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"Lee Shau Kee Foundation" Donation Scam

Lee Shau Kee Foundation Donation Scam

Mr. Lee Shau Kee is not sending email messages to individuals around the world requesting their personal information or money in order to receive a donation from him. Therefore, online users who have received email messages like the one below, claiming they have been selected to receive millions of dollars from the Lee Shau Kee Foundation, are asked to delete them. This is because the email messages are fakes being sent by online scammers, who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them their personal information.

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Once the online scammers have received their potential victims' information, they will use it to contact the same potential victims and attempt to scam them. The scammers will then ask their potential victims to send them money in order to collect their so-called donation. But, if the money is sent, the scammers will take it and disappear, leaving the victims broke and depressed. The scammers will also sell their potential victims' information to other scammers, so the same victims will be contacted multiple times.

Remember, once you asked to send personal information or money in order to receive a donation via an unsolicited email message, it is an online scammer attempting to rob you.

The "Lee Shau Kee Foundation" Scam

From: Sinha, Debasish - Debasish <debasish.sinha@lowes.com>

Sent: 23 August 2017 15:36:10

Subject: RE: Humanitarian Grant

Mr Lee Shau Kee is donating a grant of $2,000,000USD to you. Contact him via this email (shaukeelee5@gmail.com) for further details.

Best Regards,

Lee Shau Kee Foundation

Mr. Lee Shau Kee is a Hong Kong-based real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development, a property conglomerate with interests in properties, hotels, restaurants and internet services.

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Oct 11, 2022 at 1:20 AM by
"Lee Shau Kee Foundation" Donation Scam
an anonymous user from: Zurich, Switzerland

Here another scam:

"From: Juan Souffront Castillo

Hallo,

Ich hoffe, diese Nachricht erreicht Sie gut.

Mein Name ist Juan Souffront C, Sekretärin von Herrn Lee Shau-kee, einem Hongkonger Geschäftsmagnaten, Investor und Philanthropen. Herr Lee ist Vorsitzender und Mehrheitseigentümer von Henderson Land Development, einem Immobilienkonglomerat mit Beteiligungen an Immobilien, Hotels, Restaurants und Internetdiensten. Er verschenkte 25 Prozent seines persönlichen Vermögens für wohltätige Zwecke und hat auch zugesagt, die restlichen 25 Prozent dieses Jahr zu verschenken. Nach einem zufälligen Auswahlverfahren wurden Sie ausgewählt, um im Rahmen seiner laufenden Wohltätigkeitsarbeit 1.000.000,00 Euro zu erhalten. Wenn Sie an seiner Spende interessiert sind, senden Sie eine E-Mail für weitere Informationen.

Herr Lee möchte auch, dass Sie Teil unserer Wohltätigkeitsstiftung werden, sobald Sie dieses Geld erhalten, damit wir uns alle zusammenschließen können, um den Bedürftigen zu helfen.

Senden Sie Ihre Antwort für weitere Details: { gbmlee.me-hotmail.com }

Herzliche Grüße,
Juan Souffront C
( On behalf of Lee Shau-kee GBM )
arbol
Este mensaje y sus anexos contienen información confidencial dirigida única y exclusivamente para el (los) destinatario (s) del mismo. SI usted recibe este mensaje por error, notifique de inmediato al remitente mediante un mensaje de respuesta y proceda a borrarlo. Cualquier uso indebido del mismo, tanto total como parcial, está prohibido, por lo que la Dirección General de Migración no se responsabiliza por el uso que hagan personas no autorizadas de la información contenida en este mensaje, nI de las alteraciones que pueda sufrir durante su transmisión vía Internet."

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Aug 29, 2020 at 1:22 AM by
"Lee Shau Kee Foundation" Donation Scam
an anonymous user from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I have just received this email from a scammer.It is exactly the same wording.

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Jun 6, 2020 at 12:47 PM by
"Lee Shau Kee Foundation" Donation Scam
info

"Von: LSK Foundation
Verschickt: Fr, 5. Jun. 2020 12:59
Betreff: Re: Donation/Spende 2.000.000 USD an mich-Zum Allgemeinwohl.

Dear

We have received your information and this is a confirmation that you are capable of handling this transaction. A copy of this certificate and a legally processed indemnity bond agreement guaranty meant for official used only has been signed and it's in the possession of the bank and make sure you also forward the certificate to the Bank for them to be able to verify your application and for immediate transfer of the funds to you.

The indemnity bond agreement, is a security agreement that clearly secures and protect us and our beneficiary against any loss or other financial burden. Also, with a compensation if they perform below our expectation with full refunds of our principal deposit, after our beneficiary has successfully complied with every instruction from the bank at all point in time.

The payout firm for this transaction was selected and approved to us by UNICEF with strong financial reasons that guaranty a successful transaction amid the global economic crises presently ravaging most economies in the world leading to unemployment, hunger, poverty and lot of economic instability. This is also why we have decided to touch the lives of many.

