Dear Counsel,
My name is Mrs kimi toshio,I am hereby seeking your legal assistance
in collecting my money owned me from a friend that resides in the united states of America
,but because i live in Japan and am a very busy woman it's very difficult for me to pursue him,i urgently need you help and advice on this matter, Please get back to me if this is a case you can undertake. Let me know if you require consultation fee before you advice or look at the evidence, I am hereby seeking your firm to assist in collecting my money,it is my belief that a Law firm like yours can help me collect payment from him,as he had fails to pay as promised.
Regards,
KIMI TOSHIO
4-12-20, Minami-Azabu,
Minato-ku, Tokyo,Japan
I also received a similar email which appears to be the same scam:
ReplyDelete[The response to my initial reply below:]
-----Original Message-----
From: Pamela Lee [mailto:pamleefolks@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 4:07 AM
To: [Me, Esq.]
Subject: Collaborative agreement attached
Dear Counsel
Confirming receipt of your mail ,I was Referred by George P. Kickliter and He told me to send the documents to you. I am currently living in Tokyo,Japan and Robert Freeland live in Your jurisdiction, and the divorce decree is in your jurisdiction as well. I tried calling a couple of times and with the time difference(+13hrs EST) it is a little bit difficult to gauge the best time to reach you vice verse.
We agreed under this Collaborative Law Agreement for a one time cash settlement of $681,500.00 usd to his credit, he has paid me $54,000.00 usd but still owing $627,500.00 usd He is aware of my intention to seek legal actions .The lawyer that helped me with the matter earlier is retired now.
I will be pleased to provide further information on this matter on request.I expect this to be a non-litigation matter. I have already advised him I am planning on retaining your firm.. Please send me an agreement/ retainer form so that we can proceed. Also send me the payment information of your firm just in case my ex-husband wants to make the full payment he owes payment without further delays or possible litigation. Thank you and have a pleasant day.
Best Regards,
Pamela Lee
SUMISHO LEASE CO.LTD.
Josuikai Bldg. 2-1-1 Hitotsubashi Chiyoda-ku .
Tokyo 101-0003,
Japan.
+81-428560240
[My initial response to initial email below:]
From: [Me, Esq.]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 1:51 PM
To: 'Pamela Lee'
Subject: RE: Enquiry For Representation!
Dear Ms. Lee:
Please provide the full Court name and location, and the Case Number under which you were divorced. Without that information I am unable to determine whether this office can be of any assistance to you.
Sincerely,
[Me, Esq.]
-----Original Message-----
From: Pamela Lee [mailto:pamleefolks@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 1:13 PM
To: [Me, Esq.]
Subject: Enquiry For Representation!
Good Day Counsel ,
My name is Pamela J. Lee, I am contacting your firm in regards to making a
collection in relation to a divorce settlement initiated in March 2008
withmy ex husband Robert Freeland in your jurisdiction. We mutually
agreed under a Collaborative Participation Law Agreement to go our
separate ways after 22 Years of marriage. Robert had agreed to pay me
$681,500.00 under terms of the agreement so that I can settle down and
to his credit he has paid me $54,000.00 but with a balance of $627,500.00.
I am currently visiting my husband in Tokyo for 12 weeks and I am seeking
your legal assistance in sealing the agreement and making collection. I
willbe providing further information upon your request; I understand that
being remarried does not void the agreement? Prior to our separation due to
irreconcilable differences, I was a good house wife catering for our two
children.
Please get back to me if this is a case you can undertake. He has agreed
to pay me the balance and act courteously and in good faith, but it is my
belief that a Law firm like yours is needed to help me make collection or
litigate the matter if he fails to pay as promised. I look forward to your
response, thank you.
Pamela Lee.
does anybody know how the scam works? Our office has been getting these emails, and we take turns responding for our own amusement. We ask them to produce documents and they come back with the most ridiculous bs. but i still can't figure out how the scam works. how will they eventually get any money out of this?
ReplyDeleteThey have the alleged debtor send you a big cashiers check. Looks legit to the bank and you. You deposit the big check into your trust account. The phisher asks you to send over a portion of the big check (for the collection of the debt) and keep the rest of the money for your time. You send them money from your trust account, while the bank processes the check. Eventually, the bank calls you and says, the check is bad. By this time your check has cleared with the scammers. Now your trust account is overdrawn and you have all sorts of new troubles.
ReplyDeleteThe variation is that the alleged client (phisher) sends you a retainer larger than necessary. The phisher tells you to send the difference back. You do. See above.
The address given for the original posting (KIMI TOSHIO) is for the New Sanno Hotel in downtown Tokyo. Its a U.S. Naval Joint Services Activity-based hotel aimed for service members.
ReplyDeleteInteresting...
I believe George Paul Kickliter is either ficticious or his identity was stolen. I had just recently had fallen victim an internet inheritance scam that is being conducted by someone by the name of Johnson Abulavi from Lome Togo- could also be fictious name too, I realized this unfortunately after I had already sent him $450. In the meantime I have been stringing him along and asking that he verify that he is who he says he is. So any way he sends me the power of attorney document that he supposedly paid for that I requested along with the receipt I requested. He also sent me a copy of his supposed Authorisation to practice law-the only problem is the name that appears on this is not Johnson Brad Abulavi- it is KICKLITER GEORGE PAUL. So when I did a search to see if anything came up with regards to this person, it lead me to here.
ReplyDeleteSo I hope this is helpful to anyone even though it is coming several years later.