This is definitely a scam because an email won't come from .co.za (email address).
All names and story stated in this email are fakes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Federal Bureau Of Investigation (F.B.I)
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 05 February 2010 07:22
Subject: Official Notification To You From The F.B.I.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charlotte Field Office
400 South Tryon Street
Suite 900 Charlotte,
North Carolina 28285 U.S.A
Owen D. Harris (Agent in Charge)
Official Phone Number: 704-303-9305
Official Fax Number: 704-303-9305
Attention.
This is a notification from the desk of the Special Agent in charge of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I) with office located in Charlotte,
North Carolina 28285 USA.
We have a package here in our office that is personally addressed to you, it
is an official envelop of the zenith Bank of Nigeria that has an
International Bank Draft payment in it.
It is a bank draft payment of a total sum of US$18, 500, 000.00 (Eighteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United states Dollars), with bank draft code
no (082-209).
This package was collected and brought to my office by my colleagues during
their job at the DHL courier service, and I personally contacted the Zenith
Bank of Nigeria as the special agent in charge of this office to confirm
this bank draft due to the large sum involved, and most importantly to
confirm that this payment is legal.
After our investigation with the Zenith Bank of Nigeria about this bank
draft payment, we confirmed that this payment is legal and not an
illegal/stolen fund, and personally addressed to you as a beneficiary
payment you are entitled to received, we apologize for the delay on your
bank draft payment delivery to you, but we have to do our job following our
law and directives binding this organization.
Be informed that this bank draft is with Bank Draft Code No: 082-209, and
with information's Kalamazoo 9548, Ref No: 10694667.
You are advised to kindly reconfirm to our office these information's below
to help us officially and securely deliver this bank draft to you:
1. Full Name
2. Direct Phone, fax and mobile #.
3. Residential address.
4. Occupation
5 .Age and Sex
6. A scanned copy of your Driving License or International Passport
You are also advised to call this office immediately this message
notification is received for important information's and instructions to be
passed to you personally. 704-303-9305
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Owen D. Harris
Special Agent In charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I)
Note: that the Bank Draft will be insured before it will be delivered to you
by our Diplomatic Agent since it is a huge amount of money, so you are going
to pay US$850.00 for the Insurance fee to enable our lawyer get this
certificate for you to enhance the delivery of your draft.