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An Email with the Subject "SHOULD WE TRANSFER YOUR FUND TO MRS ANNE ROBINSON?" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:53:26 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as MR MARK CHARLES <infoo@cbn.org>.
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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA Email: infoo@cbn.org IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (NNPC) FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA.NNPC CONTRACT MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009, Swift Code: BPH KPL PK, OurRef:NNPC/IRD/NNX/21/08-- WE APOLOGISE FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE MIGHT HAVE PUT YOU THROUGH, WHILE WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASE NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN PAYMENTS, WE APOLOGISE ONCE AGAIN.FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE (13) OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS DURING THE (8)YEARS TENURE OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION IN OFFICE PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH EMAIL. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND. HERE IS HER INFORMATION BELOW: NAME ANNE ROBINSON BANK NAME: CITIBANK, ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809008. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME FROM OUR BANK IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED ($5 MILLION) US DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT THROUGH OUR CENTRAL BANK ONLINE BANKING SYSTEM. IF YOU DID NOT SEND THIS LADY TO OUR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUND KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS INFORMATION'S SO THAT WE WILL CARRY OUT INFORMATION AND PROCEDURE ON HOW YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THROUGH OUR BANK IMMEDIATELY: 1) YOUR FULL NAME 2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE 3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS. 4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS. 5) WORKING ID/INT'L PASSPORT. 6)COUNTRY. AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU IN A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OR WIRED TO YOUR NOMINATE BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM OUR CENTRAL BANK ONLINE BANKING HERE IN NIGERIA.THIS IS THE FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR. HOWEVER; WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.ANNE ROBINSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU. BEST REGARDS. DR MARK CHARLES DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA