from: Mr Johnson Great webmaster@xjy.com.cn
reply-to: johnsongreat@yahoo.cn
(As always...differing from and reply-to addresses are a red flag. I actually received this one twice in the same day.)
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
(Riiiight...UN...sure....)
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division
From: Mr.Johnson Great
(Seriously? Johnson Great? Please. At least get a little creative with the fake names.)
This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria
(AHA! Nigeria, eh? So, this couldn't possibly be a Nigerian scam, could it???) yesterday from London,
after series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from
Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica
(Wait...isn't Antarctica pretty much uninhabited? What...are polar bears and penguins complaining now???), South America and the United States
of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and
the British Government for the rate of scam activities going on in these
two nations.
I have met with President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria
(I snorted out loud when I read this. The President of Nigeria is named Goodluck Jonathan???) who claimed that
he has been trying his best to make sure you receive your fund in an ATM
CARD which you can use to withdraw money from any ATM MACHINE CENTER
anywhere in the world with a maximum of $10,000 to $9000 United States
Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in an
ATM CARD. .
Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
(Um...we've seen this guy's name before, in another scam attempt), We are
working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC) and have decided to waive away all your clearance
fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to effect the
payment of your compensation of an amount of $10.5M approved by both the
British government and the UN into your ATM MASTER CREDIT CARD without
any delay. The only fee you will pay to confirm your fund delivered to
your doorstep is your Neutralaization fee
(What the hell is a Neutralaization fee?) to the UN.The Neutralization
fee is $285 only, As soon as you recive this email just get back to me
with the needed informations and also get ready the $285 and I will
forward to you the details on how to send it as soon as i receive the
information needed from you.
(And...there's the rub. Send us $285 per day...and it'll take weeks I'm sure...to claim my rightful funds. Remember...never, ever pay for something that's yours.)
Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that
some top Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in
your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard
Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into
their personal delivery address.
Get back to us with your information,
Full Names:
Country:
Direct Number:
Current occupation:
Gender:
Identification card:
I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you
to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best
to confirm your fund within the next 72 hours.
Sincerely yours,
Mr.Johnson Great
Classic example of a Nigerian scam. There ARE no funds with your name on them, only some jackass on the other end of this email, hoping you'll part with your $285, and then he's going to try and get you to part with, say, 10 days worth, being $2850, and so forth.
Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...
~Blue Dragonfly
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