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Yes, the Africans like to use names of African celebrities for this kind of scam message. Charles Soludo is just a very prominent person in Nigeria.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Prof Charles C.Soludo <cbnbanking.org.ng@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, May 17, 2008 at 6:03 AM
Subject: (OFFICIAL NOTICE) IMMEDIATE PAYMENT APPROVAL NOTIFICATION HYELNCOBKU
To: undisclosed-recipients

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
GARKI ABUJA NIGERIA
OUR REF:CBN/IRD/CBX/022/07
ATM SWIFT CARD DEPARTMENT.
DIRECT LINE: +234-8079-673-888
Email:cbnbanking_governorng@ubbi.com

Attention Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the season and God’s blessings from Prof Charles C Soludo, Executive Governor Central Bank ofNigeria.
I was instructed to contact you in this office from the office of the presidency federal republic of Nigeria based on your contract/inheritance next of kin payment that is now awarded/approved and released by the president of Nigeria Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

You are officially informed that your name was discovered as one of the foreign beneficiaries that has not yet received their contract/inheritance fund due for payment.

Now you are advised to respond immediately you receive this important notice to enable immediate processing of your payment which will come to you through ATM CARD PAYMENT. That is the latest instruction from the president. Again, it is my duty to notify you that the total sum of your fund to be loaded in Atm card payment is the total sum of $8,300,000.00 (Eight Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only).

For more details, Contact me on my Direct Email and Call my direct telephone number on:Tel:+234-8079673888.Email:cbnbanking_governorng@ubbi.com

Note that your earlier response to this important notice will enable us to give you the details of your payment.

Get back to me with the following information given below:

Full Name……….

Contact Address…

Direct Telephone Number…..

Age/Occupation And marital Status…

Thanks,

Prof Charles C Soludo
Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Code of Conduct: 0787
Tel:+234-8079673888

Tags: 419Scam, Advance Fee Fraud, Charles Soludo, Central Bank of Nigeria

This is just one of many which use the story about credit or debit cards.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: &lt;info@unitedbankafrica.org&gt;
Date: Sat, May 10, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Subject: YOUR HSBC MASTER CARD PAYMENT IS READY
To: unlisted-recipients

UNITED BANK OF AFRICA
FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL
OPERATION DEPARTMENT
45 GARKI AVENUE ABUJA-NIGERIA
ATTENTION : BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE FILE AND DISCOVERED REASONS WHY YOU ARE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT. IT IS BECAUSE OF IRREGULARITIES AND COMPLICATIONS DISCOVERED ON YOUR PAYMENT FILE BY OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS IN RESPECT TO YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS WHICH HAVE JUST BEEN DULY RATIFIED. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH IMPOSTORS AND NON RECOMMENDED OFFICIALS IN THE BANK. SUCH ACTS MUST STOP FOR SECURITY REASONS IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.
SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEMS,RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR HSBC MASTER CARD PAYMENT CENTER ( UNDER RESERVE BANK OPERATION ACT 2005 ), THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY OUR PRESIDENT ALAHAJI UMAR YAR’ADUA MUSA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
BELOW IS THE ARRANGEMENTS : THE HSBC MASTER CARD CENTRE WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY FROM ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE DO LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT OFFICER ON EMAIL: okor_paul_atm811@sify.com

THIS HSBC MASTER CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT US $8.3 MILLION AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008.
ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM PAYMENT.
EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.
ALSO RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO SWIFT CARD OFFICER:
1 YOUR FULL NAME
2 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3 YOUR AGE
4 ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE CARD

FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY UNAUTHORIZED OFFICER UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE ATM CARD.
NOTE: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT NUMBER WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM CARD PAYMENT OFFICER.
BEST REGARDS
TONY ELUMELU
FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPARTMENT
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA.
DIRECT NO: +234-702-810-1288

This message should have been sent in HTML format. For some reason my mail client could not show the code correctly. I put the code into a HTML editor and got the following message out of it. The INEC logo was embedded into the message.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MR. CYPRIAN U. UMUNCHEZI
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Subject: Project Assistance
To:

P. M .B .0184 Garki
FCT, Abuja
NIGERIA
Season’s Greetings!!!

ATTN: THE CEO./PRESIDENT.

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I GUESS THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I HAD NO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU.

INTRODUCTION:
I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF TENDER BOARD OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC).I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN THE COURSE OF MY INTERNET SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WITH WHOM TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF FUND VALUED EIGHT MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO A SAFE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT.

THE ABOVE FUND IN QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ARMS, DRUGS OR MONEY LAUNDERING. IT IS THE PRODUCT OF OVER INVOICE ON CONTRACT AWARDED IN 2007 BY INEC, TO FOREIGN COMPANIES FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS THAT WAS USED FOR CONDUCTING 2007 ELECTIONS.

THE CONTRACT HAS LONG BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT OF THE ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT MADE TO THE FOREIGN Contractor’s), LEAVING THE BALANCE OF EIGHT MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WHICH MY COLLEAGUES AND I NOW WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF NIGERIA INTO A RELIABLE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR PERSONAL USE. AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY FOREIGN ACCOUNT MACHINERY TO SUCCESSFULLY HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION.

THEREFORE IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO SOURCE FOR A FOREIGN COMPANY WITH THE CAPABILITY TO ACT AS THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY OF THE CONTRACT.

