Off topic: A scammer advising you to watch out for hoodlums Thread poster: Yasutomo Kanazawa
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I've just received an email in my inbox with the following contents:
PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
FROM THE DESK
OF: CHRIS UCHE.
DEPUTY:MRS. CAROL W. MARTINS
Reply me with this email Add:
[email protected]
Attention: Beneficiary,
R... See more I've just received an email in my inbox with the following contents:
PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
FROM THE DESK
OF: CHRIS UCHE.
DEPUTY:MRS. CAROL W. MARTINS
Reply me with this email Add:
[email protected]
Attention: Beneficiary,
RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.
Sir/Ma,
Based on the finding in this investigation
department we wish to warn
you against some touts.
We have been informed that some touts are
contacting you in respect to
the collection of your fund that is the sum of
$10.5m usd that was long
approved in your favor through the Wema Bank of
Nigeria Plc and please for your informations and
safe, do not write to any of them anymore or any
body that is working with him so that you will
not enter into problem ok but only follow my
instructions and we will only transfer your
funds to your account without any delay.
I will also give the real and direct contact
details of the paying bank and who to contact as
soon as we hear from you ok.
As a matter of fact we have been on this
investigation assignments for
some time codely known to no one but the
Presidency and some top
government official who are in support of this
investigation team to
help stop fraudulent activities in this country.
Although we have been able to come up with some
good result about the
people that have extorted money from you
illegally and i wish to list
them so that you will personally indicate them
by writing back because we
want to make your payment to you without any
delay but we must surely deal
and bring this names to book if only you will
indicate correctly any of them.
The names of the Touts that have been arrested
are as follows:
First name Austine Jude
1) PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance
/ Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board
Member and others.
10, Andrew Wolley.
11, Pedro Hills.
12, Senator Patrick Osakwe.
13, Mr. Alexandra James .
14, Mrs Cecilia B Wallace.
15,Mr Ray Carmon.
16, James Morgan.
17, Senator David Mark.
18, Dr Williams Obi or Eze.
19,Dr Ben Ibe.
20 Robert Mueller.
21,Mrs Rose Miller
22 MUSA BENSON
23,The Fake Lamido Sanusi
24, Mrs waziri Farida.
The above listed names are been
traced/investigated by the police and
some of them have elope the country and note
that if any of them is caught and find guilty
he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five
years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the
constitution of this bank under section
of criminal law.
So we are waiting for you to write us and inform
us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the
your fund if yes
don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t waste time
to indicate it immediately.
Note that the only office/paying bank that have
right to pay or contact
you in this Transfer is the Wema Bank of Nigeria
Plc which is been headed by the bank Governor.
You must deal directly with them and do what so
ever you are asked to do because that is the
only way you will achieve the success of the
transaction.
We apologist on behalf of the President and the
people of Nigeria and
Britain London Uk and America Government for any
delay and lost this most have coursed you and
promise that such thing will not happen
again.And if you are dealing
with any one of them regarding this payment we
urge you to stop because you are taking a big
risk and you never find your money any where
because your money is with the above named bank.
Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today.
Thanks for your good understanding while we wait
for your urgent
response to this.
Reply me with this email Add:
[email protected]
Yours sincerely,
Chris Uche.
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How nice of them to notify me. Before I put this email in my waste bin, I just wanted to share the hilarity of the contents of the email. It reminds me of a scene from the classic "Casablanca", where a pickpocket warns newcomers to beware of people in the city because the place is full of vultures and at the same time picking the pocket of the warned victim. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Trudy Peters 
United States
Local time: 17:15
German to English
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This is great!! What will they think of next?
| | | | | Yes, we understood | Jul 15, 2010 |
Yasutomo Kanazawa wrote:
Thanks for your good understanding while we wait
for your urgent
response to this.
Indeed, we understood quite well, especially about the "urgency"...
Thanks for sharing this!
| | | | Brian Young
United States
Local time: 14:15
Danish to English
| beware of these touts | Jul 15, 2010 |
I have had serious problems with some of those listed. James Morgan still owes me over $100 for changing the oil in his car, and replacing the spark plugs. Pedro Hills wrote a bad check. It bounced, and I ended up paying bank fees to cover it. Even worse with Dr. Ben Ibe. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy, and waited all afternoon in his office. He never showed up, but sent me a bill anyway. Definitely bad actors.
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Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Local time: 23:15
Member (2004)
Spanish to English
| eloping touts | Jul 15, 2010 |
An entertaining read, thank you Brian, but did you hear why Dr. Ben Ibe never appeared for your colonoscopy? He'd eloped with Mrs Rose Miller.
This scam is reaching unimaginable heights.
| | | | Brian Young
United States
Local time: 14:15
Danish to English
| thanks for the tip | Jul 15, 2010 |
Thanks Emma! I should have known better. It was actually Mrs. Miller that recommended Dr. Ibe, and there was something very suspicious about her. She's such a beguiling woman, and I guess I was a little infatuated with her. I will never forget that sly smile on her face. Those two had it planned out to the last detail. Well, I never did pay his bill, so I just have to put this sad event behind me.
| | | | Olaf (X)
Local time: 23:15
English to German
| This reminds me of the TAL episode "Enforcers" | Jul 17, 2010 |
If you liked this thread, you should check out the This American Life episode "Enforcers". It features among other things some scambaiters who fight back against Nigerian scammers in an unusual and very funny way.
To listen to it online klick here.
If you have a slow internet connection or get a Flash and/or JavaScript error, c... See more If you liked this thread, you should check out the This American Life episode "Enforcers". It features among other things some scambaiters who fight back against Nigerian scammers in an unusual and very funny way.
To listen to it online klick here.
If you have a slow internet connection or get a Flash and/or JavaScript error, click here to download the podcast. ▲ Collapse
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