SigmaFiE Profile Blog Joined October 2011 United States 332 Posts Last Edited: 2013-08-01 17:33:01 #1 We have seen a number of scams more recently (over the past 2-3 years) in the eSports business. It is important to learn how to identify and protect yourself from these scams.



How To Avoid Fraud/Scams



The following is information on common fraud scams that may be adjusted to work within the eSports industry. It is advantageous to management personnel in any eSports company to learn about common fraud / scams to avoid the damaging effects these illegal activities can have both professionally and personally. Due to the young age of eSports, its international boundaries, and method of business conduct (non-personal forms of communication such as skype and/or email) eSports businesses are vulnerable targets if precautions are not taken. As such, I will be covering two (2) common scams, the tools/methods utilized, some preventative methods that can be taken, and courses of action available if you or your organization are victimized by one of these.



I am not a legal professional. The preventative and recourse actions are my own opinion generated through my education and professional experiences as a Criminal Justice student and Banking professional in the United States of America. If any legal professionals can add and/or correct any misstatements by me, I invite you to do so that correct information may be distributed.



Scams



#1: The Nigerian Scam (a/k/a Nigerian Prince) (modified)



The Nigerian Scam is a form of fraud that offers compensation for the delivery of material goods (money or items). The goal of a Nigerian Scam is to ascertain specific information that grants the aggressor access to personal, private, and vitally important information such as official letterhead samples from your business, your personal address, your bank account and routing numbers, etc. . . In essence, the Nigerian scam is a shortened version of identity theft that allows the attacker to gain unauthorized entry to your valuables (most commonly your bank account) and transfer that money to themselves through multiple methods. This con is conducted internationally which drastically increases the difficulty of investigation and prosecution of the attacker(s).



As modified in the eSports industry, this scam might look something like this:



A person claiming to be a sponsor, teammate, team representative, or other highly valued employee/representative of your company (or potential) offers to provide services such as equipment and monetary compensation in exchange for you allowing them to make large transfers to your bank account. In order to make the transfer, they ask for your bank account number, routing number, full name and address. You comply in anticipation of this essential equipment and/or money kickback. When you go to check your bank account the following morning, you discover several large transactions in your account history for purchases of pre-paid gift cards via online services. You did not authorize these transactions. You notify your bank that these are unauthorized transactions, they ask you to come in and sign a document stating this and make a copy for you if you decide to report and open a police investigation. The bank reimburses you the funds you lost – but by now the order has been placed at the gift card business and the gift cards mailed out to the recipient. The money is on its way to the scammer. The tools the attacker have used are your personal identifying information, your banking information, a third party merchant, and either a public or private postal system. They will most likely use a mule (a third party person promised compensation for the pickup/delivery of the good (giftcards)).



#2: The Grandma Scam



The Grandma scam originates from con artists calling older citizens in the middle of the night claiming to be their grandchildren and/or another family member’s child/spouse/etc. . . (establishes a relationship and trust). They state they are in trouble and need money wired to them immediately in order to help out. The Grandma, not in her clear mind because it is the middle of the night, rushes to a Western Union location (or other wire transfer service) and complies with the scammer’s wishes to wire money to a city across the nation. The Grandmother calls the “grandson” and gives the wire tracking number to him so that he can pick it up and his troubles be over. The scam artist than takes that tracking number and uses it in another city to pick-up the money unbeknownst to the Grandma. This type of scam can be used multiple times against the same victims before they realize what is occurring. Again, this is difficult to track.



As modified in the eSports industry, this scam might look something like this:



A new team representative (establishes connection to you and your organization) states that he is having trouble filling an order to purchase and distribute equipment to your players and needs you to wire money to him so that he can complete the order. You comply and forward the tracking information to him without checking to make sure this was something your supply team initiated. The scam artist picks up those funds in a location different from where you sent the funds to. The scammer than returns to you stating he received the funds and is completing the purchase order. A few days/weeks go by and you contact the scammer. The scammer states he has received the supplies and will be distributing them to your players. He includes a photo of some boxes that look like official merchandise thereby re-assuring you of the legitimacy of the order. Unbeknownst to you, he has stolen these boxes out of the trashcan of a large retailer that sells those same products. He gets away with the money.



Again, this type of scam establishes trust and takes advantage of your ignorance to receive money and/or other goods.



