Dear Sir,
Good day to you, I am so sorry for sending you this unsolicited and
unexpected mail.

I got your contact from a Business Directory in my agent's office and I
decided to contact you directly for the sake of business.My full Name is
Mr.Zuma Camara from Liberia, I am here in U. A.E searching for a reliable and
experience business partner.

I have about $12.4 Million Dollars and I would need your assistance investing
it either here in U.A.E or any country of your choice under your guidance.
So I am only soliciting for your assistance to help me invest. My Business
is totally free of risk and trouble. If you are willing to invest in this
business, please give me your confidential

contact phone number so that we can discuss on how to see face to face and
discuss more in details. Thank you once again for your interest and waiting
for your reply.
Best Regards
Mr.Zuma Camara
reply to email camarazuma21@yahoo.com

I received an email from Mr. & Mrs. Hiroko.

I received the exact same email except mine came from a Mr. Kazuichi Naoki. He emailed me back a signed contract via pdf. but never sent earnest money. I repeatedly told him sellers would not sign without earnest money. He just stopped responding to my emails. I just can't figure out what the purpose of this scam is.

Yes they are still trying the same scam in Akron, Ohio

the email I received had the names spelled differently, so I found nothing on my initial search.  But I finally did find a match when I researched part of the address.  Thanks everyone for posting!!!

copy of email from  Kazuichi Naoki [kazuichinaoki@hotmail.com] below:


I am interested in this property MLS# 1713883 / 469,000  I will like to retain the service of an attorney in this transaction to handle the financial part of this purchase and also to represent my interest. Please recommend an attorney for me I do not wish to forward my deposit to a third party before closing on the property. Because of time difference, it meant not be possible for me to reach the attorney on the telephone during business hour. I will like to ask you to contact the attorney on my behalf or send me their email address so that I can introduce myself to them regarding this transaction. Attached is my bank statement.
Below is the information you need before you can write the purchasing contract.


1). Name: Mr. Kazuichi Naoki
                Mrs. Hiromi Naoki                
                4645 Jane Street
                Toronto Ontario Canada M3N 2J9

2). Telephone: 81- 3-3357-8111

3). It is going to be cash buy on the property and I will like home inspection to be done on the property, please use a docusign format to send me the contract

4). Offer: $459,000 and closing date: 30th of May, 2011

Because of the time difference, if you have any question you can contact my account advisor, Mr. Andrew Wilson if you have any question at: Telephone:-1-647-832-9064

Sincerely,

Mrs. Naoki

I received exactly the same email March 10-11 I am in NH

I received exactly same email with the same names ,MLS #

This is a scam, please warn your Realtor Association to warn all agents not to fall for this fraud.

We are receiving the same similar offers in Virginia. We have contacted the FBI and they are investigating!!
Watch out for this scam!

I am a realtor in Oregon.  We just got the same offer, sent the written offer, received it back - ready to submit. What about docu-sign?  
What is the scam??  Have they ever completed a transaction?

I got the message below along with a bank statement from CIBC Unlimited Chequing Account.
Look out on this one....
am interested in this property MLS: / $449,500. I will like to retain the service of an attorney in this transaction to handle the financial part of this purchase and also to represent my interest. Please recommend an attorney for me I do not wish to forward my deposit to a third party before closing on the property. Because of time difference, it meant not be possible for me to reach the attorney on the telephone during business hour. I will like to ask you to contact the attorney on my behalf or send me their email address so that I can introduce myself to them regarding this transaction. Attached is my bank statement.
Below is the information you need before you can write the purchasing contract.


1). Name: Mr. Masakazu Ichiro
               Mrs. Emiko Ichiro                
              4645 Jane Street
               Toronto Ontario Canada M3N 2J9

2). Telephone: 03-3357-8111

3). It is going to be cash buy on the property and I will like home inspection to be done on the property, please use a docusign format to send me the contract

4). Offer: $439,000 and closing date: 30th of April, 2011

Because of the time difference, if you have any question you can contact my account advisor, Mr. James Walker if you have any question at: Telephone:-1-905-781-8053

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ichiro


Reply !

Dana, I am a Realtor in NJ and got this email from Realtor.com

I am interested in this property MLS: 2827620 / $469,000. I will like to retain the service of an attorney in this transaction to handle the financial part of this purchase and also to represent my interest. Please recommend an attorney for me I do not wish to forward my deposit to a third party before closing on the property. Because of time difference, it meant not be possible for me to reach the attorney on the telephone during business hour. I will like to ask you to contact the attorney on my behalf or send me their email address so that I can introduce myself to them regarding this transaction. Attached is my bank statement.

Below is the information you need before you can write the purchasing contract.





