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Some of the common Internet scams from Nigeria send a scam letter that states why the email recipient has not received their contract or inheritance payment. It goes beyond the other version of the Nigerian inheritance scam where the scam victim is told that if they act as next of kin for a deceased millionaire that they would receive a percentage of their vast fortune possibly in the millions. To remedy the situation, the scammer tells the scam victim to send their personal information to the scammer who is posing as a bank director or some other bank employee. The current Internet scam tells the scam victim that their contract or inheritance payment will be facilitated by an ATM card payment. It also states that the scam victim has been dealing with impostors instead of the real people who are trying to help them. This Internet scam appears to come from Nigeria. However, fraud emails of this type can arrive from other African countries as well. Some of the other countries that African scams can come from include Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso.
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS. This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance payment file and discovered that the reason why you have not been able to receive your contract/inheritance payment after fulfilling all stipulated obligations and documentations is because you have been dealing with impostors and none staff of the CBN. To this end,all your efforts to secure the release of your fund failed. We therefore wish to advise that continuing with such illegal acts to claim your contract/inheritance funds will further frustrate and stop your payment claim. We have received the express mandate and instructions of the President,Federal Republic of Nigeria: Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Dua GCFR together with the EFCC Nigeria, the Interpol and the FBI to commence the immediate release of your funds through our swift card payment center. Based on the Presidents directive, we have concluded arrangements for the release of your payment. The payment will be concluded through our card center which will send to you an ATM CARD that you will use to withdraw your contract/inheritance funds in any ATM MACHINE CENTER in the world with a maximum of $20,000 to $15,000 United States Dollars daily.
However, Note that this method of payment will be granted if it is acceptable to you for the release of your contract/inheritance entitlement.
In View of this, you are advised to contact the Direct
or (CBN, IRD,and (ATM) DR.USMAN SHAMSUDEEN for further information with the following:
You are required to provide the following information: The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out $5,000,000.00 (Five Million, United States Dollars) only as part payment of your contract/inheritance entitlement for the 2008 fiscal year. TAKE NOTICE: That you are warned to stop further communications with any other person(s) or office(s) different from the staff of the ATM Card payment center or DR USMAN SHAMSUDEEN to avoid delays in receiving your contract/inheritance payment claims. This measure is intended to stop the impostors you have erroneously been dealing with. You are to adhere strictly to our code of conduct, which is (ATM-13470) which you will have to indicate when contacting the card center or DR USMAN SHAMSUDEEN,by using it as your subject. Finally, for further discussions, you are advised to call or email the Director CBN, IRD, ATM, DR USMAN SHAMSUDEEN on:Email: dr_us_shamsudeen01@hotmail.com As soon as you receive this message for further update. Regards,
Mrs. Treasure Collins (Hon.) ATM ENABLES YOU TO MAKE WITHDRAWALS WORLD WIDE. MAKE A WISE CHOICE OF TRANSFER, POTABLE AND ECONOMICAL Although the Internet scam in this example automatically assumes that the scam victim has tried to collect a contract or inheritance payment, it is similar to the Nigerian inheritance scam where the scam victim is requested to act as next of kin for a dead person who left millions of dollars or pounds in a bank account in Nigeria. This particular Internet scam, however, centers around an ATM card payment. To get the ATM card, the scam victim must send imformation that scammers can use to extract money from the victim such as a copy of their identification which might contain a social security number. The Internet scams that use the ATM card theme are not exclusive to Nigeria or any other country in Africa. It can also come from countries in Europe or Asia or the Middle East. One way to recognize African scams is to notice the large amount of money stated in the scam letter. Internet scams from Nigeria are sometimes called 419 fraud because they lead to the check scam where the scam victim cashes a fake check. To report a scam, contact the FBI or other government law enforcement agency. Return to Phishing Internet Scams Home Page » Return to Internet Scams Home Page |