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A Further Twist to the Old Attorney Email Scam

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Asiabizblog is becoming something of a repository for attorney scam e-mails. Many Google searchers have come to Asiabizblog through keywords associated with scam e-mails they have received. Good for you!

I receive at least one a week. Here is the latest -- and the first one to come from a Gmail address, which cannot be tracked any further than the Gmail origin itself. However, my spam filter immediately placed in the junk folder. If your mail application does not have a spam filter, you need one.

Dear Counsel,
I am sending this email as a mutual introduction. Mr Patrick Wong is the Managing Director of Toho Technology Co. Toho Technology Co. is a manufacturer and supplier of coils and transformers. Toho Technology is owed payment on shipments that they made to customers here in the US from Febuary 2007. The company is now seeking advice and possible representation in litigation against the non-paying companies in your state.
I can not handle this matter at this point because it is out of our jurisdiction.I have represented this company in the past, therefore I am assisting them in finding an attorney in the required state. Kindly contact Mr. Patrick Wong if you are interested in representing him. Below is his contact information as follows:
Patrick Wong
Toho Technology (H.K) Co. Ltd
pwong273@gmail.com
Should you have any questions please contact me through my email (NicholasWrightLaw@gmail.com). I encourage you to contact one another to see if this is a situation where you can work together.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Wright, Esq.
NicholasWrightLaw@gmail.com.

This e-mail is as transparent as they come.

1. It is not addressed to me personally.
2. The e-mail apparently originated at a Gmail return address, where company address should be expected.
3. Who the heck is Nicholas Wright, other than an alter ego for the sender? If he is an attorney, what is his contact information? Where is he admitted?

in fact, NicholasWrightLaw@gmail.com is listed as a 419 scam.

Full post as published by Asia Business Intelligence on June 24, 2009 (boomark / email).