Delinquent Money Collection Scam

Hello all,

I'm an attorney in TX, and I received two such emails yesterday in my spam folder, as follows. I didn't see any reference to the second emailer in earlier posts. Great site, by the way. Thanks.

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Dear Counsel,

I have previously sent you an email; please confirm the receipt of this mail due to the urgency of this
matter. If you are not in position to represent us at the moment kindly advice immediately.

After a careful review, we decided to contact you to represent our company in North America. Matila
Manufacturing Pte Ltd is a manufacturing company in Asia We would require your legal representation
for our North American delinquent Customers.

We are of the opinion that a reputable attorney is required to represent us in North America in order for us
to recover monies due to our organization by oversea customers, and as well follow up with these accounts.
In order to achieve these objectives a good and reputable law firm like yours will be required to handle this
service. We understand that a proper Attorney Client agreement must be entered into by both parties. This
will be done immediately we receive your letter of acceptance.


Awaiting your swift Response.

Sincerely,
Kevin Lee
Mark George.

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Jinan Haohua Industry, Co. Ltd
153 Wardour Street. London.
W1F 8WN.
(+) 44 704 574 7802
Email: [email protected]



Attention: Counsel,



We the management of Jinan Haohua Industry, Co. Ltd, require your legal representation for our North American Customers. Jinan Haohua Industry, Co. Ltd, a manufacturer and supplier of chemical, we are been owed payment on a shipment that we made to a customer in America in June 2008 and now seeking advice and possible representation in litigation against the non-paying company.



We are of the opinion that the ability to consolidate payments from North America will eradicate delays due to inter-continental monetary transaction between the UK and North America. We understand that a proper Attorney Client Retainer will provide the necessary authorization and we are most inclined to commence talks as soon as possible.



Your consideration of our request is highly anticipated and we look forward to your prompt response.



Sincerely,



Chang Ming Cheng,

Managing Director.

[email protected]

Great site, by the way

Welcome to Scamwarners, and thanks for that.
It's the first delinquent money scam purporting to have come from a UK business that I'm aware of. So it's a useful addition to this topic.

Here is the variation I received:

Mr Eric Lee <[email protected]>
05/13/2009 11:46 AM
Please respond to
[email protected]

Subject
Delinquent account services in USA.

This is an official requisition for your legal consultation services on behalf of Tenluxe Co., Ltd.

We are based in Taiwan and our principal activity is manufacturing cotton yarn,mixed spinning yarn, chemical fiber yarn, embryo cloth, RTW clothes and knitwear.Other activities include constructing, leasing and selling residential and commercial buildings and provision of investment services We are presently incapacitated due to international legal boundaries to exert pressure on our delinquent customers in USA and we request for your services accordingly.

We got your contact information from the state of USA lawyers Directory as a result of our search for a reliable firm or individual to provide legal services as requested. After a careful review of your profile as well as your qualification and experience, we are of the opinion that your are capable and qualified to provide the legal services as requested.Please accept my sincerest appreciation on behalf of Tenluxe Co.Ltd,in advance for your willingness to render your services as we look forward to your prompt response to our request.Thank you.

Eric Lee
Managing Director
Company Name:Tenluxe Co., Ltd.
Taipei County,22041,Taiwan.

I am an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio. I have now received this type of inquiry twice. My name was inserted several times in both the address and body of the letter. I copy/pasted the email below for your reference:


From: Eric Lee <[email protected]>
Recipients:
Subject: Retainer
Date: 06:59:46 PM Yesterday

Attn:

Good day to you and thank you very much for your prompt response to my email.
We do appreciate your time in reviewing our request and we will do everything possible to insure a smooth and hitch free business relationship. We are ready to work with you to achieve our goal as the importance of your services cannot be over emphasized.

We understand the importance of retaining your services accordingly and we will provide all necessary documentation and information in that regard. We understand your request for more information and we will not relent in providing information as they deem necessary.

There have been cases in the past of clients with delinquent payments and we were incapacitated due to international legal boundaries to exert pressure on such clients or commence litigation in such cases. This normally results in very late payments from customers.

