so 4 years ago i got an email from a Nigerian prince who wanted to give me 2 million dollars to store in my account because he was on the run and didn’t want his assets seized. i was promised a cut after he collected it and all i had to do was provide some personal and banking information. unfortunately i was unable to assist him.
the scam is by now so well known that theyve stopped trying. however i got a very funny similar email 2 weeks ago 😀
(ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
we fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.
Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
Zone A9 Central Area P. M.B 535, Garki Abuja
Attn: Dear Beneficiary
LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.
This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of it?s a realistic
value.
Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of
Inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago.
I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will
like to introduce myself; I am (Hon.Emmanuel Ayoola Olayinka) the Legal chairman of
“ICPC”, (Nigeria’s Anti-Fraud Unit).
On the 1st of October 2000, the President of The Federal Republic of
Nigeria (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo) introduced a Commission named the
“ICPC”, (Nigeria’s Anti-Fraud Unit) which is duly registered under the
United Nations (U.N.O). This particular Commission was initiated to detect
fraud/funds delay/impersonation of Government Officials. Secondly, we
are mandated by the US Government to settle foreign debts/fraud
victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the
world at large and also to create a good relationship with the
international bodies.
Presently, we are being paid by the American government in other to
avert beneficiary funds delays/fraud here in Nigeria.
So far, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr. Michael
Wagner etc).
You are being contacted by this office today dated (27TH, Sept,2011) because your Case File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement
Files Cabinet. From our intelligent investigations and Probing processes
we discovered that you are a victim of fraud/funds delay.
The “ICPC”, is faithfully under my governance as the Legal Chairman of
the great Commission and to this Authority I took an oath of allegiance
to settle all fraud victims peacefully.
This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by the
Nigerian Government from our initial Deposit Account with HSBC Bank Plc
London-Uk. You will be settled with the actual amount which you lost in your
previous transaction, including your Inheritance Funds.
Your settlement will be actualized within 3working days after your
response to this Official Letter.
For further clarifications/investigation kindly send the below
information to us immediately:
1. Your residential address.
2. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
3. Your inheritance funds value.
4. Amount, which you have lost previously.
This above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry
out our verification processes and after that your compensation
sum/Inheritance Funds will be Electronically wired into your designated Bank
account.
Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment
because here in this office, we have a lot of listed victims to be
settled.
We await your urgent response.
Officially Signed,
Hon. Emmanuel Ayoola Olayinka.
Chairman ICPC Nigeria