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Scammers abusing stolen photos of Michael Sasaki

Unread postby Big Al » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:41 pm

Submitted On: 2020-07-03 09:32:07

What name did the scammer use?: Franklyn Chan
What site/app did you first meet the scammer on?: Coffee Meets Bagel
What email address(es) did the scammer use?: franklynchan79@gmail.com

Connected on a dating app. Passionate, romantic, well-written conversation over WhatsApp.
Scammer was on a contract work in Norway, working on a ship for 5G network.
Very skillful and didn't expose until one day saying he is unable to access email and internet.
He asked me to send an email to his supplier for Proforma invoice for machines to complete his work.
Then gave me his bank account login to transfer money for the machine.
The supplier came back asking for delivery fee and his bank account got locked.
He asked me to transfer income tax in order to release his bank account.
I Googled about the bank policy and income tax for international remittance and no results online.
The supplier website is suspicious as it's not fully functional.
I Googled about NextGenTel payment confirmation order and found similar scam on this website.


More information from the form submitter:

Email address of supplier: info@eminentsuppliersltd.com
Email address of bank: support@arvestbank.world
Online bank portal website: arvestbank.world
Phone number used in WhatsApp: +1-319-826-5902

Stolen images used:

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Phone: +13198265902
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Cedar Rapids, IA
Original network provider* Mcc Telephony Of Iowa, Llc - Ia
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Re: Scammers abusing stolen photos of Michael Sasaki

Unread postby Big Al » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:44 pm

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seattlecredit
Dear Valued Customer,

This is an official notification to acknowledge your request for release or transfer of fund via our internet/online banking system.

Kindly note that the new bank policies have been updated , you need to update your income tax in our bank branch nearest to you, if you are and international account holder (or out of the country) you need to pay an income tax of 0.05% which is $9,200 of the total deposit in your account to have your tax code updated.

Be informed that this process is in line with Int’l Remittance Amended policies under article 19B of Sub-section 23 paragraph 2 of The United Nations Banks Regulation Act, which requires you to pay an income Tax for all deposit made to your OFFSHORE ACCOUNT.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation

Yours in Service
Shirley Mayer
(Customer Service Solutions Centre)


The tax code will be updated upon payment of the income tax remittance
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Re: Scammers abusing stolen photos of Michael Sasaki

Unread postby Big Al » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:50 pm

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Hello Franklyn Chan

Our bank sent us an email that you paid $160,000 into our bank account. Despite the fact that it is still pending, it takes about 2-3 business days to reflect. We are glad to work with you, your materials and equipment would be collected and prepared for shipment tomorrow. If you don't mind kindly pick methods for which your materials and equipment would be shipped to you.

Here are our bundles:

1. Transportation through payload will cost $25,000 duration 3 days.

2. Transportation through ship will cost $10,000 duration 7 days.

Kindly choose which is more convenient and make payment into our bank account.

Thanks
Sevgi Feride
Eminent Suppliers Ltd


Bank account the scammer is using:

seattlecredit

Here is info for available agent:

BANK NAME : DENIZ BANK
ACOCUNT NAME: E. G.
IBAN NO: TR960013400001547899XXXXXX
ACCOUNT NO: 1547899XXXX
SUBE CODE : 3870
ACCOUNT TYPE: usd
SWIFT CODE : DENITRIS
BANK ADDRESS: namik kemal mah.deniZbank- Esenyurt ubesi Do6an Arasli BLV.85.A
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Re: Scammers abusing stolen photos of Michael Sasaki

Unread postby Big Al » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:55 pm

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Text from the fake document:

NextGenTel
Sandslimarka 31 P.O Box 3
Sandsli N-5861 Bergen
Norway
PAYMENT CONFIRMATION ORDER

CONTRACT TITLE: INSTALLATION OF 5G NETWORK
DATE: 27th JUNE 2020
ISSUER: NEXTGENTEL.CO
CONTRACT DURATION: 10 WEEKS
CONTRACTOR NAME: FRANKLYN CHAN
CONTRACT REF: 2745576
APPLICATION NUMBER: XXXXXXXXXXX

This Confirmation Order certifies that NEXTGENTEL COMPANY, has awarded the payment of the first Installment, worth the following below;

PROJECT SERVICE BILL: $450,000.00
EQUIPMENT CHARGE: $550,000.00
IMPORT TAX CHARGE: $500,000.00
CONTRACT LOGISTIC: $320,000.00
TOTAL COMPLETED LESS RETAINAGE: $650,000.00
VAT: $330,000.00

TOTAL PAYMENT: $2,800,000.00

FIRST INSTALLMENT PAID = $1,300.000.00 (One Million, Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)

The above Contractor to the best of our Knowledge and Information provided. have been paid the first Installment for his Services, for which all Certificates of Payment were issued and received.

