Has someone offered you a huge sum of money or a valuable consignment? It's a 419 or advance fee fraud - find out how they work, and what to do to be safe.
#4806 by Obi-Wan Knievel Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:06 pm
Of course, the idea here is that a victim will see a massive amount of money that is supposedly already in his/her name and want to claim it. I give this fraud artist full marks for having a sense of humour!
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:51:37 +0200
From: "MR. MUSAH SHEHU" <iinfo>
Reply-to: [email protected]
Subject: ATTENTION OF BENEFICIARY
________________________________________________________

Foreign Remittance Division
Baque Togolaise Pour Le Commerce
Et L'Industrie, 20,Rue du commerce (BTCI)
BP 359 Lome-Togo.
FAX:(+228) 222 65 477
Email: [email protected]

ATTENTION; BENEFICIARY,

MY NAME IS MR. MUSAH SHEHU, DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THIS
BANK.

RECENTLY, ONE MRS CYNTHIA EDWARD CAME TO MY OFFICE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE
DEAD, AND BEFORE YOU DIED,YOU INSTRUCTED/ASSIGNED HER TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS IN
THE TUNE OF US$6.2MILLION THAT WAS LONG ABANDONED IN YOUR NAME.

SO HERE COMES THE BIG QUESTION:

(1) DID YOU ASSIGN/INSTRUCTS (MRS CYNTHIA EDWARD) TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS?
(2)ARE YOU TRUELY DEAD OR ALIVE?

IF NO, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY TO RECONFIRM THE DETAILS
OF THIS MESSAGE/MAIL WITHING 42HOURS, HENCE YOUR FUNDS IN THE TUNE OF
US$6.2MILLION WILL BE WIRED/TRANSFERED INTO HER ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER
DELAY.

LASTLY, YOU ARE ADVICE TO RECONFIRM THE DETAILS OF THIS MESSAGE AND GET BACK
IMMEDIATELY WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW:

FULL NAME.....................
TELEPHONE NUMBER....................
FAX................MOBILE NUMBER.................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.....................................
AGE............MARITAL STATUS.........................
OCCUPATION....................BUSINESS TYPE................

BANK DETAILS
BANK NAME.....................ADDRESS.............
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER.................
ROUTING NUMBER.................
ACCOUNT TYPE...................

NOTE THAT ALL THIS INFORMATIONS MUST BE PROVIDED FOR RECONFIRMATION TO ENABLE
US WIRE YOUR FUNDS INTO YOU PERSONAL ACCOUNT. ELSE,YOUR FUNDS WILL BE WIRED
INTO HER ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

WE WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY TODAY

WITH BEST REGARDS,
MR. MUSAH SHEHU
DIRECT CONTACT +228-926-06-40
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT


____________________________________________________________

Got a suspicious e-mail? Run it by The Scam Checklist to see if it's real.
Advertisement

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 116 guests