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An Email with the Subject "FROM: MR. KINGDOM OBASI" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:12:50 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "CENTRAL BANK"<kingdomobasicbn1@yahoo.com>.
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FROM THE DESK OF: MR. KINGDOM OBASI FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPT. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) TEL/FAX: +234-4-7556374 OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/10. ATTN: BENEFICIARY, IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ORDER. THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE/LOTTERY FUND HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OVER DUE PAYMENTS. THIS AMOUNT VALUED AT $9,700,000 (NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) ONLY IS READY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 72 HOURS. MEANWHILE, A LAWYER MR. ANDY NWOSU CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW HOURS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HE SAID THAT YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED HIM AS YOUR LAWYER TO CHANGE YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THE NAME OF YOUR NEW PARTNER STATED BELOW. HERE IS THE INFORMATION HE FORWARDED FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS: NAME: MRS. JANET T. WHITE, BANK NAME: WESTPAC BANK, BANK ADDRESS: SYDNEY AUSTRALIA ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECONFIRM: FULL NAMES............. ADDRESS.................. TEL & FAX................. BANK NAME & ADDRESS................. ACCOUNT NUMBER....................... SWIFT CODE................................... THE ABOVE IS FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUNDS VALUED FOR US$9.7M UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE AND THE CONFIRMATION, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURE IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR THAT OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. WE NEED YOU TO COMPLETE THE ATTACHED FORM AND RETURN BACK IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US RELEASE YOUR FUNDS. I, THE CENTRAL BANK DIRECTOR, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OVER DUE PAYMENT HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN PAYMENTS IN THE LIST OF THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS. WHITE IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES AND DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUNDS MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU. DO RECONFIRM YOUR DETAILS TO ENABLE US START PROCESSING YOUR PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. YOURS FAITHFULLY, MR. KINGDOM OBASI FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPT. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). CC: THE NIGERIAN SENATE COMMITTEE. CC: BOARD OF DIRECTOR (FPD). CC: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA. CC: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT