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From: WORLD BANK FUND <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 14:36:00 +0000
Subject: VERY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT !!!
WORLD BANK GROUP
78 / 79 LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAIL: [email protected]
Contract Reg #: ***FGN/CBN/201516.8/15***
Attention,
This is to bring to your notice about your transaction inheritance / contractual due payments which has been delayed due to some fraudulent reasons and hereby advise you to read this message attentively to the best of your understanding and get back to me with the best of your seriousness in other to execute this transaction as fast as we can into your designated bank account.
We recently hold a World global meeting on all international transaction with an FBI agent from the United States, A sheriff from Spain in Europe, a metropolitan police representative from London, United Kingdom and some strong top officials from some notorious countries in Africa, we did all this because we what has happened to you on your transaction and we wanted it solved, we have to get your long waiting funds released to you immediately according to the new development.
Here is our conclusion.
We have condemned and stopped some banks from working on all international transaction because most of this bank were not authorized to handle any international transaction and they are presently using it as a criteria to embezzle from our customer, getting so many unnecessary fee from them to be paid upfront and many more that you are already aware about.
We have now stopped the below banks from having to release your transaction to you as they can never get it done.
(1) FIRST BANK PLC NIGERIA
(2) UNION BANK
(3) BARCLAY BANK
(4) CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(5) BANK OF AFRICA
(6) UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA )
(7) AND BANKS IN THE U.S CANNOT COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION WITHOUT US.
We are still working to stop some more of this banks, therefore you have to stop all further communications with who ever you are presently dealing with in any of the above mentioned bank or banks not yet mentioned.
WHAT TO BE DONE.
We have now programmed to transfer your funds to any bank of your choice in your country and the total sum of $16.8 million will be transferred electronically from the World Bank branch in Africa to your designated bank of choice as scheduled.
But this is the funny part of this matter, i received a letter from a man using a similar surname with you and was claiming that you are no more alive and that he is your next of kin and we have to work with him to release your funds to him, i will not mention name yet until i receive all information's from you that you are alive and you could even talk to me directly on my phone… IS THIS TRUE…?????????? if this is true, i know you will not respond back, but if this is total false, i will surely hear back from you with the needed information asked below.
You have to quickly respond back to me today and let me know what to do about this matter because we have limited time to spend on this issue.
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
3. YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4. A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR I:D CARD/DRIVERS LICENSE
5 .OCCUPATION:
6 .SEX :
7. AGE:
Once confirmed, i will send you the documents signed with all the above mentioned banks and the file that is due to be signed immediately and we shall ask you to tell us how you want your funds to be released to you.
Main-while, it is mandated that an account is setup for you here under the World Bank Branch.
We await your response immediately..
Mrs. Doris Agbabiaka
World Bank Representative