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This showed up in my spam email
Seems legit to me, as I'm clearly dealing with professionals;
DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLC
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN WEST AFRICA.
OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01
OFFICE CONTACTS PHONE +229-948-812-77)
ATTENTION:CARD OWNER
MY NAME IS,MR.DEREK IRWIN,FROM FOREIGN TRANSFER OFFICE, I AM HEREBY TO INFORM
YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC HAVE BEEN
MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $10,8MILLION USD THROUGH ATM VISA CARD.
YOU ARE ADVISED TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION
WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S)OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID MADE A MISTAKE IN RECEIVING YOUR
ATM VISA CARD.
UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN
ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT.THE BANK HAVE
ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD
CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM VISA
CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART
OF THE WORLD.THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS
$15,000 US DOLLARS PER DAY.YOUR TOTAL FUNDS IN THE CARD IS $10,8MILLION USD.NOW
YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
FUND BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY.THIS IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN
COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA.
SEND THEM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE DELIVERY
OF YOUR ATM CARD:
(1). YOUR FULL NAME,
(2). YOUR COUNTRY,
(3). YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
(4). MOBILE PHONE NUMBER,
(5). YOUR CORRECT HOME ADDRESS,
(6). YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION,
(7). YOUR WEEKLY/MONTHLY INCOME,
(8). YOUR AGE,
(9). YOUR NEXT OF KIN NAME AND EMAIL,
(10)YOUR GENDER
(11).YOUR CORRECT CITY,
CONTACT DR NICHOLAS A. PAUL WITH THIS INFORMATION:
DR NICHOLAS A. PAUL
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT UBA BANK BENIN REPUBLIC
EMAIL; npaul6708@gmail.com
OFFICE TELEPHONE : (+229-948-812-77)
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) ARE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE
OF CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-0202 SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING DR NICHOLAS A. PAUL ON THE CARD CENTER BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.KINDLY
NOTIFY (UBA BANK) IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE FROM THE U.
B.A BANK PLC.DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLC
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN WEST AFRICA.
OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01
OFFICE CONTACTS PHONE +229-948-812-77)
ATTENTION:CARD OWNER
MY NAME IS,MR.DEREK IRWIN,FROM FOREIGN TRANSFER OFFICE, I AM HEREBY TO INFORM
YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC HAVE BEEN
MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $10,8MILLION USD THROUGH ATM VISA CARD.
YOU ARE ADVISED TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION
WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S)OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID MADE A MISTAKE IN RECEIVING YOUR
ATM VISA CARD.
UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN
ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT.THE BANK HAVE
ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD
CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM VISA
CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART
OF THE WORLD.THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS
$15,000 US DOLLARS PER DAY.YOUR TOTAL FUNDS IN THE CARD IS $10,8MILLION USD.NOW
YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
FUND BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY.THIS IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN
COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA.
SEND THEM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE DELIVERY
OF YOUR ATM CARD:
(1). YOUR FULL NAME,
(2). YOUR COUNTRY,
(3). YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
(4). MOBILE PHONE NUMBER,
(5). YOUR CORRECT HOME ADDRESS,
(6). YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION,
(7). YOUR WEEKLY/MONTHLY INCOME,
(8). YOUR AGE,
(9). YOUR NEXT OF KIN NAME AND EMAIL,
(10)YOUR GENDER
(11).YOUR CORRECT CITY,
CONTACT DR NICHOLAS A. PAUL WITH THIS INFORMATION:
DR NICHOLAS A. PAUL
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT UBA BANK BENIN REPUBLIC
EMAIL; npaul6708@gmail.com
OFFICE TELEPHONE : (+229-948-812-77)
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) ARE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE
OF CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-0202 SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING DR NICHOLAS A. PAUL ON THE CARD CENTER BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.KINDLY
NOTIFY (UBA BANK) IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE FROM THE U.
B.A BANK PLC.
HEAD OF ATM DEPT
(UBA BANK) BENIN
HEAD OF ATM DEPT
(UBA BANK) BENIN
They repeated it just to drive the point home, I suppose.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Set up a gmail account and reply to him about how you are interested in the proposal (don't worry about the scammer not recognizing the email address - they send these out by the tens of thousands and don't keep track).
Tell him that you are willing to go through with the transaction, but that you do not do business with people you cannot identify. So, in order to proceed, he must send you a picture of himself in his office holding a piece of paper on which he has written your name "Iam N. Idjit" and send you the picture by email in order to proceed with the transaction.
These things are great:
A HERETIC I AM
(24,366 posts)3catwoman3
(23,973 posts)Last edited Mon Jun 12, 2017, 11:47 PM - Edit history (1)
...who respond to this thread -
A HERETIC I AM
(24,366 posts)How am I supposed to live on a mere five grand a day?
3catwoman3
(23,973 posts)...you can probably adapt.
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)"male enhancement" potion for only $15,000, just one day of your new-found wealth. Just send me a money order for $15k, your last tax return and $29.99 for S&H and we have a deal.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,366 posts)yagotme
(2,919 posts)He is a doctor, after all...
A HERETIC I AM
(24,366 posts)I mean, if you can't trust a doctor......
Wolf Frankula
(3,600 posts)My Dear Mr. Paul,
I would be interested in your proposal, but of course I want to see some earnest money first. Therefore, I ask that you meet me, and my advisers Mr. VanKleeck and Mr. Hunter, in the saloon bar of the Hilton Hotel, in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday next at 13h00. Please bring $15000 dollars with you in Krugerrands, US Dollars, or South African Rands. Come alone and wear a white boutoniere that we may identify you. Mr. Vankleeck is an expert on Benin and South African banking laws, Mr. Hunter is an international lawyer with extensive experience in financial matters. If you are not there by 13h30 we will conclude you are not interested in us.
Sincerely Yours,
Heinrich Ludwig von Mencken
Office of Extraterrestrial Operations
I send this to the source and never receive a reply. I haven't gotten a 411 spam in years.
Wolf
A HERETIC I AM
(24,366 posts)I'll do Port Elizabeth instead.