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An Email with the Subject "AWAITING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:11:56 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR"<infocentralbanknig.org@btinternet.com>.
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FROM: OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. SUBJECT: FUNDS DELIVERY. Email address:officeofgovernorcbn@gmail.com THIS INTERVENTION BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND UNITED NATIONALS AS A RESULT OF NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS AND ATTEMPTS BY SOME GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD TO ABUSE THE INTEGRITY AND REPUTATION OF OUR APEX BANK, THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA/UNITED NATIONS. HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR THE BANK TO PROTECT HER IMAGE AND THAT OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND THE GOVERNOR OF (CB N) HAS BEEN MANDATED TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUND RELEASE/DELIVERY TO YOU. FURTHERMORE, BE INFORMED THAT COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THIS COUNTRY,INCLUDING OTHER OFFSHORE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WHO CLAIM TO HAVE THE MANDATE OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO HER BENEFICIARIES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO TRANSFER ABOVE TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT DUE CLEARANCE FROM MY OFFICE IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. SO IF EVENTUALLY YOU ARE IN CONTACT WITH SUCH GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU BETTER STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST. ALSO, TO ACCOMPLISH THE ABOVE,I HAVE STARTED UPDATING YOUR FILE/APPLICATION FOR THE RELEASE/DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND TO YOU. MY OFFICE IS WORKING ON THE INSTRUCTION FROM THE PRESIDENCY,THE DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND THE NIGERIAN BANKERS FORUM THROUGH MY OFFICE TO DELIVER THE FUNDS TO YOU IN ATM CARD FORM. THE MONEY WILL BE LOADED INTO A ATM CARD, TO ENSURE A HITCH-FREE DELIVERY. THIS ARRANGEMENT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO BEAT THE ACTIVITIES OF FRAUDSTERS. I SYMPATHIES WITH YOU FOR THE DELAY IN RECEIVING YOUR MON For clarity and more details see: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm THE MODE OF OUR OPERATION IS AS FOLLOWS:- 1. YOU ARE TO INFORM THIS OFFICE YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS AND YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS [CELL PHONE]. 2. ALSO YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENDORSE CERTAIN VITAL DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING THE INTACT RECEIPT OF YOUR FUNDS, AS THIS WILL ENABLE US TO WRITE REPORTS BACK TO THE OFFICES INVOLVED IN PASSING THE BILL THAT HAS RESULTED IN YOUR BEING PAID. MY OFFICIAL I.D SHALL BE SENT TO YOU FOR DOUBLE ASSURANCE OF THE SOURCE OF THIS LETTER.FINALLY, UPON CONFIRMATION OF YOUR READINESS TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY, WE SHALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE START PROCESSING THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TOWARDS THE SAFE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY. AWAITING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE REGARDS, MUSA BELLO SECRETARY GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA