PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS (Email Spam)
Nigeria yet again…
[Begin Email]
From: adamuisa@switched.com
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 02:27:11 +0100
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Tinubu square, Lagos- Nigeria.
Our ref: Cbn/Ohg/Oxd1/2008
Your ref: ………………………….
Telex: Cenbank.
Payment file: Cbn/Ben/08.
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS.
Attn: Beneficiary,
Hello. We have decided to bring to your attention, the fact that we
have done everything necessary to make sure payments from the debt
remittance account are made to the Bonafide Beneficiaries. I am informing you
of an attempt by some men to collectyour payment on your behalf. I had
to ask them why they came to see me in person and they said that they
came to collect your inheritance/contract funds payment sum of $20M
which rightfully belongs to you as shown in your file with us, on your
behalf and by your authorization.
However, I am writing you this email to find out from you if you
actually sent them. Note that they actually tendered some vital documents
which proved that you actually sent them to collect these funds. Below is
the list of documents which they presented.
1) Letter of administration
2) Order to release
3) High court injunction
Due to the nature of my job, I cannot afford to make any mistake
inreleasing the funds to anyone except you who is the recognized and true
beneficiary to these funds.I want to hear from you before I order the
release of the funds to these men who claim to be your representatives
because they will be back to my office next week. I decided to carry out
this decision based on my work experience and this is a risk I cannot
take because I have not heard anything from you.
Kindly direct your response to the private email address of my
boss,Prof. Charles Soludo, the executive governor of the central bank of
Nigeria Cbn, below for quicker deliberation and response from him on the
release of your funds to you. Please remember to indicate your personal
phonenumber he can reach you on in your response.
Email: prof_c_charlessoludo@myway.com
Note that for security reasons you have been assigned a code/password
which is {TT7270CBN}, please note that this code is the reference number
for your transfer and it’s being disclosed to you alone, guard this
jealously and all your email response should carry this code as the
subject.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Adamu Isa
Secretary.
To the Governor.
Central bank of Nigeria
Tinubu square, Lagos- Nigeria.
CC: SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
[End Email]
This message is a bit similar to ATM FROM CBN, and both invoke the name Soludo. That CBN one only offered $10 million, though. I guess they upped the ante to compensate for our Cadbury-killing weak dollar.
Can you imagine if any of these messages were real? If you suddenly became $10 or $20 million richer? You could kick back! A whole new set of shiny worries…
I'll bet that whoever falls for these scams does indeed imagine the possibilities. Too bad experiencing that pleasant dream is just another step in the scheme.
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Tags: charles, email, nigeria, notification, payment, soludo, spam
October 10th, 2008 at 7:44 am
This was the letter i got. Times r hard, but i read it twice. Then i decided to google the name n found this wedsite instead. Wow!!!
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
FROM: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
EMAIL: professorcharl2008@live.com
ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM,
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO
BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR
THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.
MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE
YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS
OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.
CLAIMS NAME: JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.
PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS
FROM YOU.
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES
SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$10M (TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE
REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF
INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF.
INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. YOUR NAME:…………….
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:…………….
3. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE ……………
4. AGE/SEX:………………..
5. YOUR OCCUPATION:…………….
6. COPY OF YOUR I.D…………..
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN
OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE
APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS APEX BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL
FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2008.
HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,
IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE
SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE
CAUSED YOU.
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: professorcharl2008@live.com
CONGRATULATIONS.
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA