Commercial debt collection scam by C.Y. Lin of China Steel Corporation
Date First Reported: May 2013
Primary Name Associated: C.Y. Lin
Description of Potential Fraud:
An Ontario lawyer has notified us that he received an email from the purported C.Y. Lin of China Steel Corporation with regards to a commercial debt litigation scam. For examples of other names attached to this kind of fraud see our Confirmed Fraud Page. For an explanation of how this fraud works see our Fraud Fact Sheet.
Here is the initial email:
From: China Steel Corporation [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: May-04-13 5:50 AM
Subject: [Bulk] Represent Our Company In Your Region
Introduction
My Name is C.Y Lin. I am the Vice President of China Steel Corporation (Finance Division). We are in need of Reputable Company or Individual in North American region that can help our company handle its debt collection in North America States.
Requirement (Contact Information):
1. Full Names:
2. Company Name: (If Any)
3. Full Contact Address:
4. Tel and Fax Numbers:
If interested, please get back to us immediately via [email protected] or [email protected] for more details.
Contact Person: C.Y Lin
Vice President
Finance Division
China Steel Corporation
Tel: +81-364-339-584
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
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October 02, 2014 at 2:28 pm, Francisco Perez said:
I have been contacted by the China Steel Corporation Fraud by Linked in…what shall i do????
October 03, 2014 at 9:56 am, TimLemieux said:
Best to just ignore it.