SAMPLE BANK SCAM EMAIL
I’ve seen a lot of these emails floating around lately so I thought I would post a sample of what a scam email looks like. There are several things that stand out that catch your eye right away. The most noticeable components are:
- The @yahoo.com domain email address. No professional will use and @yahoo.com address if they are requesting information on behalf of a bank – no bank would request personal info by email anyways!
- A crap-load of spelling and grammar errors (even worse than my spelllingg!)
- Asking to re-confirm information that they make no reference to anywhere previous in the email. If you are going to re-confirm something, shouldn’t you see what you are being asked to re-confirm first?
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FROM THE DESK OF PROFESSOR.CHARLES.C.SOLUDO THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK (CBN) HEAD OFFICE ABUJA NIGERIA DIRECT PHONE LINE: 234-80273-34765 EMAIL:contract_payment406@yahoo.com
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009 We apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract Payments. We apologies once again.
From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government of Nigeria, your name and Company was discovered as next on the list of the Outstanding contractors who have not yet received their payments.
I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square whole and can be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is us $32,700,000.00 (thirty-two million seven hundred thousand United States dollars).
Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
1) your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address:
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) A scanned copy ofWorking I?d/Int’l passport.
As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your nominated bank account directly from Central Bank of Nigeria.
you can also call me on my direct number { 234-80273-34765} as soon as you receive this letter for further discussion, do get back to me on this email contract_payment406@yahoo.com
Thanks for your good understanding, hope to have your response shortly.
YOURS SINCERELY,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Direct Line: 234-80273-34765
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