I’ve just received another of those dreaded spam emails. Some of you may be wondering why I persist with publishing these emails on this blog, and the answer is really quite simple. It’s to provide an answer to the many people who search the net as to the legitimacy of these emails that they receive in their inbox.
I know this to be the case because, even though few take the time to leave a comment, my stats show me that a lot of my visitors come to this blog using search terms relating to these emails. So, here is the latest piece of crap.
SENIOR BRANCH MANAGERCITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC.119,ADEOLA ODEKU V/ILAGOS NIGERIAPHONE:234-01-7475892,234-80-20316198FAX: 234-1-7595633, 234-1-7593356Alt. e-mail: kunlewilliams@live.com
DEAR RESPECTED FRIEND,
MY SPECIAL GREETINGS TO YOU AND THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY; MY NAME IS MR.RICHARD SIMEON, RECENTLY PROMOTED TO THE OFFICE OF A SENIOR BRANCH MANAGER WITH CITIZENS INTL. BANK PLC. LATE ENGR.(WILBERT) A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO IS A CONTRACTOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
HEREIN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT ON THE 30TH JANUARY, 2000, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN THE KENYAN AIRWAYS FLIGHT CRASH WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER 5Y-BEN WHICH DEPARTED FROM NAIROBI TO DESTINATION LAGOS AND ALL THE FAMILY DIED IN THIS FATAL AIR CRASH ON 30TH JANUARY 2000. SINCE THEN, I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT’S EXTENDED RELATIONS, THIS HAS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.
AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACE THE LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSIT WAS LODGED, PARTICULARLY THE CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK, WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT (US$14.8 MILLION) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN WORKING DAYS.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIONS FOR OVER TWO YEARS, I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT ($14.8 MILLION US DOLLARS) CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN, YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 50% FOR YOU AND 50% TO ME AND ALL THE EXPENSES WILL BE SHARED EQUALLY.
ALL I REQUIRE OF YOU IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU AND I FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. REPLY MAIL TO:kunlewilliams@live.comN.BI SINCERELY RECOMMEND YOU SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBER WHEN RESPONDING TO ENABLE ME CALL AND GIVE YOU FURTHER EXPLANATION.KINDEST REGARDS,MR.KUNLE WILLIAMS.
Apart from all the caps, the letter is quite well structured, but that not withstanding it is full of shit, and yet it will undoubtedly fool more than one person into replying. Please, don’t even consider replying to this obvious piece of phishing crap, especially do not divulge your phone number because if you do you may succumb to the crooked tactic’s of the smooth tongued weasel on the other side.
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