. So you don’t have to border yourself about the pick up and shipping arrangements.

    Please confirm the above and provide your payment information for your payment to be delivered to you via courier service in less than 8 working days.
    Please provide the following:
    1-LEGAL NAME IN FULL..............
    2. CONTACT ADDRESS.....................
    3.PHONE NUMBER(S)...........................
    I will be expecting your mail with full payment information so that we can proceed and update you on payment confirmation from the church committee.
    Thanks And God Bless,
    94 St Mary's Mansions
    Maida Avenue Little Venice
    W2 Isy England. +447024061727
    Below is my client information for title paper
    Name: Justice Huse
    Address: 75 Queensway Simcoe,Ontario, Canada N3Y 4m6

    Regards,
    Mercy

     

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