Chairman, Board of Directors

Legal Witness NEXTGENTEL

Secretary, Board of Directors



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Text from the fake document:

Proforma Invoice Eminent Suppliers Ltd
Date: 07/01/2020
Proforma#

TRN: 1002987765440003

Ship To
Buyer: Franklyn Chan
Company: NextGenTel Co.
Tel: +13198265902
Email: franklynchan79@gmail.com

Item: Description: Qty: Free QTY: Unit Price: Discount: Vat (5%): Total:
1. EXCAVATOR PRECISION FLOW 1 1 $17,000 - $850 $17,000
2. MUD PUMP 1 1 $73,000 - $3,650 $73,000
3. Sub Sea Plough 1 1 $65,000 - $3,250 $65,000
4. SEIMOMETER 1 1 $5,000 - $250 $5,000

$160,000
- Prices are CIF Amman, Turkey & Include Warranty for 5 years on monitors bound with EIZO terms & Conditions
- Payment Terms: 100% in advance
- Deliver: 3 to 6 weeks from receipt of advance payment
- Validity of Offer - 1 month from submittal date

IDN and Hipper responsibility for external damage on monitors ends at signature of the delivery note from the shipper. Any external damage after the delivery note signature is the responsibility of the beneficiary

Email Us: info@eminentsuppliersltd.com

company is registered & License as a FREEZONE company under the Rules & Regulations of DMCCA
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Arvest Bank - arvestbank.world

Unread postby firefly » Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:49 pm

Eminent Supplier Ltd. was previously reported in viewtopic.php?f=11&t=84361, while being used in a similar romance scam.

eminentsuppliersltd.com is a clone of eminentsupplierltd.com showing the exact same content. The fake website is operated by scammers located in Nigeria.

Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=144645 .

From the domain name registration:

Domain Name: EMINENTSUPPLIERSLTD.COM
Updated Date: 2020-06-17
Creation Date: 2020-06-17
Registry Expiry Date: 2021-06-17
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.

Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: WhoisGuard Protected
Registrant Organization: WhoisGuard, Inc.

This is what the fake website looks like:

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Now about the fake bank used in fraud...

The real Arvest Bank was founded in 1871.

The fake one was registered last month.

From the fake website:

Arvest Bank is a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. Arvest Bank is the subsidiary of Arvest Financial Group.


Contact details:

support@Arvestbank.world
+1 301-245-2325


+13012452325
Type: Non-Fixed VoIP (e.g. Skype or Google Voice)
Original carrier: Verizon Maryland, Inc.

Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=144628.

From the domain name registration:

Domain Name: arvestbank.world
Updated Date: 2020-06-25
Creation Date: 2020-06-20
Registry Expiry Date: 2021-06-20
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.

Registry Registrant ID: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Name: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Organization: WhoisGuard, Inc.

This is what the fake bank website looks like:

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franklynchan79@protonmail.com

Unread postby godgod777 » Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:12 am

I wanna say something about this scammer I met on CMB.

Yes, he said his name is Franklyn LIWEI Chan. Chinese American. Was born in Shanghai but his mom moved with him to states after his dad died when he was 4 years old. His birth day is Oct.23,1979. And his mother also passed away by Leukemia in the past few years.
He’s really a romantic and caring person, but all this fairy tales were fake.

Here’s another email address that the scammer uses: franklynchan79@protonmail.com
I have no money lost but wasted of time.

Form Submitted On: 2020-07-15 10:01:14

What name did the scammer use?: Franklyn LIWEI Chan
What site/app did you first meet the scammer on?: coffee meets bagel
What email address(es) did the scammer use?: franklynchan79@protonmail.com
What phone number(s) did the scammer use?: +1(319)826-5902
Briefly explain what happened during the scam. : Hi there,

I have seen the post of "scammers abusing stolen photos of Micheal Sasaki", I have more photos to share with you which I got from the scammer. Would you please send email to me? Thank you so much.

Did you send any money to the scammer? If so, how much?: NO

Phone: +13198265902
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Cedar Rapids, IA
Original network provider* Mcc Telephony Of Iowa, Llc - Ia
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Re: Scammers abusing stolen photos of Michael Sasaki

Unread postby Big Al » Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:57 am

Thank you for the update. I removed part of your post as we do not make such distinctions here.

You should read these two topics:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26504

and:

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=37058
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Re: Scammers abusing stolen photos of Michael Sasaki

Unread postby Big Al » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:32 pm

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Website from the screenshot: arvestbank.world
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Re: Scammers abusing stolen photos of Michael Sasaki

Unread postby Lily88white » Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:16 pm

Hi,

I just want to say that I am a victim of romance scam. I believe that my scammers and the scammers behind Franklyn Chan is exactly the same. I wanted to know whether you have any information on the location of the scammers behind Franklyn Chan? Are the operation based in Turkey?
Have there been any attempt to reveal their true identities? If so, can you please provide me with more information?
Have the scammers behind Franklyn Chan been successfully caught? Have there been cases where the money that the scammers have stolen been recovered?
I would love to hear back from you.

Kind Regards
Lily
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Re: Scammers abusing stolen photos of Michael Sasaki

Unread postby Big Al » Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:58 pm

Everything we know about the scammer is posted here. Maybe you can add more information concerning your scammer to help warn others.

E-mails, E-mail addresses, Added photographs and fake documents, Phone numbers, And places you were asked to send money like Western Union and Bank Account details are all helpful.

You should stop all contact with the scammer and any associates. They will all be part of the scam.
Do not tell them you know they are a scammer.
Do not send them to this scam warning topic.

There are cases where stolen money has been returned but it is very rare.
You best chance to get your money back will involve doing the following quickly.
1. File a fraud report with your local police.
2. Take the fraud report to wherever you sent money through (Western Union, Bank or wherever) and try to get any payments reversed.

Then be careful of any new contact from anyone you do not know. The scammers often try again.

You might read this topic:
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