What to Look For In Cons (scams)



Cons will typically attempt to establish and build trust with you and your organization. They will do this by preying on your natural sympathy and sense of self-preservation in the case of eSports (distributing necessary equipment/monies). In many cases these people appear to be legitimate by utilizing things such as official looking letterheads and signatures. Due to the ease of creating aliases and non-legitimate profiles, Cons can emulate the identities of legitimate businesses and persons. Cons typically involve moving very quickly to prevent you from questioning their legitimacy and preying on the slow paced nature of investigations and recuperation methods (i.e. “I need the money today!”).



Preventative Methods



The following are methods to protect yourself and your organization from common scams.



1)ALWAYS guard your personal identifying information to prevent identity theft.



2)NEVER give out your bank account number or routing number to any unauthorized party.



3)Legitimize your organization by creating a for-profit partnership, an LLC, or a corporation. You can file this through your local government offices or get directions on how to do this through your local government. Small nominal fees may apply for the recording and creation of such business entities.



4)During the legitimization of your organization create bank accounts specifically under the name of your organization. You can put in specific purposes for each bank account. You can authorize specific individuals to be able to use the bank account and HOW they may use the bank account. This also protects you personally from any malfeasance or nonfeasance claims (civil actions may be taken against your company, but not you personally).



a.I.E. I create My ESports Company, LLC



i.I authorize Johnny to be able to draw money on the account



ii. I authorize Janet to be able to view information about the account, but not to be able to draw money



*These things are outlined and explained in your articles of incorporation and your banks authorization resolutions*



5) ONLY allow administrative staff to create, modify, and agree to contracts with new personnel. Again, this should be covered in your organization creation documents. Contracts should be ran through your legal department or a hired legal professional licensed to practice law in your locality. DO NOT SIGN OR AGREE OR VERBALLY AGREE to any contract or obligation without running it through legal first, or utilizing a pre-drawn model contract created by your legal practitioner(s).



6) If a person claiming to be a part of your organization, but not authorized to create and administer contracts, proceeds to create and agree to a contract on behalf of your company/organization—due to the organization articles of your company you and the company do not have to honor that contract. You should explain this during the course of any notification of new contracts and interaction with new contract parties (or claimants to new contracts).



7) Ask questions. Do not be afraid to ask questions to your bank and/or local law enforcement. The banks have your interest in mind as they suffer monetary losses due to fradulent activities every year. Law enforcement spends time investigating fraud and scams every year, dedicating personnel and money that could be put towards other activities. Education and information are the keys to success and both of these groups want you to succeed as informed businesses and organizations. Another good resource is legal counsel.



Actions of Recourse



If you or your organization are the victim of a scam you should immediately notify your bank(s) and per their advice either close out and open new accounts, or if you think it is an isolated incident that will not be repeated, recuperate your losses if possible through the bank. You should immediately notify your administrative staff and have a meeting outlining the problem(s) and formulate a plan of action to address the issues that your administrative team identifies. Run this plan by legal counsel and follow their advice. Finally, if you wish, you may proceed to report and have a criminal investigation opened. Please understand that if the criminal(s) is caught and prosecuted, you may not receive compensation as a result. Instead, civil action against the criminal should be taken in an attempt to receive compensation for your losses. Civil action will require additional legal fees and services, and therefore may be deemed to "high priced" for the damages you suffered. Again, recuperation of losses is not guaranteed. This is a determination you and your administration team will have to decide.



I hope this helps you and your organization avoid the pitfalls of a young industry. Best wishes.



John "SigmaFiE" https://johnemerson.artstation.com/

R1CH Profile Blog Joined May 2007 Netherlands 10026 Posts #2 These feel made up to me. Do people really randomly wire money or give out bank account details when asked without any kind of verification? Administrator Twitter: @R1CH_TL

SigmaFiE Profile Blog Joined October 2011 United States 332 Posts Last Edited: 2013-08-01 16:12:28 #3 On August 02 2013 01:08 R1CH wrote:

These feel made up to me. Do people really randomly wire money or give out bank account details when asked without any kind of verification?



