Scammed... What to do now?

[Brian Col]

Greetings,

Thank you for finding time to get back to me as I requested. You may reach me on this number: +1-315-203-3586. However, I may not pick the call if anyone is around me because of the confidentiality that needs to be maintained throughout this transaction. I contacted you through this highly secured protocol service in order to maintain the needed confidentiality. For these reasons, I want our communication to be basically through email, please. My name is Mr. Neil Hecht and I want to ask for your help in getting back the money left behind by a citizen of your country, Late Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh. Please do not expose this transaction for any reason. I will give you more information of myself, our bank and the transaction itself once we proceed.

Late Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh lived and worked in New York, United States of America as a real estate businessman and he deposited in our bank the sum of eight million, ninety thousand US Dollars (US$8,090,000.00) as fixed deposit for a period of two years in 2010. This deposit has matured and he has not come for it since then. We have tried to reach him and could not, his telephone number cannot be reached, emails sent to him kept bouncing back as undelivered and we never got any response from the letters posted to his residential address. This issue prompted me to carry out an independent investigation about his whereabouts and I later realized with shock that he was dead after a ghastly accident on his way to Mexico sometime in April 2011 . In order to verify the truth of the matter, I went to Mexico and confirmed he was dead, it is a sad story for a kindhearted and generous person like him. This matter was not reported to our bank and nobody in our bank is aware of this except me.

I have on my own made inquiries at your embassy here in the United States and no information of him was found. I have also checked our records, there is no information of him relating to India and he did not put nominee at the time he made the deposit. All these made it impossible for me to locate any of his relatives. Since this is the issue, I want you to apply as the beneficiary of the deceased to claim the deposit from our bank since it is believed he was from India according to his name. I know there are a lot of Indian people here in the United States of America, but it is only someone in India that can successfully make this claim because of the way our bank works. It does not matter whether you knew him or not, it does not matter if you have any kind of relationship with him or not, I will guide you all the way to make this claim. It is not a matter of being greedy or having bad morals, it is not the best to leave the money to eventually end up in the hands of few corrupt government officials while we have the opportunity live better with it. This transaction is a risk free transaction and as the Chief Financial Officer of our bank, the final approval of your application will be done by me. Once I approve it, you will have the right to claim the money.

We will share the money into two equal parts (50:50) for each of us when the claim is made. Everything will be done successfully and legally, have no fear about this. Right now, I have all the copies of documents relating to the deposit he made that you will file to back up this claim. All I require is your sincerity and honest cooperation to enable us make this claim successfully and we have to do this within shortest time possible because the money will be reverted to the Treasury Department account if not claimed now. If you are willing to do this with me, write back and I shall inform you on what next to do to make sure you receive the money. I am waiting for your consent in order to move to the next step towards getting the money. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Neil Hecht.

[Brian Col]

this is the email address came from

[email protected]

[Bryon Williams]

It is a scam.

[vonpaso xlura]

Typical next-of-kin scam written by a sub-Saharan African.

[hummycammy]

Greetings to you,

Thank you for finding time to get back to me as I requested. My name is Mr. Kenneth J. Carrig and this is my telephone number: +1-424-231-6978. You are free to call me anytime and I will always answer once I am in a comfortable place to talk.. I want to ask for your help in getting back the money left behind by a citizen of your country Mr. Venz Carlo Cruz. If this will endanger your position and reputation, I would not have contacted you. This is safe and beneficial. I am presently the Executive Officer of our bank here in the United States of America and please do not expose this transaction for any reason, I will give you more information of myself, our bank and the transaction itself once you accept to do this with me.

Late Mr. Venz Carlo Cruz lived and worked in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America as a real estate business man and he deposited in our bank the sum of one million, five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$1,500,000.00) as fixed deposit for a period of two years in 2008. This deposit has long matured and has gone dormant for over seven (7) years. We have tried to reach him and could not. His telephone number cannot be reached, emails sent to him kept bouncing back as undelivered and we never got any response from the letters posted to his residential address. This issue prompted me to carry out an independent investigation about his whereabouts since he did not provide a next of kin or beneficiary at the time he made the deposit with us. I later realized with shock that he died of Heart Failure sometime in October 2009 while on vacation in Los Angeles, California, United States. In order to verify the truth of the matter, I went to California and confirmed he was dead, it is a sad story for a kindhearted and generous person like him. This matter was not reported to our bank and nobody in our bank is aware of this except me.

