This is an example of a Nigerian scam letter that the no good deals readers should know about.
The letter below is an example of a Nigeria Scam letter that I received through my email. I wonder how many people have fallen for this scam. It is clearly a scam. The identifiers are simple: bad grammar, no prior transactions or contact with anybody from Nigeria and the request of my Identification number or account number is a no no.
DR.(MR.)NURU RIBADU
NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, GARKI ABUJA.TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.
ATTENTION:
Following the recent bills passed by the house of assembly and presidency, we have been cross checking all financial transaction in all financial institutions in the country and it has come to our notice that your payment has been withheld. But besure of the fact that we are the monitoring unit on all financial matters in the presidency,(CBN), and all commercial institution here in Nigeria and I would never send the below information to anybody
This office wishes to inform you that your payment has been re-directed according to the financial law and power vested on us by the presidency to appoint the paying institution (CBN) to all debts owned by this great nation, as the funds mapped (USD1 BILLION) out in the recent budget by the president of the country, RTD.GEN.CHIEF UMORU MUSA YAR ADUA, has been deposited with the (CBN).
We have your payment file presently with us, based on this you are advised to stop any correspondence with any office regarding your payment as they can not pay you, as your funds has moved out from their reach.failure to comply, do not hold us responsible for any mistake, for your funds to be paid to you, you are urgently advised under 48 hours to contact this officewith the under mentioned information for reconfirmation of the your details we are having at hand so that we may know that we are dealing with the rightful person for compensation.
1) YOUR NAME IN FULL
2) YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS AND NAME OF WHERE YOU ARE
WORKING
3) PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR RECEIVING ACCOUNT INFORMATION
5) A SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD (eg.
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENCE)
6) YOUR EXPECTED AMOUNT TO BE PAID.Note that your payment will not exceed 7 working days from the date of the receipt of the above information, as long as you have fulfilled all obligations.
Thanks for your understanding and we are deeply sorry for the inconveniences this has caused you all this while. Call this office on telephone number +234 -8073333764, for oral and important discuss onto your payment.
On the receipt of the above information from you, we can then send you a draft of the said amount for compensation as a victim of scam.
YOUR CO-OPERATION WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN THESE
REGARDS.
BEST REGARDS
For your information.
