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A Scam Email with the Subject "Fwd: Seized Cheque/Draft" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 07 May 2008 10:03:28 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam. The sender was Richard Tatro <rgtgrandpa@yahoo.com>, although it may have been spoofed.
Federal Internal Revenue Service 8B Mosley Road S.W Ikoyi Lagos Nigeria. +234-808-257-9125 We have intercepted a cashier check issued in your name. The check was intercepted by our officers at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport Lagos,Nigeria while the cashier check was being sent out of Nigeria, and was brought to our office. The cashier check is currently with us at our Office Annex in Lagos,Nigeria. To enable us confirm and verify the check as yours, kindly give us your full name, your contact address, telephone/fax number. Inform us if you were processing to receive any fund? If yes, what is the amount of Fund/cashier check/bank draft or money order you were processing to receive? As soon as we hear from you, if the name and details on the cashier check corresponds with your name and details as you will give us, we will contact you again for the verification and release of the check to you otherwise if the name and details you give us does not in any way correspond with the name on the cashier check, we will not contact you again. SEND ALL YOUR RESPONSES TO : firslag@live.com David Sheppard, Director Foriegn Affairs, Federal Internal Revenue Service.