I have on my own made inquiries at your embassy here in the United States and also visited Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Manila, Philippines, no information of him was found. I have checked our records, there is no information of him relating to his address in Philippines and he did not put nominee at the time he made the deposit. All these made it impossible for me to locate any of his relatives. For security reasons I sent you the text message through the mobile line I bought when I visited your country. Since this is the issue, I want you to apply as the beneficiary of the deceased to claim the deposit from our bank since it is believed he was from your country according to his name. I know there are a lot of Filipino here in the United States, but it is only someone from outside United States of America can successfully make this claim because of the way our bank works. It does not matter whether you knew him or not, it does not matter if you have any kind of relationship with him or not, I will guide you all the way to make this claim. It is not a matter of being greedy or having bad morals, we are not hurting anyone by making this claim and it is not the best to leave the money to eventually end up in the hands of few corrupt government officials while we have the opportunity to live better with it. This transaction is a risk free transaction and as the Executive Officer of our bank, the final approval of your application will be done by me. Once I approve it, you will have the right to claim the money.

We will share the money into two equal parts (50:50) for each of us when the claim is made. Everything will be done successfully and legally, have no fear about this. Right now, I have all the copies of documents relating to the deposit he made that you will file to back up this claim. All I require is your sincerity and honest cooperation to enable us make this claim successfully and we have to do this within shortest time possible because the money will be reverted to the Treasury Department's account if not claimed now. If you are willing to do this with me, write back and I shall inform you on what next to do to make sure you receive the money. I am waiting for your consent in order to move to the next step towards getting the money. Thank you.

Your sincerely,
Mr. Kenneth Carrig.

[Bryon Williams]

Welcome to Scamwarners,

It is a scam.

What email addresses did he use?

[4Aaliyah]

Welcome to Scamwarners,

It is a scam.

What email addresses did he use?

He used: [email protected]

He also send me a text message and email. I thought it was from a company that I previously applied with. lol. what a douche.

[Rocio]

I had been scammed by a certain Kenneth J. Carrig. It's my fault because I lack in researching about him. All I know is that he is really working in a bank which I checked. Little did I know that I will fall in his game. I was actually communicating with him and to another account which is the bank Sun Trust Bank. I believed him because whenever I send a message to the bank e-mail address, I get an automated response. However, on the day I deposited the money amounting $ 980, I started to doubt because I didn't get any automated mails from the bank. A day after that incident I read his name here and I was right with my worries - I am scammed.

I know the money could not be obtained back easily or never it would be returned, but I want to do something with my identity. I gave him my account number in the bank and my professional license. Stupid it is but I really did fall fo this. I don't have much worry regarding my bank account number because it is my part time job's pay roll account. It does not have that much inside. I am worried about my license because I am a professional in my field. My identity might be stolen. Should I close down my accounts? What should I do? A helpful advice is appreciated. Thank you.

[Bryon Williams]

The real Kenneth J. Carrig did not contact you or send you emails.

It was a scammer who stole his name.

Please post the email address, emails and email headers. By posting the email headers we can see what email address the scammer was using for you to reply. Remove your personal information prior to submitting.

Contact your bank for advice.

[Rocio]

This was his first mail after I sent a message to his e-mail address. I thought he is one of my important clients so I texted him back. He used a phone number in our country.

.......
Your urgent attention is needed
K
kenneth Carrig
[email protected]
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Date:
September 15, 2016, 8:54 PM
Greetings to you,

Thank you for finding time to get back to me as I requested. My name is Mr. Kenneth J. Carrig and this is my telephone number: +1-229-796-4618. You are free to call me anytime and I will always answer once I am in a comfortable place to talk.. I want to ask for your help in getting back the money left behind by a citizen of your country Mr. Venz Carlo Cruz. If this will endanger your position and reputation, I would not have contacted you. This is safe and beneficial. I am presently the Executive Officer of our bank here in the United States of America and please do not expose this transaction for any reason, I will give you more information of myself, our bank and the transaction itself once you accept to do this with me.