We are of the opinion that once our presence is established in your country via a legal representative, our customers will have no option but comply with payment deadlines to avoid legal action and litigation. We believe that a normal scenario will require a phone call or fax from you to our delinquent customers.we believe that litigation should be applied as a last resort as we intend to retain our relationship with our customers after payments are made.
We do not intend to resort to litigation unless all other options are exhausted, but we will like the comfort of knowing that the option is available and letting our customers know that litigation may be enforced if the option becomes necessary.

We understand the concept of running a conflict check that is why we have decided that all cases be treated on a case by case bases and all delinquent accounts dealt with in isolation. Based on this perspective, we are providing one of our delinquent customers for your conflict check and to enable you present to us your retainer agreement for your services on:


Alpaca Pines Llc
9555 River Corners Rd,
Homerville, OH 44235-9763..


Once we review your retainer, we will apply the same conditions to every delinquent account presented to you. The average delinquent account is estimated at $750,000,000.00 ( Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) and we have about five delinquent customers in the USA. Due to the fact that litigation might not be necessary, we assume that these cases are within your jurisdiction and regional boundaries will not be an issue for you.
Upon receipt of the retainer document, we will have a list of delinquent accounts available for your review on a case by case basis. We thank you for your business as we look forward to your prompt response.
Kindly forward your banking coordinates as well for wire transfer of your retainer.


Sincerely,

Eric Lee


--- On Wed, 5/13/09, ERIC LEE <[email protected]> wrote:

From: ERIC LEE <[email protected]>
Subject: Fw: Re: Delinquent account services in USA.
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 4:29 PM


<-----Original Message----->




Mr Eric Lee
<[email protected]
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Subject
Delinquent account services in USA.
Please respond to
mrericlee2000@mai
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This is an official requisition for your legal consultation services on
behalf of Tenluxe Co., Ltd.

We are based in Taiwan and our principal activity is manufacturing cotton
yarn,mixed spinning yarn, chemical fiber yarn, embryo cloth, RTW clothes
and knitwear.Other activities include constructing, leasing and selling
residential and commercial buildings and provision of investment services
We are presently incapacitated due to international legal boundaries to
exert pressure on our delinquent customers in USA and we request for your
services accordingly.

We got your contact information from the state of USA lawyers Directory as
a result of our search for a reliable firm or individual to provide legal
services as requested. After a careful review of your profile as well as
your qualification and experience, we are of the opinion that your are
capable and qualified to provide the legal services as requested.Please
accept my sincerest appreciation on behalf of Tenluxe Co.Ltd,in advance for
your willingness to render your services as we look forward to your prompt
response to our request.Thank you.

Eric Lee
Managing Director
Company Name:Tenluxe Co., Ltd.
Taipei County,22041,Taiwan.
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The average delinquent account is estimated at $750,000,000.00 ( Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars)

Seven Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars to be exact.

Another scam email from Matila Manufacturing. This was sent to me by a lawyer who received it.

From: "Matila Manufacturing Pte Ltd" <[email protected]>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 3:08 AM
Subject: Mutual Introduction-Possible Representation



Dear Counsel,

I have previously sent you an email; please confirm the receipt of this mail due to the urgency of this
matter. If you are not in position to represent us at the moment kindly advice immediately.

After a careful review, we decided to contact you to represent our company in North America. Matila
Manufacturing Pte Ltd is a manufacturing company in Asia We would require your legal representation
for our North American delinquent Customers.

We are of the opinion that a reputable attorney is required to represent us in North America in order for us
to recover monies due to our organization by oversea customers, and as well follow up with these accounts.
In order to achieve these objectives a good and reputable law firm like yours will be required to handle this
service. We understand that a proper Attorney Client agreement must be entered into by both parties. This
will be done immediately we receive your letter of acceptance.


Awaiting your swift Response.

Sincerely,
Kevin Lee
Mark George.

Thanks to everyone! Every detail helps so much.

To all those posting their scam emails:

Please could you include the full header for the email (as _mrm_ has done). You can just delete your details if you don't want your email address to be public but it would be very helpful if you could supply the rest of the information, as from those headers, we can get the scammer's IP and sometimes a pointer to the general location of where he is operating from. Email addresses alone are nowhere near as helpful as many of these people operate out of multiple accounts.
This helps us when we look at the info and collate it. We can see if the formats are being used by one individual, a gang or by scammers in general. We can also tell if different email addresses are being sent from the same computer.

Thanks.