The scams establish trust through identity theft or similar methods and than use that trust to con you into giving out your information, equipment, or monies. Yes, these scams happen (A LOT), and many people are victimized without recuperation. One need only look at the sMI scam (not calling you guys out as a negative-- I think they caught it and responded more or less appropriately to realistic expectations -- kudos) to recognize it as a modified possible Grandma scam that failed. The scams establish trust through identity theft or similar methods and than use that trust to con you into giving out your information, equipment, or monies. Yes, these scams happen (A LOT), and many people are victimized without recuperation. One need only look at the sMI scam (not calling you guys out as a negative-- I think they caught it and responded more or less appropriately to realistic expectations -- kudos) to recognize it as a modified possible Grandma scam that failed. https://johnemerson.artstation.com/

HeeroFX Profile Blog Joined November 2010 United States 2619 Posts #4 On August 02 2013 01:08 R1CH wrote:

These feel made up to me. Do people really randomly wire money or give out bank account details when asked without any kind of verification?









I feel the same way. Are people that dumb? Sadly it is a yes. I had a friend who ordered a car online ended up giving like $5,000 to Nigerians. And he is in college so I guess it can happen to anyone. I don't know. I feel the same way. Are people that dumb? Sadly it is a yes. I had a friend who ordered a car online ended up giving like $5,000 to Nigerians. And he is in college so I guess it can happen to anyone. I don't know.

dWarreN Profile Joined May 2013 116 Posts #5 Excellent write up! I am assuming in response to Team sMi being scammed?

Maverick32x Profile Joined April 2011 United States 310 Posts #6 "A Fool and his money are soon parted" Check out 'Gamer Therapy'!! 10CST: twitch.tv/Maverick32x

vidium Profile Joined January 2012 Romania 217 Posts #7 Open your eyes or open your wallet, this is what my economics teacher used to tell us in class. You ever notice how no one returns to the barracks?

Noobity Profile Blog Joined February 2011 United States 844 Posts #8 The Nigerian Prince thing doesn't happen so much anymore, if for no other reasons than the internet using population is a bit smarter than we used to be. We know that spambots can get your email address, so you're not being sent an email personally from a prince of Nigeria (they're not even a monarchy).



Nowadays the identity theft issues tend to be far more technologically advanced. I work for a company that deals with credit card/identity theft extremely often, and it usually comes from Nigeria or Vietnam.



Anyway that's all off topic, the thread itself is informative, and yes people fall for that stuff all the time. Thanks for bringing your information to us, OP! My name is Mike, and statistically, yours is not.

renaissanceMAN Profile Joined March 2011 United States 1707 Posts #9 I like that this thread is directly above the "team smi got scammed" On August 15 2013 03:43 Waxangel wrote: no amount of money can replace the enjoyment of being mean to people on the internet

bduddy Profile Joined May 2012 United States 1322 Posts #10 On August 02 2013 01:08 R1CH wrote:

These feel made up to me. Do people really randomly wire money or give out bank account details when asked without any kind of verification? Happens all the time...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam#Consequences



Hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Happens all the time...Hundreds of millions of dollars per year. >Liquid'Nazgul: Of course you are completely right

midnight999 Profile Blog Joined December 2012 United States 257 Posts #11 I would NEVER give my bank info intentionally to anyone under any circumstances.



Hopefully, this rarely happens in e-sports in the future.



Fiallach Profile Joined October 2012 France 38 Posts Last Edited: 2013-08-01 16:40:49 #12 Non Esport related, but it can't be said enough. Warn your parents/ grandparents /non tech savy relatives and friends about this kind of things ( not giving credit card number, etc... you probably know the drill). The nigerian prince scam is actually something we see regularly in law firms,and i've personally seen. Most of the time, it's technically possible to sue the guy responsible for the scam / the banks, but it's very often not worth it.

Ureth_RA Profile Joined July 2011 United States 78 Posts #13 Is this whole thread just because of team sMi? Pein Is Love

R1CH Profile Blog Joined May 2007 Netherlands 10026 Posts #14 On August 02 2013 01:36 bduddy wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 02 2013 01:08 R1CH wrote:

These feel made up to me. Do people really randomly wire money or give out bank account details when asked without any kind of verification?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam#Consequences



Hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Happens all the time...Hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

I'm talking about the 'esports variations'. I'm talking about the 'esports variations'. Administrator Twitter: @R1CH_TL

SigmaFiE Profile Blog Joined October 2011 United States 332 Posts Last Edited: 2013-08-01 16:53:57 #15 On August 02 2013 01:45 Ureth_RA wrote:

Is this whole thread just because of team sMi?



