Does anyone else enjoy reading these Nigerian scam letters, just for the fun of seeing all the misprints and the other errors?
This one from Sunny Joe is a doozy. I've heard about fraudsters before. Now it seems that we also have to watch out for fraud stars!
(Are they the elite among con artists? Do they have their own hall of fame in Lagos, Nigeria?)
I also love the rather creative punctuation . . .
Attn; Beneficiary:
The Board of International Monetary Fund/World Bank and Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic are here to notify you of your payment inherited funds of $1.7M USD have arranged to be transfer to you through HEADQUARTER WESTERN UNION SERVICE After the meeting held on 12th of AUGUST 2010. with His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC DU BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the global or fraud stars Bankers, and you are required to reconfirm your name and address were you want your fund to be send through HEADQUARTER WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
The maximum amount you will be receiving each day starting from tomorrow is the sum of US$5000.00.until the total fund is finished. In order to resolve this problem, please email Western Union Money Transfer Solicitors Fund Verification Department:
And We have already transfer your first $5000.00 so Contact Foreign Operation Manager western union DR.SUNNY JOE, for re-new and reconfirm of your file and He will also send you M.T.C.N for your picking up your first $5000.00 with info below.
CONTACT: DR.SUNNY JOE
FORIEGN OPERATION MANAGER
E-mail: [deleted]
phone; [deleted]
Yours in service.
Mr Duarte Camilo, Finance Minister.
Federal Republic of Benin
* * *
Just a few hours later, I received the following from the UN, again with very creative punctuation. And I've heard of federal republics before, but what is a Ferdaral Republic?
UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFER.
870 UNITED NATION PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK CITY, NY10017.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Dear ,
NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT.
We wish to notify you that the PRESIDENCY of the FERDARAL REPUBLIC OF
Ivory Coast. Has given these missions the mandate. With it authority from the governing board BANK OF AFRICA Ivory Coast. To verify (investigate delays in payment). And RECOMMEND/APPROVE claims. If certified as genuine.
In the cause of our official engagement, we record with dismay that
the delay in payment of your ACCURED, contract fund of the sum of US$9.7MILLION ( NINE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) only. Due to the involvement of some CORRUPT official whom had diverted contractor approved funds into private bank account to yield interest rates. Due to NON-physical representation of contract holder neither their various
attorney.
As we wish equally to inform you that your contract funds, has been
APPROVED. In these quarterly payment. Also we request that you furnish
this office via e-mail for clearance purposes and proper
documentation, the following details below.
Requirements.
A.) NAME (IN FULL)
B.) COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS:
C.) FAX NUMBER :
D.)STATUS/AGE :
E.) PHONE NUMBER:
The above mentioned information. Shall further update your payment
file with us.Main while we congratulate you in advance. As we do apologies for the delay. With a view as we await your candid response.
Thanks
YOURS FAITHFULLY
JOHN HARVEY
This one from Sunny Joe is a doozy. I've heard about fraudsters before. Now it seems that we also have to watch out for fraud stars!
(Are they the elite among con artists? Do they have their own hall of fame in Lagos, Nigeria?)I also love the rather creative punctuation . . .
Attn; Beneficiary:
The Board of International Monetary Fund/World Bank and Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic are here to notify you of your payment inherited funds of $1.7M USD have arranged to be transfer to you through HEADQUARTER WESTERN UNION SERVICE After the meeting held on 12th of AUGUST 2010. with His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC DU BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the global or fraud stars Bankers, and you are required to reconfirm your name and address were you want your fund to be send through HEADQUARTER WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
The maximum amount you will be receiving each day starting from tomorrow is the sum of US$5000.00.until the total fund is finished. In order to resolve this problem, please email Western Union Money Transfer Solicitors Fund Verification Department:
And We have already transfer your first $5000.00 so Contact Foreign Operation Manager western union DR.SUNNY JOE, for re-new and reconfirm of your file and He will also send you M.T.C.N for your picking up your first $5000.00 with info below.
CONTACT: DR.SUNNY JOE
FORIEGN OPERATION MANAGER
E-mail: [deleted]
phone; [deleted]
Yours in service.
Mr Duarte Camilo, Finance Minister.
Federal Republic of Benin
* * *
Just a few hours later, I received the following from the UN, again with very creative punctuation. And I've heard of federal republics before, but what is a Ferdaral Republic?
UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFER.
870 UNITED NATION PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK CITY, NY10017.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Dear ,
NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT.
We wish to notify you that the PRESIDENCY of the FERDARAL REPUBLIC OF
Ivory Coast. Has given these missions the mandate. With it authority from the governing board BANK OF AFRICA Ivory Coast. To verify (investigate delays in payment). And RECOMMEND/APPROVE claims. If certified as genuine.
In the cause of our official engagement, we record with dismay that
the delay in payment of your ACCURED, contract fund of the sum of US$9.7MILLION ( NINE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) only. Due to the involvement of some CORRUPT official whom had diverted contractor approved funds into private bank account to yield interest rates. Due to NON-physical representation of contract holder neither their various
attorney.
As we wish equally to inform you that your contract funds, has been
APPROVED. In these quarterly payment. Also we request that you furnish
this office via e-mail for clearance purposes and proper
documentation, the following details below.
Requirements.
A.) NAME (IN FULL)
B.) COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS:
C.) FAX NUMBER :
D.)STATUS/AGE :
E.) PHONE NUMBER:
The above mentioned information. Shall further update your payment
file with us.Main while we congratulate you in advance. As we do apologies for the delay. With a view as we await your candid response.
Thanks
YOURS FAITHFULLY
JOHN HARVEY