Dear Counsel,

I am sending this email as a mutual introduction.Mr Singh Richhpal is the Managing Director of Guizhou Aerospace Wujiang Machinery & Electricity Equipment Co.,Ltd. Guizhou,China.

Aerospace Wujiang Machinery & Electricity Equipment Co.,Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of organic whole with the main aerospace technology and the integration production.

Aerospace Wujiang Machinery & Electricity Equipment Co.,Ltd is owed payment on a shipment that they made to a customer here in the US in Febuary 2007.

The company is now seeking advice and possible representative in litigation against the non-paying companys,
I can not handle this matter at this moment because it is not in my jurisdiction, and I will be going on vacation. I have represented this company in the past.

This matter is in your jurisdiction; contact Mr. Singh Richhpal if you are interested in representing his company. Below his is contact information as
follows:

Singh Richhpal : [email protected]

Guizhou Aerospace Wujiang Machinery & Electricity Equipment Co.,Ltd

E-mail:[email protected]

Tel:+86 755 82117290

Fax:+08 528 691781

[AlanJones]

Here's another example

from Peter Lee <[email protected]>
subject URGENT ASSISTNANCE NEEDED
Dear sir
Delinquent Account Services.
This is a request from our company for your legal consultation services on behalf of Wong Chow Company Limited . We are based in Hong Kong and our principal activity is manufacturing/producing textile Products, textile manufacturing material, Yarn Products and other knitting cloth Works. Other activities include constructing, provision of investment services. We are presently incapacitated due to international legal boundaries to exert pressure on our delinquent customers in USA ,UP North and Europe. We request for your services accordingly.
We got your contact profile through the lawyers network and after going through your profile, we are of the convinction that you are qualified to provide the legal services we require. Please accept my sincerest appreciation on behalf of Wong Chow Company Limited ,in advance for your willingness to render your services to our company.
We wait to hear from you

Fri, 22 May 2009 12:37:06 -0500
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Name:
Patrick Chan

Street Address:
DID NOT RESPOND

City:
DID NOT RESPOND

State:
DID NOT RESPOND

Zip:
DID NOT RESPOND

Phone:
DID NOT RESPOND

Fax:
DID NOT RESPOND

Email Address:
[email protected]

How would you like to be contacted?
Email

Brief description of your legal issue:
Attorney,

Colour Zine Manufacturing Company is a manufacturing company in Asia. We require your legal representation for in your state in Collection/Litigation in your state. Let us know if you can be of help.

Awaiting Response.

Yours Faithfully,
Patrick Chan
CEO
Colour Zine Manufacturing Company
Address: 5031 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2, #01-247, Singapore, 569534, Singapore
Tel: 65 6211-2116

[AlanJones]

Here's the reply I got from Peter Lee when I showed interest in representing him

Subject: Re: URGENT ASSISTNANCE NEEDED
From: Peter Lee <[email protected]>
Attention Michael Hunt:

We are thankful for your willingness to look into our case. Wong Chow Company Limited is a Textile manufacturing/production company.based in Hong Kong ,Malaysia and China our principal activity is manufacturing of textile materials, Yarn Products and other knitting cloth Works. Other activities include constructing, provision of investment services.This company was established in 1982.We request your representation to enable us collect a debt owed to us by a delinquent customer.

We do appreciate your time in reviewing our request and we will do everything possible to ensure a smooth and hitch free business relationship. We are ready to work with you to achieve our goal as the importance of your services cannot be over emphasized.We understand the importance of retaining your services accordingly and we will provide all necessary documentation and information in that regard. We understand your request for more information and we will not relent in providing informations as they deem necessary.

We are of the opinion that once our presence is established in your state via a legal representative our customer will have no option but comply with payment request to avoid legal action and litigation.We believe that a normal scenario will require a phone call or demand letter from you to our delinquent customer if your services is retained. We believe that litigation should be applied as a last resort as we intend to preserve the relationship we have with our customer after payment is made. We do not intend to resort to litigation unless all other options are exhausted, but we will like the comfort of knowing that the option is available and letting our customer know that litigation may be enforced if the option becomes necessary.

We understand the concept of running a conflict check that is why we are providing our delinquent customer located in your state for your conflict check and to enable you present to us your retainer agreement for your services.

