SJ ROZAN

You're all familiar with the Nigerian Scam, right? You get an email from someone claiming to have a vast sum of money -- in the scam's original version, it belongs to the Nigerian Government, hence the name -- that he needs to launder in and out of a foreign bank account. You've been contacted on the basis of some vague, but high, recommendation. For your trouble, you get to keep 10%. Sometimes there's a heartstring-pulling charity slant to the thing, sometimes they play to naked greed. In any case, if you bite, after two or three rounds of email they end up with your bank account info and they clean you out.

I'm kind of a connoisseur of variations of this scam. And here's the best new one I've seen in awhile. Fabulous, huh? (And sic as to spelling and puncutation. That's to make you think you're smarter than they are.)

ECOBANK/UNITED NATIONS 2007 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
DIRECTOR,
SCAMMED VICTIM/$100,000 BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $10,000 USD.

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegate from the United Nations To Central Bank Of Nigeria to pay 150 Nigerian 419 scam victims $10,000 USD (Ten Thounsand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the beneficiaries to be paid this amount, get Back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $10,000 USD compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations,i want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to retain the good image of the country, the President has ordered the payment of $10,000 USD each to the affected victims in pursuance with the U.N. recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be made by Central Bank of Nigeria as the corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by THE LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, London and ECOBANK Plc, Nigeria.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, 50% of the victims are from the United States, we still have more than 50% left to be paid the compensations of $10,000 USD each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options you Choose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS or WIRE TRANSFERS. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Send a copy of your response to our official email:
scammedvictims001@hotmail.com
Yours faithfully,
IYAMAH SYVANIUS.
Tel:+234-7030842511
Fax :234-52-23746
SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $10,000 USD.
ABUJA, NIGERIA.

I'm a writer, publishing both as SJ Rozan and, with Carlos Dews, as Sam Cabot. (I'm Sam, he's Cabot.) Here you can find links to my almost-daily blog posts, including the Saturday haiku I've been doing for years. BUT the blog itself has moved to my website. If you go on over there you can subscribe and you'll never miss a post. (Miss a post! A scary thought!) Also, I'll be teaching a writing workshop in Italy this summer -- come join us!
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (5) Share on Facebook		2007-11-08 1:04 PM Oh, most excellent Nigerian Scam! You're all familiar with the Nigerian Scam, right? You get an email from someone claiming to have a vast sum of money -- in the scam's original version, it belongs to the Nigerian Government, hence the name -- that he needs to launder in and out of a foreign bank account. You've been contacted on the basis of some vague, but high, recommendation. For your trouble, you get to keep 10%. Sometimes there's a heartstring-pulling charity slant to the thing, sometimes they play to naked greed. In any case, if you bite, after two or three rounds of email they end up with your bank account info and they clean you out. I'm kind of a connoisseur of variations of this scam. And here's the best new one I've seen in awhile. Fabulous, huh? (And sic as to spelling and puncutation. That's to make you think you're smarter than they are.) ECOBANK/UNITED NATIONS 2007 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS. DIRECTOR, SCAMMED VICTIM/$100,000 BENEFICIARIES. REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $10,000 USD. This is to bring to your notice that I am delegate from the United Nations To Central Bank Of Nigeria to pay 150 Nigerian 419 scam victims $10,000 USD (Ten Thounsand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the beneficiaries to be paid this amount, get Back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $10,000 USD compensations funds. On this faithful recommendations,i want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to retain the good image of the country, the President has ordered the payment of $10,000 USD each to the affected victims in pursuance with the U.N. recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be made by Central Bank of Nigeria as the corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by THE LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, London and ECOBANK Plc, Nigeria. According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, 50% of the victims are from the United States, we still have more than 50% left to be paid the compensations of $10,000 USD each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options you Choose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS or WIRE TRANSFERS. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you. Send a copy of your response to our official email: scammedvictims001@hotmail.com Yours faithfully, IYAMAH SYVANIUS. Tel:+234-7030842511 Fax :234-52-23746 SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $10,000 USD. ABUJA, NIGERIA. Read/Post Comments (5) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top