Lad Outright Stealing Identity

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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 11 Dec 2014 Posts: 8

Meet "Johnathan Symonds". He messaged me with a typical lad offer for my character.

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Hello Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself again, I am Mr. Jonathan Symonds, CBE , Independent non-executive Director, Chairman of the Group Audit Committee, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited [HSBC],Hong Kong.

I will appreciate your response very much. I have outlined the detailed story of how this transaction came about and also I got your email address discretely when I was in search of someone to assist me conclude this transaction. Please read carefully. Before his demise, our client Mr. Ronald Bramlage who owned Roadside Ventures LLC, was an international businessman. He was also with Proactive Communications Inc. as a communications contractor. Mr. Ronald Bramlage made a numbered fixed deposit for 24 calendar months (2Years), with a value of Thirty million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch. Mr. Ronald Bramlage and his family of five, died in a plane crash [Pilatus PC-12/47 Plane] on Thursday June 7, 2012. You can check the details here [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/07/us/florida-plane-crash/] [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156290/Florida-plane-crash-Tragedy-Kansas-family-dies.html]

The last time he was at my office he confided in me that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Thirty million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it as there is neither next of kin nor any survival of his family. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration 2 years and Nine months the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to late Mr. Ronald Bramlage so that you will be able to receive his funds.

WHAT NEED'S TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the necessary legal documents that will back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Ronald Bramlage and beneficiary to claim the funds, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favour for you to be able to claim the funds. There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are going adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.

What I require from you is your honest co-operation and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. Please accept this apologies, keep this confidence and disregard this email if you do not appreciate this proposition I have offered you. All confirmable documents to back up this funds shall be made available to you, as soon as I receive your reply, I shall let you know what is required of you.

Regards from,
Jonathan Symonds, CBE.

Typical lad stuff. However in my response I asked for general stuff (ID, proof, etc) and in his reply he included a poorly made ID and a link to HSBC, which is apparently a real bank employing a very real Johnathan Symonds. The email ([email protected]) header itself points to Redmond, Washington, USA>

Linking to a real bank and using the name and photo of one of their employees is a bit beyond the typical lad (though not surprising, they ARE criminals after all). Usually they obviously use a fake name, with a fake bank and a fake website. At the least I'm bemused (and disgusted) by his extra effort.

If a mod would like to have the header info or whatever else to pass on to the appropriate folks please message me, as that stuff is over my head. Any advice on whether or not I should drop this like a hot potato is also welcome. I'm leaning towards keeping him for the moment anyway.

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:28 pm

Keep him. Bait away...

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:31 pm

I say, keep baiting, as long as you're baiting safely. I spent eleven months baiting the Facebook Lottery, and the lad pretended to be the Butterflied [sic] Online Bank, signing as Raymond Skyes, who is a real person at the Butterfield Bank.

If you'd like others to bait him, post the original email with headers in Surplus (and at SW, to warn real people to stay away from him). The IP address in Redmond just means it was sent through Microsoft and doesn't give a clue where the lad is.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 11 Dec 2014 Posts: 8

Edit to remove full requote of post above. We can there it there ^^^- JF

I figured it was on Microsoft's end but still thought I'd mention it just to be sure, thanks for the confirmation. I'll see about posting it over at SW too, thanks for the reminder.

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:27 pm

Looks like a target to me-fire away!

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:41 pm

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Linking to a real bank and using the name and photo of one of their employees is a bit beyond the typical lad

Thousands of lads used to be Charles Soludo, President of the Central Bank of Nigeria. I had a file of passports, CBN ID cards, driving licences, but Charlie wasn't one for posing with signs much, though I got some great Hall of Shame quality cut & paste photos.

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:20 am

It is unusual for a lad to impersonate a real bank employee other than the CEO, but it isn't unheard of. Bait the hell out of him and make him regret it.

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:17 am

Lads sometimes use the names and photos of former Victims too. I've used that excuse when a Lad has found my name and E-mail addy on the Warning site.

Bait away and have fun! (Bait safe)

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 07 Feb 2015 Posts: 1

Dear Fellows,

I revived a similar email form mis sara weller (fake id) pre senting me for next to kin and all that stuff. but one thing noticed was that it directed me to the real bank account and the bank also replied me for that ???

could this be possible that some criminal is using that real bank email to reply me and how to track that email form the bank is a real one ? please help

Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 5:36 am

The bank email address they replied from is probably fake. Please post the email and the headers (but remove your personal details).

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

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directed me to the real bank account and the bank also replied me for that

Hi. Please post the bank information so that we can look at it. Or PM me or another of the moderators.

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