DESIGNERS RESOURCE CENTER LLC
2253 S 500 E
Salt Lake City, Utah 84106
USA

This particular customer is indebted to us to the tune of $580,650.00 and the payment is overdue as our regular sale agreement clearly states 50% in 30 days upon delivery and balance in 60 days or legal action maybe enforced if payment delay exceeds 90 days. Delivery for this customer was made in April 2008 and our calculation shows that payment is about One year late.The customer confirmed delivery of shipment in good condition.It will be very helpful if we receive your standard retainer agreement as soon as possible. This will enable our board decide on the conditions of the retainer in our next board meeting.

We thank you for your business as we look forward to your prompt response.

Sincerely,

Peter Lee
For : Management
Wong Chow Company Limited

A search shows that Designer's Resource Center LLC are a legitimate company and are based at the address given in the email. I expect that alternative communication options will be provided to actually request the payment from them.

Here is what I got today. Please note that the reply e-mail address is listed to a person who appears on the Ohio State directory as a student. The person and email address appear to be real.. Wonder does she know?

From: Aletheia Patrick <[email protected]>
Reply-to: [email protected]
To: N/A
Subject: [SPAM] Dear Counsel,...Mutual Introduction-Possible Representation All headers
All attachments
Mutual Introduction-Possible Representation

Dear Counsel,

I have previously sent you an email; please confirm the receipt of this mail due to the urgency of this matter. If you are not in position to represent us at
the moment kindly advice immediately.

After a careful review, we decided to contact you to represent our company in North America. Matila Manufacturing Pte Ltd is a manufacturing company in Asia We would require your legal representation for our North American delinquent Customers.

We are of the opinion that a reputable attorney is required to represent us in North America in order for us to recover monies due to our organization by oversea customers, and as well follow up with these accounts. In order to achieve these objectives a good and reputable law firm like yours will be required to handle this service. We understand that a proper Attorney Client agreement must be entered into by both parties. This will be done immediately we receive your letter of acceptance.

Awaiting your swift Response.

Sincerely,
Aletheia Patrick
Robert Weng

[AlanJones]

Hi tommy and welcome to ScamWarners.

the osu.edu email address will more than likely be spoofed, so the person named has no idea that emails are being sent out in her name.

Did you receive a previous email from these scammers? If so and if you've still got it then if you could post that here as well, it will increase the potential of other lawyers finding it if they do a search.

This particular type of scam is very profitable for the scammers involved, with possible proceeds from a single victim reaching well into 6 figures. I am currently 'representing' a scammer who thinks he's on for a $580k payday - sadly he's very much mistaken .

EDIT: Did a search on "Matila Manufacturing Pte Ltd" and it looks like they are already known here (see earlier in this topic).

Whilst doing my search, I found a couple of fake sites that look like they are being used to back up these scams. I'm going to post them here so that they get found by the search engines.

matila-tw.com is a fake site pretending to be a company called Matila Manufacturing PTE Ltd.
risingsunhk.com is a fake site pretending to be a company called Rising Sun (HK) Limited

Both of these sites are full copies of a legitimate site (i'm not going to detail it here as it is unfair on them) and both claim to be located in the Far east, but are registered by individuals in Canada.

[AlanJones]

Here is the next email that I have received from Peter Lee of "Wong Chow Company Limited". Not surprisingly, the delinquent customer appears to have agreed to pay up and will be sending the cheque to me.

Attention :.

We have been having talks with our delinquent customer and we brought the possibility of litigation to their notice. They informed us that payment will be effected not later than the 15th of june, 2009.

This is a positive breakthrough for us as this development will eventually reduce time and cost for all parties involved.However we do not intend to introduce any legal pressure unless the deadline of the 15th june, 2009. is breached. We do hope you understand our position as we intend to introduce litigation as a last resort.

We instructed that further correspondence including payment be made via our legal representative (your firm). That way they know that litigation is around the corner and they have no option but act as instructed.However I need you to forward your firms correct contact information so i can furnish our customer with the information incase they want to make payment.If you rather payment be made to a different name please advise.

As payment will definitely be made as provided or provide the right information that should be forwarded for payment.It is our thinking that your retainer fee be deducted as soon as funds are received by your firm from our customer and the balance held in trust pending further instruction.

We await your urgent acknowledgement and retention agreement as time is of the essence .

Thank you very much for your services.

Sincerely,

Peter Lee

I will look forward to receiving their fake cheque so that I can arrange 'payment' to Mr Lee.