This piece of illiterate muck from the low-life scam merchants arrived in my Inbox yesterday:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION INTERNATIONAL
CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ATTENTION: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARYTHIS IS TO
OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE ANDFOUND OUT THATWHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOUHAVE NOT FUFILLED 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 WISHES 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,DR GOODLUCK JONATHAN(GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
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 ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
1. FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
TO(P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION (OPTIONAL)
HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSONR.STEVE OBI DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT EMAIL: atm_releasedept@hotmail.com
THE ATMCARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
$5,500,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2010.
ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANYFURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY
HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. 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.NOTETHAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-0010)
SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
REGARDS,BARR. HEINE PAUL
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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I have already replied to this but cannot, in the name of decency, make it public. I'd get kicked right off the site, never mind the Forums! Needless to say, there is some very bad language involved. I HATE SCAMMERS!!!!!
Then there's this one which arrived today:
hello there,
thanks for the fast response,i am actually buying the item for someone abroad as a present and i will add you 100GBP to the sale price of the item for the cost of the shipment abroad through Royal Mail International Delivery Signed For,so kindly send me a request from paypal for the total cost of the item and including postage so that i could be able to complete the payment and also do get the item off the site and if you don't have a paypal account to receive payment for the item..pls kindly get register on www.paypal.co.uk because of safety and security purpose as i have already made a very good offer for this item,pls kindly act fast and get back to me as soon as you done so..i await your fast response....thanks
I usually keep these wee turds going to see what info I can glean, then send my standard reply, again not fit for public consumption. I know I shouldn't but this bunch of scum really get on my wick! I'm not trying to sell goods on auction sites, etc for the fun of it. And these clowns want to rip me off? Don't think so. And just because the sender of this latest scam purports to be female doesn't mean I'm going to tone the language/insults down. If anything, it'll probably be worse!