1). Name: Mr. Masakazu Ichiro

                Mrs. Emiko Ichiro                

                4645 Jane Street

                Toronto Ontario Canada M3N 2J9



2). Telephone: 03-3357-8111



3). It is going to be cash buy on the property and I will like home inspection to be done on the property, please use a docusign format to send me the contract



4). Offer: $459,000 and closing date: 30th of April, 2011



Because of the time difference, if you have any question you can contact my account advisor, Mr. James Walker if you have any question at: Telephone:-1-905-781-8053



Sincerely,



Mrs. Ichiro

I got the message below along with a bank statement from CIBC Unlimited Chequing Account.
Look out on this one....
am interested in this property MLS: / $449,500. I will like to retain the service of an attorney in this transaction to handle the financial part of this purchase and also to represent my interest. Please recommend an attorney for me I do not wish to forward my deposit to a third party before closing on the property. Because of time difference, it meant not be possible for me to reach the attorney on the telephone during business hour. I will like to ask you to contact the attorney on my behalf or send me their email address so that I can introduce myself to them regarding this transaction. Attached is my bank statement.
Below is the information you need before you can write the purchasing contract.


1). Name: Mr. Masakazu Ichiro
               Mrs. Emiko Ichiro                
               4645 Jane Street
               Toronto Ontario Canada M3N 2J9

2). Telephone: 03-3357-8111

3). It is going to be cash buy on the property and I will like home inspection to be done on the property, please use a docusign format to send me the contract

4). Offer: $439,000 and closing date: 30th of April, 2011

Because of the time difference, if you have any question you can contact my account advisor, Mr. James Walker if you have any question at: Telephone:-1-905-781-8053

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ichiro

I am interested in this property MLS: / $449,500. I will like to retain the service of an attorney in this transaction to handle the financial part of this purchase and also to represent my interest. Please recommend an attorney for me I do not wish to forward my deposit to a third party before closing on the property. Because of time difference, it meant not be possible for me to reach the attorney on the telephone during business hour. I will like to ask you to contact the attorney on my behalf or send me their email address so that I can introduce myself to them regarding this transaction. Attached is my bank statement.
Below is the information you need before you can write the purchasing contract.


1). Name: Mr. Masakazu Ichiro
                Mrs. Emiko Ichiro                
                4645 Jane Street
                Toronto Ontario Canada M3N 2J9

2). Telephone: 03-3357-8111

3). It is going to be cash buy on the property and I will like home inspection to be done on the property, please use a docusign format to send me the contract

4). Offer: $439,000 and closing date: 30th of April, 2011

Because of the time difference, if you have any question you can contact my account advisor, Mr. James Walker if you have any question at: Telephone:-1-905-781-8053

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ichiro

Same note we received....Time wasters, very aggravating...concerned they ask for "Docusign" as well..."I will like to retain the service of an attorney in this transaction to handle the financial part of this purchase and also to represent my interest. Please recommend an attorney for me I do not wish to forward my deposit to a third party before closing on the property. Bec
...
ause of time difference, it meant not be possible for me to reach the attorney on the telephone during business hour. I will like to ask you to contact the attorney on my behalf or send me their email address so that I can introduce myself to them regarding this transaction. Attached is my bank statement.
Below is the information you need before you can write the purchasing contract.


1). Name: Mr. and Mrs. Hiroko                
                Kiyokawa 2-18-8-901
                Tokyo Taitou-ku
                Postal Code111-0022
               Japan

2). Telephone: 03-3357-8111

3). It is going to be cash buy on the property and I will like home inspection to be done on the property, please use a docusign format to send me the contract

4). Offer: $489,000 and closing date: 15th of April, 2011

Because of the time difference, if you have any question you can contact my account advisor, Mr. James Walker if you have any question at: Telephone:-1-905-781-8053

Sincerely,

Mrs. Hiroko"

I also received an e-mail from "Mr. & Mrs. Hiroko" via The Real Estate Book website requesting that I send them some listings for a cash buy. I did send them various MLS listings and received an e-mail from them asking me to write up an offer on one of my listings. They gave me their contact information as:  Kikuko & Toru Hiroko
      Kiyokawa 2-18-8-901
      Tokyo Taitou-ku  111-0022
      Japan     Phone: 03-3357-8111

However, they advised contacting their financial consultant, Mr. James Walker, at Intact Financial Corp. in Woodbridge, Ontario at this 905 number. They included the letter from Mr. Walker but we noticed several spelling errors in the company header which made us suspicious. Thank goodness for the internet and postings like this!

Just recently I received an email through trulia and responded  after a process of three emails from a Mr. Hiroki in Japan looking to buy real estate. Sounded too good to be true after receiving a bank statement looking real with an address in Canada and an request to put in an offer on a house and help them find an attorney to communicate only by email and dealing the his advisor.

Email that came with bank statement has this number.  Thanks for the post.

Yes I got the same e-mail message from that same person in Japan, a certain lee chal who wants to buy real estate and asked me to contact his lawyer Larry Jackson in Canada.  It is that same number (905) 781-8053.  Thanks for this blog.

yes, received a notice from a contact in Japan wanting to purhase real estate in PA.  He noted to call 9057818053 and contact his attorney Larry Jackson in Canada to arrange for cash payment.

As of 8/12/10, this phone number (905-781-8053) belongs to a group of criminals trying to scam individuals, be aware!

was told via email that it is the number of a lawyer in Toronto.