This is not in response to sMi or a result thereof. Rather it is a response to the prevalence of these two (2) and I am certain many other cons/scams in the eSports industry that are and will likely continue to increase in frequency as esports as an industry grows--although the sMi event prompted me to write it up.



On August 02 2013 01:48 R1CH wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 02 2013 01:36 bduddy wrote:

On August 02 2013 01:08 R1CH wrote:

These feel made up to me. Do people really randomly wire money or give out bank account details when asked without any kind of verification? Happens all the time...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam#Consequences



Hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Happens all the time...Hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

I'm talking about the 'esports variations'. I'm talking about the 'esports variations'.



The "eSports" variations are just examples I made up of how a modification of those two scams might be implemented. I am not stating that they have ocurred or will ocurr. I am simply using them as examples to highlight the transferrance of the two scams into the eSports industry and to increase awareness of the potential for these and other scams. Many different variations may be created to achieve the same or similar goals by con artists. It is their ability to modify and create new scams that makes them particularly difficult for law abiding persons and law enforcement (they are a step ahead). The two examples are not meant to be the "only" method these scams may ocurr. This is not in response to sMi or a result thereof. Rather it is a response to the prevalence of these two (2) and I am certain many other cons/scams in the eSports industry that are and will likely continue to increase in frequency as esports as an industry grows--although the sMi event prompted me to write it up.The "eSports" variations are just examples I made up of how a modification of those two scams might be implemented. I am not stating that they have ocurred or will ocurr. I am simply using them as examples to highlight the transferrance of the two scams into the eSports industry and to increase awareness of the potential for these and other scams. Many different variations may be created to achieve the same or similar goals by con artists. It is their ability to modify and create new scams that makes them particularly difficult for law abiding persons and law enforcement (they are a step ahead). The two examples are not meant to be the "only" method these scams may ocurr. https://johnemerson.artstation.com/

renaissanceMAN Profile Joined March 2011 United States 1707 Posts Last Edited: 2013-08-01 16:48:38 #16 On August 02 2013 01:45 Ureth_RA wrote:

Is this whole thread just because of team sMi?



oh and then he responds before me, gg oh and then he responds before me, gg On August 15 2013 03:43 Waxangel wrote: no amount of money can replace the enjoyment of being mean to people on the internet

ScorpSCII Profile Joined April 2012 Denmark 499 Posts #17 Definitely something to be aware of. Nice write-up. Mapmaker | Author of Atlas, Rao Mesa & Paralda

dAPhREAk Profile Blog Joined July 2010 Nauru 12390 Posts Last Edited: 2013-08-01 18:02:50 #18



edit:



here is an email i received:





Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:56 AM

To: [redacted]

Subject: Legal Represent



We are Japan General Appliance Co., Ltd and We would like to know if you have conflict that will prevent you from representing us against an entity in your jurisdiction.



This matter regards shipment and product’s standard. We have explore all avenues to resolve this issue amicably, unfortunately we have not progressed as expected.

If you require the name of the opposing party to conduct your conflict check, please respond to our inquiry and we are ready to pay your retainer fee immediately.





Yours Sincerely,



Daiki Izawa CEO/CFO

Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.

11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, Nihonbashi

Ningyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

ZIP 103-0013

TEL: 03-5643-1331

Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com

www.jgap.co.jp From: Daiki Izawa [mailto:daikiizawa@gmail.com]Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:56 AMTo: [redacted]Subject: Legal RepresentWe are Japan General Appliance Co., Ltd and We would like to know if you have conflict that will prevent you from representing us against an entity in your jurisdiction.This matter regards shipment and product’s standard. We have explore all avenues to resolve this issue amicably, unfortunately we have not progressed as expected.If you require the name of the opposing party to conduct your conflict check, please respond to our inquiry and we are ready to pay your retainer fee immediately.Yours Sincerely,Daiki Izawa CEO/CFOJapan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, NihonbashiNingyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, TokyoZIP 103-0013TEL: 03-5643-1331Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com



and a follow up:





Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:08 AM

To: [redacted]

Subject: Re: Legal Represent



Thanks for the update below is the default customer

information, please run a conflict check and advise us on your

retainer fee also send us your retainer agreement. The

outstanding debt is $650,000.00USD



Adverse Party



Aaron's, Inc

2042 E Palmdale Blvd

Palmdale, CA 93550-1201





Yours Sincerely,



Daiki Izawa CEO/CFO

Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.

