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Spam email-'Contact ATM payment center'

genes
12 years ago

I cant imagine anyone falling for this, but nevertheless, I will post it here for a heads up:

ATM INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION

SKYE BANK NIGERIA PLC

ATTENTION HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK, ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT,

GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN (GCFR) PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD,BUT THE MAXIMUM IS THREE

THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO HIM IN ORDER TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY:

1. FULL NAME

2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3. DIRECT CONTACT ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THE ATM CARD TO BE SENT TO(P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)

4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

5. A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD

HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:

MR WILLIAMS DIKE

DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT

DEPARTMENT

TEL:+2348134548720

EMAIL:(williams.dike@hotmail.com)

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT ($8,300,000.00) AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2011. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM PAYMENT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, I CAN BE REACHED ON OR EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-2011) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

BEST REGARDS,

MR WILLIAMS DIKE

EDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Comments (6)

  • Janette_ORz7
    12 years ago

    I received a similar email yesterday that might be easier to fall for. It was purportedly from the technical support team & webmail account admin, It stated that my in box was full and to be reactivated I was to send info such as my log in info and password. This looked like it could be real except it didn't mention my name, had at least one misspelled word, legitimate businesses don't ask for that info in an email, and I am still getting mail. While I have gotten several of the Nigerian type, this is the first time I have received a phishing email of this type.

    BEWARE!

  • DA_Mccoy
    12 years ago

    In my opinion the easiest way to approach things like this is to always remember, "One never gets something for nothing".

    DA

  • kudzu9
    12 years ago

    I get at least one of those types of scam emails every day...sometimes several.

  • ravencajun Zone 8b TX
    12 years ago

    of course opening them at all then lets them know you have a good and valid email address to continue to spam and sell to others. Best thing to do is just send it un opened to the junk mail folder so that it learns from that to consider it junk.

  • genes
    Original Author
    12 years ago

    I picked it out of the junk folder

  • asolo
    12 years ago

    I'm personally enthralled with the title "EDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT".