Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Nigerian Scammers Are Getting Less Intelligent, I Fear

The Nigerian Scammers Are Getting Less Intelligent, I Fear

This latest one claims to be from the FBI, offering to help you legally obtain the money that they warn you, would otherwise be unlawfully transferred:
GOOD DAY TO YOU

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
ROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB300 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD HONOLULU,
HAWAII 96850-0053.USA.
http://www.fbi.gov
Attn:Honorable Beneficiary.

We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States Of
America have discovered through our intelligence monitoring network that
you have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment,or contract
payment in a tone of Millions of United States Dollars which has been
approved but has not been settled.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /
inheritance file after close monitoring and found out the reasons you have
not received your payment,both on your part and on the part of your
debtors. Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with
the non- officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of
your fund to you.

We wish to let you know that this is illegal and you should stop further
communication with them forthwith because such an illegal act can lead to
cancellation of your fund. we have been having so many complains from
people who have been scammed around the world hence,after a meeting with
members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion
that every payment will be made through the Central Bank Of Nigeria
(FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA).

We also agreed on the use of ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as the only
direct means to pay all beneficiaries. By this method,your funds will be
loaded in two batches into an ATM card, and send to you. From this card
you can withdraw a maximum of us$9,500 per day from any ATM machine
worldwide. So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please
send the following information to the paying bank.

1. Full name
2. Full address (P.O box not acceptable)
3. Phone and fax numbers
4.Your balance payment
5. Your age, sex and current occupation

Below are the contact details of the PAYING BANK(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA to whom you will send your information for the
processing of the ATM card as soon as possible:

CONTACT PERSON
Rev. Ademola Ejiofor,
HEAD OF OPERATIONS,ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.370 CHURCH STREET,
PRETORIA,E144QJ ABUJA- NIGERIA.
EMAIL: revademolaejied@yahoo.co.jp

The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your
payments for this fiscal year 2009. Also for your information, you have to
stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who
claim that to be established agent using it to defraud innocent people
worldwide.This is to avoid any delay in receiving your payment.
THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR
ADVICE
Faithfully Yours,
MR S. MUELLER, III
FOR CORPORATE AFFAIRS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
(FBI Honolulu)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
So, here's the question: is there any American, anywhere, that is both stupid enough to be taken in by something this bad, and yet smart enough to afford a postage stamp?

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