11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, Nihonbashi

Ningyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

ZIP 103-0013

TEL: 03-5643-1331

Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com

www.jgap.co.jp From: Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd [mailto:daikiizawa@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:08 AMTo: [redacted]Subject: Re: Legal RepresentThanks for the update below is the default customerinformation, please run a conflict check and advise us on yourretainer fee also send us your retainer agreement. Theoutstanding debt is $650,000.00USDAdverse PartyAaron's, Inc2042 E Palmdale BlvdPalmdale, CA 93550-1201Yours Sincerely,Daiki Izawa CEO/CFOJapan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, NihonbashiNingyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, TokyoZIP 103-0013TEL: 03-5643-1331Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com



and the final:





Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 3:30 PM

To: [redacted]

Subject: UPDATE







We have notify our debtor that we are taking legal action against them for not paying us our money since we deliver our product to them and we also advise them that we have communicate with your firm for legal representation in this matter and we are delighted to inform you that we received a message from our customer (DEBTOR) company today they have issued a part payment of $450,000.00 to your firm as a part money owed to our company.

Debtor is now scared of litigation, All effort to try and collect our money as not been successful and they have not respond to previous demand letter.

Its great opportunity to collect our money from them so please accept the payment and deduct your fee from the payment, notify us once you have receive and deposit the payment in your account, we shall forward you our account information for you to wire transfer us the proceed.





Yours Sincerely,



Daiki Izawa CEO/CFO

Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.

11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, Nihonbashi

Ningyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

ZIP 103-0013

TEL: 03-5643-1331

Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com

www.jgap.co.jp From: Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd [mailto:daikiizawaa@gmail.com]Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 3:30 PMTo: [redacted]Subject: UPDATEWe have notify our debtor that we are taking legal action against them for not paying us our money since we deliver our product to them and we also advise them that we have communicate with your firm for legal representation in this matter and we are delighted to inform you that we received a message from our customer (DEBTOR) company today they have issued a part payment of $450,000.00 to your firm as a part money owed to our company.Debtor is now scared of litigation, All effort to try and collect our money as not been successful and they have not respond to previous demand letter.Its great opportunity to collect our money from them so please accept the payment and deduct your fee from the payment, notify us once you have receive and deposit the payment in your account, we shall forward you our account information for you to wire transfer us the proceed.Yours Sincerely,Daiki Izawa CEO/CFOJapan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, NihonbashiNingyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, TokyoZIP 103-0013TEL: 03-5643-1331Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com

funny enough, in a recent lawyer magazine, lawyers were being warned against such types of scams because apparently lawyers were being targeted, and it was profitable for the scammers. think on that a bit: it was profitable. even fucking lawyers were falling for this bullshit.edit:here is an email i received:and a follow up:and the final:

leova Profile Joined April 2011 266 Posts #19 On August 02 2013 01:36 bduddy wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 02 2013 01:08 R1CH wrote:

These feel made up to me. Do people really randomly wire money or give out bank account details when asked without any kind of verification?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam#Consequences



Hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Happens all the time...Hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

a fool and his money are soon parted a fool and his money are soon parted

Ercster Profile Joined August 2011 United States 601 Posts #20 On August 02 2013 02:58 dAPhREAk wrote:

funny enough, in a recent lawyer magazine, lawyers were being warned against such types of scams because apparently lawyers were being targeted, and it was profitable for the scammers. think on that a bit: it was profitable. even fucking lawyers were falling for this bullshit.



edit:



here is an email i received:



+ Show Spoiler +

Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:56 AM

To: [redacted]

Subject: Legal Represent



We are Japan General Appliance Co., Ltd and We would like to know if you have conflict that will prevent you from representing us against an entity in your jurisdiction.



This matter regards shipment and product’s standard. We have explore all avenues to resolve this issue amicably, unfortunately we have not progressed as expected.

If you require the name of the opposing party to conduct your conflict check, please respond to our inquiry and we are ready to pay your retainer fee immediately.





Yours Sincerely,



Daiki Izawa CEO/CFO

Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.

