Tuesday, June 5, 2012

ARE YOU ALIVE? REF - YOUR OUTSTANDING FUND PAYMENT

from: Rev. John Ama revjohnama1@gmail.com
reply-to:  revjohnama@superposta.com
(Differing addresses again...always the first thing to check...)

Dear Beneficiary,
REF - YOUR OUTSTANDING FUND PAYMENT
This is to inform you of your long overdue Payment outstanding in our Banking records. This department founds your name (Founds my name, huh?  Didn't find it, you founds it?) in the Central Computer / Federal Ministry of Finance among list of unpaid inheritance / Contractors claims individuals and have to update your information's by contacting you through this email for your immediate response. You are advice to report immediately to this office. The value capital fund amount is $8,500,000.00 Usd (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ) is to your favor listed name for immediate payment.  (Let's see...large sum of money, and you need all my personal information to send me what's supposedly mine, but you're going to ask me for some money first...right?  Nigerian scam much?)
However we received an email from one DR. CHRIS ALABI., who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last months back. He has also submitted his account information to this department for transfer of the fund payment credit to him as your inheritor of the fund stated here in.
We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude
Confirmation if you are dead or still alive.
Please, if still alive, do urgently sending email confirmation by filling in form details below thus as signification you are alive and willingly to receive your funds payment.
FORM FILLING SIGNIFICATION CONFIRMING YOU ARE ALIVE;
PERSONAL DETAILS
1. Your Name in Full:
2. Your Address (Current Address):
3. Your Telephone Number (Cell / Home Phone):
4. Your Occupation & Position Held:
5. Copy of your ID:  (ID makes it lots easier for you to steal my identity, doesn't it?  Sure...I'll get right on sending that to you, since your email is so professionally and convincingly written...)
We sincerely apologize for all your past inconveniences delayed in paying your Fund to your account.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US FOR SECURITY REASONS
Regards,
Rev. John Ama  (So, you're a reverend, and you work for a bank that has no name, and you want all my personal info?  Um...gee, let me think...since you're a reverend, you'd never try to scam me and steal my identity, would you?  Surely not...)
  
Typical Nigerian scam.  We have funds for you...verify your identity (including photo ID I might add) even though we don't have a name of our bank, and we'll then need some sort of payment to "release" my funds to me...Really?  Remember, folks, if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

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