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The crooks obviously spent some time creating Graphics, the and the official Mumbo Jumbo in the text. I am sure it will impress a lot of people.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Office Of Senate House Nigeria
Date: 2008/9/6
Subject: *****Attn: Contractor! Your Payment Approval*****
To:
Cc: list not shown

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB Your Ref……………….

ATTN: Beneficiary ,

We, the entire members of the Federal House of Senate, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigerian Government, Under the auspices of the civilian Head of State, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the Minister For Finance, Mrs. Esther Nenandi-Usman held a meeting last week concerning payment , both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds.

On going through files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated , so at this juncture, we do apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly .

Now Note: your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN013 ,Having received these vital payment numbers which therefore qualified you now to received and confirm your payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria immediately within 24hrs .

Now you are directed to contact the Office of the Paymaster General Federal Republic of Nigeria AhJl. Ibrahim Dangote immediately for further direction to avoid complications toward your contract payment ,Further more do stop anyother comunication regards to your contract payment this is to avoid any mis-up between you and the approved paying office in prepareing your payment file.

Contact Person: AhJl. Ibrahim Dangote, Email: ahjidangote@hotmail.com , Direct Tel: 234-8053245113 , Contact him now and inform him that you received an email from The Federal House of Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria , Instructing you to call him for immediate release of your fund.

Further More Note : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming calls , if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating our effort, We shall have no other option but to stop and cancel your payment immediately .

Best Regards

SEN. DAVID MACK Dr Uffort Ekaette
SENATE PRESIDENT Secretary of the federation
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)

A lot of the Africans write their messages in capitals. They don’t seem to haver heard that on the Internet it’s like shouting at someone.

I can imagine it has to do with the colonial bureaucratic way of thinking, which these fellows seem to follow.

Oh and by the way, Abel is complaining about my lack of cooperation.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MR. ABEL JUMBO
Date: May 13, 2008 3:21 PM
Subject: GOOD DAY
To:

FROM THE DESK OF: MR. ABEL JUMBO
DIRECTOR REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
OCEANIC BANK PLC.
LAGOS NIGERIA

YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE FILE PRESENTLY ON MY DESK, AND I FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT DUE TO YOUR LACK OF CO-OPERATION AND NOT FULFILLING THE OBLIGATIONS GIVING TO YOU IN RESPECT TO YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY, YOU 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 MEETING HELD AT OUR HEADQUARTERS, WE HAVE RESOLVED IN FINDING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM, AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE IN EUROPE, AMERICA AND ASIA PACIFIC, WHICH IS THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY OUR PRESIDENT,UMARU MUSA YAR’ ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

THIS CARD CENTRE WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN AN ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ($15,000)FIFTEEN THOUSAND US DOLLARS IN THREE TRANSACTIONS PER DAY. SO IF YOU INSIST TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS THIS WAY, YOU ARE ADVICE TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW IN OTHER TO ENABLE ME GET BACK TO YOU WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS IN THIS FORMAT:

(1)YOUR FULL NAME:
(2)ADDRESS WHERE ATM CARD WILL BE DILIVERED:
(3)PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
(4)OCCUPATION:
(5)AGE/SEX:

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION I WILL PROCEED TO ACT ON MY OWN PART SO THAT I CAN GET ALL THE APPROVALS AND FORWARD IT TO YOU FOR YOUR PERUSAL BEFORE THE DISPARCH WILL TAKE PLACE.

WE SHALL BE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE YOUR INFORMATION,

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

BEST REGARDS,
MR.ABEL JUMBO
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
OCEANIC BANK PLC
EMAIL: mr.abeljumbo@yahoo.it

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

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: <info@unitedbankafrica.org>
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 one is made to look as though it officially comes from the Nigerian Central Bank from the Boss himself. As with all fraud e-mails this one is sent through a freemail address, so it can’t be come from the Bank itself. And, I am sure that Professor Soludo wouldn’t send it through a private e-mail account.

So it can only be a Scam e-mail right?

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