11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, Nihonbashi

Ningyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

ZIP 103-0013

TEL: 03-5643-1331

Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com

www.jgap.co.jp From: Daiki Izawa [mailto:daikiizawa@gmail.com]Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:56 AMTo: [redacted]Subject: Legal RepresentWe are Japan General Appliance Co., Ltd and We would like to know if you have conflict that will prevent you from representing us against an entity in your jurisdiction.This matter regards shipment and product’s standard. We have explore all avenues to resolve this issue amicably, unfortunately we have not progressed as expected.If you require the name of the opposing party to conduct your conflict check, please respond to our inquiry and we are ready to pay your retainer fee immediately.Yours Sincerely,Daiki Izawa CEO/CFOJapan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, NihonbashiNingyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, TokyoZIP 103-0013TEL: 03-5643-1331Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com



and a follow up:





Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:08 AM

To: [redacted]

Subject: Re: Legal Represent



Thanks for the update below is the default customer

information, please run a conflict check and advise us on your

retainer fee also send us your retainer agreement. The

outstanding debt is $650,000.00USD



Adverse Party



Aaron's, Inc

2042 E Palmdale Blvd

Palmdale, CA 93550-1201





Yours Sincerely,



Daiki Izawa CEO/CFO

Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.

11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, Nihonbashi

Ningyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

ZIP 103-0013

TEL: 03-5643-1331

Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com

www.jgap.co.jp From: Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd [mailto:daikiizawa@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:08 AMTo: [redacted]Subject: Re: Legal RepresentThanks for the update below is the default customerinformation, please run a conflict check and advise us on yourretainer fee also send us your retainer agreement. Theoutstanding debt is $650,000.00USDAdverse PartyAaron's, Inc2042 E Palmdale BlvdPalmdale, CA 93550-1201Yours Sincerely,Daiki Izawa CEO/CFOJapan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, NihonbashiNingyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, TokyoZIP 103-0013TEL: 03-5643-1331Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com



and the final:





Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 3:30 PM

To: [redacted]

Subject: UPDATE







We have notify our debtor that we are taking legal action against them for not paying us our money since we deliver our product to them and we also advise them that we have communicate with your firm for legal representation in this matter and we are delighted to inform you that we received a message from our customer (DEBTOR) company today they have issued a part payment of $450,000.00 to your firm as a part money owed to our company.

Debtor is now scared of litigation, All effort to try and collect our money as not been successful and they have not respond to previous demand letter.

Its great opportunity to collect our money from them so please accept the payment and deduct your fee from the payment, notify us once you have receive and deposit the payment in your account, we shall forward you our account information for you to wire transfer us the proceed.





Yours Sincerely,



Daiki Izawa CEO/CFO

Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.

11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, Nihonbashi

Ningyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

ZIP 103-0013

TEL: 03-5643-1331

Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com

www.jgap.co.jp From: Japan General Appliance Co.,Ltd [mailto:daikiizawaa@gmail.com]Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 3:30 PMTo: [redacted]Subject: UPDATEWe have notify our debtor that we are taking legal action against them for not paying us our money since we deliver our product to them and we also advise them that we have communicate with your firm for legal representation in this matter and we are delighted to inform you that we received a message from our customer (DEBTOR) company today they have issued a part payment of $450,000.00 to your firm as a part money owed to our company.Debtor is now scared of litigation, All effort to try and collect our money as not been successful and they have not respond to previous demand letter.Its great opportunity to collect our money from them so please accept the payment and deduct your fee from the payment, notify us once you have receive and deposit the payment in your account, we shall forward you our account information for you to wire transfer us the proceed.Yours Sincerely,Daiki Izawa CEO/CFOJapan General Appliance Co.,Ltd.11th Fl., TT-1 Bldg. 14-8, NihonbashiNingyo-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, TokyoZIP 103-0013TEL: 03-5643-1331Email;daikiizawa@gmail.com and a follow up:and the final:

funny enough, in a recent lawyer magazine, lawyers were being warned against such types of scams because apparently lawyers were being targeted, and it was profitable for the scammers. think on that a bit: it was profitable. even fucking lawyers were falling for this bullshit.edit:here is an email i received:

I have to be missing something. Could you explain the issue for me? I have to be missing something. Could you explain the issue for me? “The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.” -Neil deGrasse Tyson

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