An Email with the Subject "RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ORDER." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:08:12 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "DR ERNEST C EBI" <ernest@cbn.org>.
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FROM THE DESK OF DR ERNEST C. EBI DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS-NIGERIA. MOBILE TEL: (+234)(8077440006) OFFICE TEL: (+234)(7090836757) OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/2010. ATTN: BENEFICIARY. RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ORDER. THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/LOTTERY WINNING FUNDS HAS FINALLY BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED VIA KEY-TELEX TRANSFER(KTT)/DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT. THIS IS FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRESIDENT (MR. OBAMA) DURING HIS VISIT TO AFRICA. HE INSTRUCTED THAT ALL THE AFRICAN NATIONS DO THEIR BEST TO PAY OFF ALL THE FOREIGN DEBTS IF AFRICA IS TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE, THIS TRANSFER HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO TAKE EFFECT WITHIN THE NEXT 4 WORKING DAY UPON CONFIRMATION OF THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR DETAILS. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. SHE SAID THAT YOU HAVE ASKED HER TO REPRESENT YOU IN CLAIMING THE FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF.HERE IS THE INFORMATION SHE FORWARDED FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR PAYMENT: NAME JANET T. WHITE BANK NAME: CITI BANK BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA. 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 REP, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION! BY FILLING THE SPACES BELOW AND FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED FOR (US$10,000,000.00) TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. 1. YOUR NAME:............. 2. COMPANY'S NAME:......... 3. YOUR ADDRESS:............... 4. YOUR TEL:.................. 5. FAX:............ AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE AND THE CONFIRMATION, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR THAT OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS. WHITE IF WE DID NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE AND DELAY THIS TRANSACTION MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU. YOURS FAITHFULLY, DR. ERNEST C. EBI DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT, CC: GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). CC: THE NIGERIAN SENATE COMMITTEE. CC: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.