I May/May Not Have Been Scammed...Anyways

[Aznsilvrboy]

So a while back I received a call (no idea how they got my cellphone #) from some organization called Yongsheng Electronics: www.hensong.com

whose female rep asked me to do a over-the-phone survey to which i agreed. After the survey she said by completing the survey I've been awarded free entrance to their charity dinner event, i was at school at the time so i just said ok and brushed her off. A week ago one of their people called me while live at the dinner event and told me that I've won something and how come I didnt go. I replied that I was studying for exams and hung up.

This morning I received another call asking whether I'm aware of the fact that I had won $150k USD and why hand't I picked up my prize. I said I had no idea I had won and i didn't go to the event. But I was interested (and stupid?)...and I gave them my bank account/transit/branch # + my driver license # because they said they needed to verify that i'm really me (they're in hong kong btw). They said they need to get an lawyer to confirm my identity in HK court and an account to do the papers or something, and I need to pay $3100 ($100 lawyer/account fees non-refundable) to pay for the legal procedures, and after it's all verified i get $3000 (they claim i'm required to pay 2% deposit according to some Hong Kong anti scam/money-laundering law or something) back. They said I also need to do the same thing (or something) here in Canada. The guy talked about Western Union and some other jibberish.

I told my mom and dad, and to no one's surprise, they bsed at me for falling for the trap. Anyways, I've withdrew all of my cash from the account and asked the rep to disallow any withdraws from my account unless I come in and do it personally.

I plan to close my account and open a new one in addition to getting a new driver license # issued (my current one did not expire). Does anyone know if I'm able to do that (getting new driver license)?

If you're interested, you can go here and see the "scam" for yourself:
http://hensong.com/dz.asp
username: 698968
pw: 8968
My name is one of the three listed beside the third prize. The name of the person who was supposed to assist me in claiming my prize is "Ma Wen Sheng" or Vincent Ma (or so he claims) and their number is 011-852-3077-6733. They also always called me from a withheld number to add to the suspicion.

What remedies should I make now???

[pierrefleur]

It's not a scam.

Just provide them with your info and it'll be alright.

Keep us posted.

[AcidBomber]

pay $3000 in lawyer fees first? then they'll return it to you along with your prize?

no thanks. if i ever win anything, i am not going pay them anything to get my "prize".


Good thing you withdrew your money Mr. 白!
Sad now you have to replace your drivers license... can you report it lost or something and get a new one?
not to mention a new bank account...

[Kuurgen]

I know some companies have problems with English versions of their websites, but this is worse than usual, a clue that they couldn't/wouldn't pay for proper translation.




Will zhigao air conditioning will in next March go to Hong Kong to go on the market the initial period financing amount 1,000,000,000 HK dollars
Yesterday, the Guangdong will zhigao air conditioning Limited liability company (next said “will zhigao air conditioning”) Chairman Li Xinghao announced officially outward, will high air conditioning will go on the market hopeful next year in Hong Kong. “according to the present advancement, in next March, the company home use air conditioning service will go on the market officially, at the appointed time will plan the initial period to plan 1,000,000,000 HK dollars in the capital market.”Li Xinghao said. It is said that the company present is discussing the cooperation matters concerned with Hong Kong some big financial group, within one month hopeful sign agreement. Will high air conditioning present by home use air conditioning, commercial air conditioning and small household electrical appliances production and selling operation primarily, in 2006 refrigerated the year (last September to August), will zhigao air conditioning volume of production and marketing 3,500,000 sets, turnover Renminbi 8,000,000,000 Yuan. According to the country message center's statistics, the item of long-felt wish high air conditioning turnover in domestic places 4th.

[pierrefleur]

........... and I need to pay $3100 ($100 lawyer/account fees non-refundable) to pay for the legal procedures, and after it's all verified i get $3000 (they claim i'm required to pay 2% deposit according to some Hong Kong anti scam/money-laundering law or something) back. They said I also need to do the same thing (or something) here in Canada.

Ask them to deduct the $3100 fee from the prize you won.

Piece of cake.

Congratulations.

[Dash]

sounds like a scam to me.

[yao416]

Hello 白亮群!

[kingsley]

Sounds legit to me. Congratulations.

[sexpuppet6000]

Congrats

[Aznsilvrboy]

Ask them to deduct the $3100 fee from the prize you won.

Piece of cake.

Congratulations.

That's not possible because i need to pay the $3100 first to process my claim to make sure I'm "legit" prior to the transfer of the $150k which wouldnt be mine yet.

[pierrefleur]

That's not possible because i need to pay the $3100 first to process my claim to make sure I'm "legit" prior to the transfer of the $150k which wouldnt be mine yet.

You have to do the same in Hong Kong and Canada, so that's $6000, right?

[Aznsilvrboy]

You have to do the same in Hong Kong and Canada, so that's $6000, right?

Well, I'm not sure how much the same procedure would cost me in Canada, that depends on the laws here (which I have no clue about), but I wouldnt be paying that to them anyways. Anyways, does anyone know anything about forfeiting my current drivers license # and getting a new one issued?

[user01]

Well, I'm not sure how much the same procedure would cost me in Canada, that depends on the laws here (which I have no clue about), but I wouldnt be paying that to them anyways. Anyways, does anyone know anything about forfeiting my current drivers license # and getting a new one issued?

Report for stolen drive license...

[Aznsilvrboy]

Report for stolen drive license...

Is there no other way to do this besides false claim?

[heat]

Report for stolen drive license...

Is there no other way to do this besides false claim?