Scammers Exposed

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We hate to generalize but has Nigeria really become synonymous with scam, fraud, scammers, liars, con artists, etc? They probably concocted the concept along with South Africa.

The misspellings and wrong grammar on this scam email shouts fraud already. We don't know why they even bother to make one if they haven't even heard of spell check on the computer! But what's worse is there are still people who fall for it! We say it again, if it's too good to be true then it is a scam! Plain and simple.


From: OCEANIC BANK PLC
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card


FROM THE DESK OF REV.JOHN IKENNA
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-8026042579

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

Attn: beneficiary

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through (Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fruadelent activities going on within the African Region.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interfference. the Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

To this end, you are required to forward your payment informations as follows to enable us load your fund into the card with your information and deliver it to your door step. as the BANKERS COURIER SERVICES are incharge of the delivery services to your destination.

1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING
ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to despatch the card directly to your nominated home addresss so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successfull Transaction.

We awaiting for your immediate response.

Email To Contact: oceanic_b@live.com

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
REV.JOHN IKENNA
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-8026042579

CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF
NIGERIA

Short and sweet?! Punctuations are all over the place; a badly constructed email. This unedited mail has FAKE written all over it! Beware.

Subject: ACCEPT OUR WARMEST CONGRATULATION.....
From email address: info@lottery.net


ATTENTION: Winner,
We wish to inform you that the April 2008 DRAWS OF THE CHEVRON-TEXACO LOTTERY HELD IN NIGERIA .Your email address attached to PIN NUMBER:CHTX5512286,SERIAL NUMBER:CHTX5073-11 which drew the lucky numbers that won you the Lottery Funds in the first winning category.

You have therefore been approve for a lump sum of $1,000,000 U.S Dollars.For your claim do send your:file us your name:age:occupation phone number.
E-MAIL: claims_dept41@hotmail.com

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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 05:49:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ACCEPT OUR WARMEST CONGRATULATION.....
From: "Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company"
Reply-To: claims_dept41@hotmail.com
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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS TINUBU SQUARE ,
MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA.

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CGX/NNPC/021/07

Dear Valued Contract Beneficiary: -

Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces (Umaru YAR'ADUA ) President Federal Republic of Nigeria that all outstanding forieghn debts especially next of kin payment should be released to the beneficiaries forthwith unconditionally.

It is with immense pleasure, that I inform you about the board and management of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, whom has deemed necessary to sway into action to release your Outstanding Contract Beneficiary Payment, after the Approval of the payment by the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF). Contract Number #: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/005. On behalf of the staff of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, and the Federal Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry Of Finance in charge of Foreign Contract Payments, We Apologies for the delay of your Outstanding Contract Beneficiary Payment.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contract Beneficiaries who have not yet received their payments.

I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square whole, and can be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.

Also note that from the records in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$22,700,000.00 (Twenty-Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Residential address
4) Company name, Position and address.
5) Profession, Age and marital status.
6) Working I'd/ Int'l passport.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you via central bank of Nigeria CBN direct KTT 100/ Wire Transfer.

Regards,
Prof Charles C Soludo,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

Subject: I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU
From email address: "Barrister Pablo Nimmo": barr.nimmo@yahoo.com


Hello Dear Friend ,

I know this may sound ridiculous and unreal, but you must understand that life is all about chance and utilization of opportunities that comes our way. PLEASE DONT BE EMBARASSED NOR OFFENDED BY MY E-MAIL TO YOU. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OUT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE I CHOOSE TO CONTACT YOU. Is obvious we don’t know each other yet, but we don’t know why nature is crossing our path today. Meeting new people in our lives is a never-ending circle. You are like God sent to me today as I type this email for you. You may think this is too good to be real, but I am telling you today that as God lives, this is as real as the air both of us breathe.

Let me start by Formally introducing myself to you. I am Barrister Pablo Nimmo a Legal Practitioner. I am the Attorney representing Rev. Fr. Rufino O. Rufino, My late client was a 78 years Old Filipino Catholic Holy Ghost Reverend Father posted here in Nigeria in the 50's on a Missionary Work; he lived all his life here and owned an NGO which receives Financial Aid (Grant) from the United Nation and other conglomates. He died of Asthma, and since then no one has come forward to claim this fund he deposited in a Bank here, which he intend to use in establishing a foundation for Charity homes and orphanage centers in third world countries as he has been doing secretly.

Also to the issue-Based on my relationship with my client, he informed me of some wonderful ideas he wants to embark on which was to build one or two churches around the third wave countries and Asia and also donate monies to churches, and also to less privilege homes around the globe too with this deposit of US$2.800.000.00m he made through a CODED account in his local bank here in Africa which he gave me the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT to keep as his lawyer.

THE BANK Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, started arrangement for the fund to be declared "Unclaimed" and subsequently be donated as trust fund for arms/ ammunition to further enhance the course of War in Africa for their selfish political interest/investment. In order to avert this negative development, I hereby need your cooperation in order to see that the Will of my late client is actualized. I can never achieve this objective without a trustworthy foreigner and this is where you come in.

However, I want to seek your consent to present you as a relative to My deceased client by virtue of Power of attorney. As attorney to the deceased the responsibility to establish your relationship with my client rest on me and to achieve this objective, there are judicial processes involved, which I will brief you on subsequent correspondence if you indicate interest. Also take note that this is 100% risk free and legal.

I am not pursuing this claim for the financial gain. It is a duty I owe to my late client who unfortunately was an orphan with no existing relatives and even as I intend to use part of the funds to establish a foundation in his name; notwithstanding you will be adequately rewarded for your assistance in this endeavor I have decided to offer you 30% of the said funds. Expecting to hear from you as soon as possible, while replying include your direct mobile phone so I can give you a call immediately for further details. Respond to me through my direct priviate email: pn_chambers2005@yahoo.com

Barr. PABLO Esq.
NIMMO AND ASOCIATES
SOLICITORS AND NOTARY PUBLIC
Plot 33 AKi way Off Apapa express way
Lagos-NIGERIA

This email screams fake all over it! The letter is badly written and so vague (eg. money is with a bank- what bank?!)- it is undeniably a scam! Read on...



Subject: From Barrister Francis Dele
From email address: Barrister Francis. (dmcchambers@yahoo.com)


Sir,

Am attorney to Mr.Crutsinger. He died in a bomb explosion that took place on March 2005 lagos Nigeria. He was an oil consultant/contractor with NLNG. My client deposited the sum of US$10.5 Million dollars with a BANK.

It was clear that he died without making a will to any of his relation with my office. All attempts has been made to see if I could get any of his relation but all of no available. I therefore decided as you being a foreigner to stand as his next of kin to claim this fund and the proceed sheared.

The money, is still with the BANK. According to our banking law, after three years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Government, If the account owner is certified death and no body comes forward to claim it.

All you have to do is to send me.

1.Your company
2.Full names
3. Contact address
4.Phone and fax number


I will use my position as personal attorney to my client to present you as the next of Kin.

Respectfully,
Barrister Francis.