Here's the fraudulent email, that I received:
-- On Mon, 12/8/08, Ibrahim Mohammed <
[email protected]> wrote:
From: Ibrahim Mohammed <
[email protected]>
Subject: Attn: Your Cheque Has Been Issued For Payout Approved
To:
Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 9:24 PM
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FOR WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)
Official Head Quaters, Abuja. Nigeria
PLOT 4, BLOCK 23,
GARKI, ABUJA - NIGERIA
Tel: +2348076507390
Attn:,
I have been informed to anticipate your message, and i have immediately proceeded with issuing the casheir cheque of your donation and your donation certificate and all other neccesary document.
A certificate cheque has been issue in your name, and the ecowas has concluded the processing of all document that will faclitate the clearance of your cheque in your Bank.This document will immidiately be sent to you via courier delivery.These include:
1.DONATION CHEQUE VALUED THE SUM OF US$850, 000.000
2.DONATION CERTIFICATE FROM THE VITTORIO FOUNDATION, ITALY.
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES( C.S.F.C.)
4.ANTI-TERRORISM CERTIFICATES(A.T.C)
5.BENEFICIARY PAYMENT FORM(KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS IS THE FORM THAT STATES THE BENEFICIARIES NAME AND BANK NAME THAT WILL RECEIVE THE CHEQUE.)
6.LETTER OF AFFIDAVITS FROM THE NIGERIAN HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, STATING THAT THE DONATION WAS RECEIVED LEGALLY FROM THE UNIVERSAL DONATION PROGRAMME, AND DUELY SIGNED BY THE LEGAL ATTORNEY TO THE ECOWAS.
These document have been secured sealed and packeted due to security reason, which makes it impossible for you to view it until delivered to you.
To start the final process of claiming your donation, which is shipping of your donation cheque to you, you are hereby produced with three options produced below.This option you are to choose the one most conveniet to you.
The option, together with their associated conditions are presented below.You are required to pay one of the courier charges you will prefer to enable the shipment of your cheque and other claims document to you.
(2working days)
DHL
(cost of delivery)
Courier Charges: $180.00
Insurance: $160.00
Vat: $130.00
Total: $470.00Dollars
(4working days)
(cost of delivery)
Courier Charges: $150.00
Insurance: $130.00
Vat: $110.00
Total: $390.00 Dollars
(6working days)
FedEx Express Logo
(cost of delivery)
Courier Charges: $130.00
Insurance: $110.00
Vat: $80.00
Total: $320.00 Dollars
DOCUMENT INSURANCEIS ABSOLUTELY COMPULSERY, AS IT IS TO BE ADDED TO THE FEE OF ANY COURIER OPTION YOU DECIDE TO CHOOSE). Kindly be informed that Under the enabling act of parliament, diplomatic courier delivery has to be issured by the Nigerian insurance ministry before been despatched by courier delivery.
MODE OF PAYMENT:
We only use our account when we are dealing with Affiliate organisations or companies for security reasons. The management recommended that payment should be made via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram to the company's Public Insurance relation officer whose details are stated below. So do visit any Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram outlet close to you to make payment.
COMPANY RELATION OFFICER DETAILS:
Full Name: Mr. ISOKEN IGBINOSUN
Full Address: Head Office:Plot4, Block 23, Garki Abuja, Nigeria.
PAYMENT SHOULD BE PAYED NOT LETTER THAN THE NEXT (24)HOURS
As soon as payment is made, you are required to send the payment details to this office for urgent verification to enable this office sign your parcel for dispatch without delay.
PAYMENT DETAILS:
1. Sender's name as used in transferring the fund:
2. Senders Address:
3. Amount Sent:
4. Money Transfer Control Number or Reference Number:
5. Text Questions and Answer if any.
Immediately our account department confirms your payment receipt, your parcel will be approved for dispatch. Also note that your pin shall be requested by the courier officer that will be delivering your parcel, after it has been insured.
This company declined reverse payment for these charges, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the cheque to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the cheque since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing.With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out. which makes it absolutely necessary to produce the courier fee before courier can despatch delivery.
Note: that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the international gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD july 1996 by the constitutional assembly.This is to protect receipients and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
Once again congratulations.
Best Regards,
DR. IBRAHIM MOHAMMED
ECOWAS COUNSELLOR.
