Within 3 days I receive 2 such letters interested to invest in my website. My interest to Invest in your Company.†From: Sheikh Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum (hasheralmaktoum@yahoo.com) Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 12: 37 PM To: Greetings . Related to your advert about funding needed, I humbly bring to your notice my willingness to partner with you on this great business opportunity. I am Mr. Sheikh Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum the Chairman of AL Fajer Group a member of Dubai International Finance Holdings. I am running a family business, I wish to continue all communications with you via this email address, as I intend to make an anonymous investment in this your offer, provided you can guarantee the security of my investment capital in your company. You may update me with full business details and proposal for a Joint Venture partnership with you. I am looking forward for a good working relationship with your Company. May the peace and Blessings of Almighty God be with you . Your sincerely, Sheikh Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum AL Fajer Group" PO Box 1600 Dubai, UAE Tel: +971-4-3199330 Fax: +971-4-3199331 http://www.alfajer.com Well it is a scam because after you sent out your plan. All you got is nothing but a demand for a phone call to them or a flight to their country to make a deposit to them. Another letter I got is this. Review of Executive Summary & Business Plan in progress†From: Dr. Henry Adams (info_angelinvestor@rocketmail.com) You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as unsafe Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 6: 10 PM To: Attention: Mr.Hanifa Manopo, I received your mail and the required information. This is to inform you that I and my advisory team which consist of my person, my chief brokers are reviewing your company Business Plan, Executive Summary and other vital information you supplied to me to enable my advisory team give me the best professional advice regarding the viability of your company/project to guarantee return on investment. But, I must say at this juncture that I am impressed with the content of your company Business Plan, Executive Summary and other vital information provided. Everything sounds interesting and the future looks bright for what ever investment fund put into it. And this has really geared up 100% interest in me for the propose company project for funding. All the same, I will update you on my final conclusion tomorrow base on professional advice on the investment security and good return on investment as soon as my advisory team is through with the preview/study of your company's documents. Until then, have a lovely day. Respectfully, Dr. Henry Adams (Individual / Angel investor) United Kingdom Tel #: +44-702-407-6282 Fax #: +44-87-0912-2940 This is another scam because after all the trouble you get nothing too and a demand for a phone call to them probably asking you to go to their country and make an initial deposit to them.
Real investors would meet up with your team, and discuss your plan accordingly. Anything more or less smells fishy.
Why did you have to echo what Bilawal said? Pointless. I'll be surprised if some people will fall for this kind of scam.
I get these all the time. They operate out of South Africa and they are a total scam. I can't believe some people actually fall for it.
I have been receiving such scams even before the internet became public, I remember getting snail mails of such. I think now with the glooming recession, these scammers may be more a honey trap for those who wants to find that golden opportunity and make it big quick. Scammers would get bolder and more sophisticated that it may at times be hard to determine if it is real or scam. Guess as long as it looks too good to be true, it is most likely too good to be true. Rich and wealthy businesses do not just come out to people they do not know and offer them business or money just like that.