Venditoris: Beware of Scams

They are entertaining, in a perverse way, these YANL scam letters.

We call this one a real doozey, too: Poor Daniel can’t seem to get his spaces right.

B u t, h e i s n o t a l o n e!

Still, I get the strange idea that Daniel is yelling. Do you?

Suckers must be getting scarce,,,we can only hope.

Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 (CST)
From: “Daniel Walker”
To:
Subject: ATTN: FUND BENEFICIARY

ATTN: FUND BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR FILE ON LOTTO WINNINGS,CONTRACT/LONG OVER DUE PAYMENT AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK YOUR ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU.

WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THESE HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH 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. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WORTH YOUR INHERITED FUND OF USD$1.700 000 WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS T WENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE PAYMASTER GENERAL CARD PAYMENT CENTER MR. JAMES BROWN ON HIS EMAIL ADDRESS: contactatmpaymentcenter11@yahoo.fr

Direct Open Tel/fax: 229-nnnnnnnn

AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. YOUR FULL NAME

2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD

4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

5. PLEASE THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL PAY IS ACTIVATION FEE OF $185usd

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT USD$1.700 000 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THE 2008 FISCAL YEAR.

ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION,YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL AND EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM TH E ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-nnn) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

DR.DANIEL WALKER