Also, the payout firm is centrally located, therefore no form of lapses or language barrier, you can communicate in English despite the location of our foundation. You will need to contact Halifax Bank, United States. We have made the deposit of $ 2,000,000.00 USD in your name. I would advise you send the bank a message now.

Halifax Bank (Offshore Transaction Section)
Financial Supervisor Superintendent: Alexandrov Blanc
Official Email: contact-us-onlinehalifa.com
Personal Email: a.blanc-tutamail.com
Telephone: ( 1) 917 508 5549

The above are the details to communicate with the bank, we demand that you kindly give the bank your maximum co-operation to effect a smooth transaction. If any requirement is needed the bank will inform you.

Please Note: After the bank has verified that you are the true beneficiary, a benefit release form that you are to complete and return will be issued to you, it will also serve the purpose of your account opening form. You will be asked to set up and account for the purpose of this transaction and the requirement will be made known to you by the bank.

Also this is so for security reasons, we do not want to request for any of your personal bank information, we have been advise by experts and the UNICEF that you open a new account in your name with the bank, so you can personally make a transfer yourself without releasing or issuing out your bank details which ought to be confidential information to you without the knowledge of a third party.

This message to you is to acknowledge the receipt of your last email and also to confirm the reliability / legality of this transaction / grant scheme, now having to know the nature / backgrounds of this transaction and the financial security required with this process for international beneficiaries like you, be granted that as you comply with every single instruction within 3-5 working days the funds will be successfully transferred.

Attached to this e-mail is your donation certificate for your kind view.

Thanks
YIP Ying Chee, John"

Here is another scam.

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Dec 24, 2019 at 10:55 PM by
"Lee Shau Kee Foundation" Donation Scam
info

"From: shaukee Lee Foundation
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 10:15:14 AM
Subject: Re: : Discussion ..)

Dear Terri Helton,

We have received your information and this is a confirmation that you are capable of handling this transaction. A copy of this certificate and a legally processed indemnity bond agreement guaranty meant for official used only has been signed and its in the possession of the bank and make sure you also forward the certificate to the Bank for them to be able to verify your application and for immediate transfer of the funds to you.

The indemnity bond agreement, is a security agreement that clearly secures and protect us and our beneficiary against any loss or other financial burden. Also with a compensation if they perform below our expectation with full refunds of our principal deposit, after our beneficiary has successfully complied with every instruction from the bank at all point in time.

The payout firm for this transaction was selected and approved to us by UNICEF with strong financial reasons that guaranty a successful transaction amid the global economic crises presently ravaging most economies in the world leading to unemployment, hunger, poverty and lot of economic instability. This is also why we have decided to touch the lives of many.

Also the payout firm is centrally located, therefore no form of lapses or language barrier, you can communicate in English despite the location of our foundation. You will need to contact Caixa Bank, Spain. We have made the deposit of $1,500,000.00 USD in your name. I would advise you send the bank a message now with the both emails stated below.

Bank Name: Caixa Bank Plc
Telephone Number: 34 672 516 401
Bank Fax: 34 910 850 034
Bank Email Address: contact-caixa-fund.com
Personal Email Address: mr.santiagovicente-yahoo.com
Contact Person: Mr. Santiago Vicente,
BAcc CA(SA) H Dip BDP MBL.

The above are the details to communicate with the bank, we demand that you kindly give the bank your maximum co-operation to effect a smooth transaction. If any requirement is needed the bank will inform you.

Also this is so for security reasons, we do not want to request for any of your personal bank information, we have been advise by experts and the UNICEF that you open a new account in your name with the bank, so you can personally make a transfer yourself without releasing or issuing out your bank details which ought to be confidential information to you without the knowledge of a third party.

This message to you is to acknowledge the receipt of your last email and also to confirm the reliability/legality of this transaction/grant scheme, now having to know the nature /backgrounds of this transaction and the financial security required with this process for international beneficiaries like you, be granted that as you comply with every single instruction within 3-5 working days the funds will be successfully transferred.

Attached to this e-mail is your donation certificate for your kind view.

God bless you
YIP Ying Chee,John

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Sep 26, 2019 at 11:22 AM by
"Lee Shau Kee Foundation" Donation Scam
an anonymous user from: Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Here is another scam:
"Ivy S. Hardy
Tue 8/6/2019 6:06 PM

The Lee Shau Kee Foundation picked you for a humanitarian grant. Kindly reply to shaukeelee312-gmail.com For more details."

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Sep 10, 2019 at 2:42 AM by
"Lee Shau Kee Foundation" Donation Scam
an anonymous user from: San Diego, California, United States

"RE: Greetings!

Upshaw, Virginia (IHS/NAV)
FrI 9/6/2019 6:03 PM
The Lee Shau Kee Foundation picked you for a humanitarian grant. Kindly reply to shaukeeleefoundation008-gmail.com For more details"

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