scammer?

battries not included

Thought to post this here ;

I received this e-mail today...

Does it look like a scam?? :rolleyes:;)


Dear

I am Mr. Ping Wong, director of Audit & records of my bank and account manager of Mobil Petroleum Bhd Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. One of the largest oil companies here in Malaysia, nevertheless as a bank, I handle the company investment and insurance welfare scheme which make returns of over $2.2bn capital profits (EMRCP) annually for the company on capital fund. As an expert i have made over $11.5m from the company's EMRCP and am hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an investor to help me invest the money in a good profitable business in your country.

I am looking forward to your urgently reply because i don’t want my bank nor the company to have any ideal of this fund. Meanwhile i have worked out all strategies and technicalities so that the fund can be claimed easily by you from my bank.

You will get 40% of the total money at the end of the transaction while i take 60%, please kindly note we have to finish this as soon as possible so as to enable us plan ahead for the investment. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. In your reply mail, I want you to give me your full names, address, date of birth, Occupation, telephone and fax numbers. If you can handle this with me, reach me now for more details.

Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.

Sincerely,
Mr Ping Wong

You can answer on this address
ping_wongs@hotmail.com

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I am Mr. Ping Wong,

... *clicks spam*

rockynavan

yes it is lol

irishjig69b

mr ping wong lol

CaSCaDe711

Maybe genuine if the name was Mr. Ping Pong

syklops

CaSCaDe711 wrote: »

Maybe genuine if the name was Mr. Ping Pong

There is nothing wrong with the name per se. The thing the OP should be aware of is that banks don't give out free money. Its not in their nature. They also don't usually use hotmail accounts for business emails.

CaSCaDe711

syklops wrote: »

There is nothing wrong with the name per se. The thing the OP should be aware of is that banks don't give out free money. Its not in their nature. They also don't usually use hotmail accounts for business emails.

I wasn't being serious :rolleyes:

LoLth

anyone got a link to the online "how to spot a scam email" quiz that was around a while ago?

KoolKid

Don't know if this is the one
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/tools-and-resources/quizzes/scams-quiz