MY DEAR, IT IS A GOOD THING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS ENDORSED THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE SENATE THAT ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS OWED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA SHOULD BE PAID, WE WILL SEIZE THIS GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PURPORT YOU AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES TO BE PAID.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO ASSIST US IN THIS PROPOSAL, KINDLY EMAIL ME YOUR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1; YOUR NAME:——
2: YOUR ADDRESS:——–
3;YOUR AGE ——
4: YOUR OCCUPATION:—-
5: YOUR TELEPHONE NO:——

BUT IF FOR ANY REASON, YOU CAN NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME, I SHALL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE IT TO A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON TO ASSIST US.

MEANWHILE, MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR KIND COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, WHILE 75% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES IN THE OFFICE FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE.

THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE TREATED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALLY TO AVOID SCANDAL ON OUR PART AS WE ARE STILL SERVING.

WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THE FUND WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 16 WORKING DAYS. WE SHALL BE EXPECTING YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE SOONEST.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. CYPRIAN U. UMUNCHEZI
NB: PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO: inectb@excite.com

Here’s another “abandoned fund” kind of message claiming they have a millions they need to transfer to some trustworthy person.

Talking about which language they like to use, this fellow actually writes “I would prefer all Communication and future correspondence in English Language.”

Maybe this fellow just doesn’t speak French.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Dr. Nnamsdi Philip
Date: Sat, May 3, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Subject: DR.NNAMDI PHILIP
To: undisclosed-recipients

FROM THE DESK OF DR.NNAMDI PHILIP/CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
GARKI ABUJA NIGERIA.
ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO,

Dear Sir/Madam,

REQUEST FOR CO-OPERATION ON PRIVATE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
Every four years, Nigerian Banks transfer to it treasury, Millions of Dollars of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Funds, in compliance with the Banking Laws and Guidelines. In the majority of cases, with reference to my bank ? Union Bank Plc, the money normally runs into several millions of Dollars.

Until Dr. Thomas J. Brooks death, along with his wife, Doris and their two sons, Michael and Williams in a private jet plane crash, I was his foreign currency denoted Bank Account Manager with constant balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this time of writing, no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his money with us.

Naturally, as long as late Dr. Brook?s money remains unclaimed, the bank remains richer in free fund with his money.

However, with my position i am directly in charge of Bills and Exchange in the Foreign Remittance Department of this bank. I am in a position to cause the payment of this money to whosoever that present himself or herself as the next of kin or relation of late Dr. Brook’s on private business deal basis.

The purpose of my writing to you exclusively is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to, US$11,900,000.00 (Eleven Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with your cooperation and assistance by just doing the following-
1. Act as the next of kin or relation of late Dr. Brooks
2. Provide your bank account and location where you want the money remitted.
3. Provide your direct and private telephone/fax numbers for effective communication.
4. Give immediate reply to this proposal, using this email address

Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you by fax or email the text of Application you are required to forward to the Bank. For your co-operation and efforts 30% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 70% will be for myself that i will eventually visit your country for disbursement of our fund portion.

Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship. I would prefer all Communication and future correspondence in English Language.

BEST REGARDS

DR.NNAMDI PHILIP
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
UNION BANK PLC ABUJA NIGERIA.

This is a favorite ploy that the Africans use. Of course, they are targeting people who have already been involved with any of the crooks running 419 types of fraud. It doesn’t really matter with whom they have been in contact with, these crooks just adapt their story to accommodate anyone contacting them.

Of course, getting the money involves paying fees. I don’t think I have to say that you never get any money from them, do I?

Sometimes Google does recognise 419 scam e-mails and flags them as suspicious. That is a good thing, as it does give pause for thought.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mrs. Egobia Osiso
Date: Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 6:12 PM
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
To:

THE PRESIDENCY
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT UNIT
OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT
NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
ABUJA- NIGERIA ,

OUR REF: PRS/COM/00452/IMP

Sir/Madam,

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

In our recent review of outstanding payment,we have found out through our network that upon your trials and effort you have not recieved your due payment.This is as a result of meeting held with the world bank delegates,international monetary fund(IMF) U.S.A President Bush,Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua the president of federal republic of Nigeria and central bank of Nigeria board of directors to pay the following…..

1.Honourable Contractors
2.Next of kin inheritance.

All that has not been paid by the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other banks here in Nigeria are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.After the Board of director’s meeting held in Abuja with the new president(Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua),we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem.We have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America,Africa and Asia Pacific,This is part of an instruction/mandate passed by the Senates in respect to overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling.

We will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world.

If you wish to receive your fund this way,Kindly
reconfirm your
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address.
(3) Phone And Fax Number
(4)Your Contract / Inheritance Amount:
(5)Your Next of Kin Name:
(6)Your date of Birth:

This Information would be used in opening of an account here . It from here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The ATM CARD in your favor with the Credit card Number and all your information inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the ATM Credit Card, It would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address.

Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to reconfirm if it’s in line with the one contained in our payment data. Be informed that your fund has been called back and it’s now in a suspense Account here in the presidency.
A new Account has to be opened in your Name Before the ATM Card is issued.

Waiting for an urgent response.

Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Egobia Osiso
Secretary To The Senate President.
infopresidentatmcard@indiatimes.com