Venditoris: Beware of Scams

Here’s the best example of the purest Nigerian Scam email letter seen to date by our editors!

Let’s see…What is 30% of $11,9000,000? (Don’t bother, it will never happen!)

What should I do?
(Delete it, set your email filter to label it as SPAM!!!)

Date: Sat, 23 May 2008
From: “Dr. Nnamsdi Philip” A
To:
Subject: DR.NNAMDI PHILIP

FROM THE DESK OF DR.NNAMDI PHILIP/CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
GARKI ABUJA NIGERIA.
ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO,

Dear Sir/Madam,

REQUEST FOR CO-OPERATION ON PRIVATE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Every four years, Nigerian Banks transfer to it treasury, Millions of Dollars of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Funds, in compliance with the Banking Laws and Guidelines. In the majority of cases, with
reference to my bank ? Union Bank Plc, the money normally runs into several millions of Dollars.

Until Dr. Thomas J. Brooks death, along with his wife, Doris and their two sons, Michael and Williams in a private jet plane crash, I was his foreign currency denoted Bank Account Manager with constant
balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this time of writing, no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his money with us.

Naturally, as long as late Dr. Brook?s money remains unclaimed, the bank remains richer in free fund with his money. However, with my position i am directly in charge of Bills and Exchange in the Foreign Remittance Department of this bank. I am in a position to cause the payment of this money to whosoever that present himself or herself as the next of kin or relation of late Dr. Brook’s on private business deal basis.

The purpose of my writing to you exclusively is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to, US$11,900,000.00 (Eleven Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with your cooperation and assistance by just doing the following-

1. Act as the next of kin or relation of late Dr. Brooks
2. Provide your bank account and location where you want the money remitted.
3. Provide your direct and private telephone/fax numbers for effective communication.
4. Give immediate reply to this proposal, using this email address

Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you by fax or email the text of Application you are required to forward to the Bank. For your co-operation and efforts 30% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 70% will be for myself that i will eventually visit your country for disbursement of our fund portion.

Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.I would prefer all Communication and future correspondence in English Language.

BEST REGARDS

DR.NNAMDI PHILIP
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
UNION BANK PLC ABUJA NIGERIA.