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An Email with the Subject "RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:35:07 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "DR FRANK IBE"<drfrankibecbnbank2@yahoo.com.hk>.
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DR FRANK IBE, DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS 80 TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS, NIGERIA. Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/10/09 ATTENTION BENEFICIARY, RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS. THE BANK WANT TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTE TO BE RELEASED, BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. WE WANT TO INFORMATION FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT. NAME: MRS. VIRGINIA WALTER. BANK NAME: WELLS FARGO BANK BANK ADDRESS:CALIFORNIA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. YOU ARE ADVICE TO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$4.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOW: 1. YOUR NAME: 2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS: 3. YOUR TELEPHONE/ FAX: 4. AGE 5. SEX: 6. YOUR OCCUPATION HOWEVER,YOU CAN EQUALLY RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT BY CHOOSEN FROM THE BELLOW OPTIONS; 1)INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT, send your mailing address 2 DIPLOMATIC CASH DELEIVERING, send your full adress 3 ATM INTERNATIONAL CREDIT CARD, send your full address AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURESIN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS THIRD QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2008. WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WALTER, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSE YOU THOUGH IT WAS DUE TO OUR BUSY SCHEDULE IN PAYING OTHER BENEFICIARIES WHOM THEIR FILES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT.CONTACT THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS TO ENABLE US PROCEED; BEST REGARDS, DR FRANK IBE, DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). CC: SENATE PRESIDENT CC: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CC: ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICES CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]