Late Mr. Venz Carlo Cruz lived and worked in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America as a real estate business man and he deposited in our bank the sum of one million, five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$1,500,000.00) as fixed deposit for a period of two years in 2008. This deposit has long matured and has gone dormant for over seven (7) years. We have tried to reach him and could not. His telephone number cannot be reached, emails sent to him kept bouncing back as undelivered and we never got any response from the letters posted to his residential address. This issue prompted me to carry out an independent investigation about his whereabouts since he did not provide a next of kin or beneficiary at the time he made the deposit with us. I later realized with shock that he died of Heart Failure sometime in October 2009 while on vacation in Los Angeles, California, United States. In order to verify the truth of the matter, I went to California and confirmed he was dead, it is a sad story for a kindhearted and generous person like him. This matter was not reported to our bank and nobody in our bank is aware of this except me.

I have on my own made inquiries at your embassy here in the United States and also visited Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Manila, Philippines, no information of him was found. I have checked our records, there is no information of him relating to his address in Philippines and he did not put nominee at the time he made the deposit. All these made it impossible for me to locate any of his relatives. For security reasons I sent you the text message through the mobile line I bought when I visited your country. Since this is the issue, I want you to apply as the beneficiary of the deceased to claim the deposit from our bank since it is believed he was from your country according to his name. I know there are a lot of Filipino here in the United States, but it is only someone from outside United States of America can successfully make this claim because of the way our bank works. It does not matter whether you knew him or not, it does not matter if you have any kind of relationship with him or not, I will guide you all the way to make this claim. It is not a matter of being greedy or having bad morals, we are not hurting anyone by making this claim and it is not the best to leave the money to eventually end up in the hands of few corrupt government officials while we have the opportunity to live better with it. This transaction is a risk free transaction and as the Executive Officer of our bank, the final approval of your application will be done by me. Once I approve it, you will have the right to claim the money.

We will share the money into two equal parts (50:50) for each of us when the claim is made. Everything will be done successfully and legally, have no fear about this. Right now, I have all the copies of documents relating to the deposit he made that you will file to back up this claim. All I require is your sincerity and honest cooperation to enable us make this claim successfully and we have to do this within shortest time possible because the money will be reverted to the Treasury Department's account if not claimed now. If you are willing to do this with me, write back and I shall inform you on what next to do to make sure you receive the money. I am waiting for your consent in order to move to the next step towards getting the money. Thank you.

Your sincerely,

Mr. Kenneth Carrig.

[Rocio]

I contacted my bank four hours after I made the deposit. I reported that the money I deposited might be a falling in the hands of a scammer or fraudster. The agent asked the whole situation and assured me that they will investigate me and I have to wait for five working days. They cannot tell me whether it was withdrawn since it is illegal. But I asked again the next day and I received the same response. Should I close down my account instead?

[Gomer Magtibay]

I received a similar message via cellphone (text message), the sender is using a local phone number (Philippines). Usually, I ignore messages like this but because of curiosity how he got my number and who's the real scammer, I searched online. Luckily, I found this site and ended up registering an account here.

Looks like this Kenneth J. Carrig is really a scammer, and he got this name from a real person working with the US navy in the name Kenneth J. Carrigan (they scraped out the "an"), which is a common practice for creating troll and scam accounts in Facebook.

Be warned guys. The best thing that you can do when you receive messages like these, is "ignore".

[AlanJones]

Looks like this Kenneth J. Carrig is really a scammer

The scammer is just using a name that he has made up/stolen from a real person - scammers do not use their real identity.

[karhen24]

I also received the same email. And I did what you have done but not to the point of paying the USD 980. The time I receive that email from that fake email bank telling me to pay that money. I already have a doubt that it was a scam.I search for him in the internet because he gave me his passport scan copy and his company ID. In his ID and passport, the name appear is Kenneth James Carrig. There is really Kenneth Carrig but I don't if that Kenneth Carrig is the same as the Kenneth Carrig who emailed us. You search for Venz Carlo Cruz and you will see that it was a scam. There is a lot of us who did what we did. I also gave my Driver's license ID and my bank account details.

[Tim Atem]

If you gave him any banking information, you need to go to your bank and talk to your bank's security/fraud department to report your bank account as compromised. I'm glad you were able to see it as a scam, but your account is now at risk. Report this to your bank as soon as possible.