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An Email with the Subject "FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:35:28 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "REV. JOHNSON T. UCHE"<lexiboboski@yahoo.com.hk>.
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FROM 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, Our Ref: NNPC/IRD/NNX/21/08 Mobile Number :+234-7093074693. WE APOLOGIES 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 APOLOGIES ONCE AGAIN. FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE 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 BEARS 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. HERE IS HER INFORMATIONS BELOW: NAME ANNE ROBINSON BANK NAME: CITIBANK, ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809008. ROUT # : 322271627 SWIFT CODE #: WMSBUS66 ADDRESS:1723 PALMDALE BULV. PALMDALE CA. 93550 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, BUT IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED ($12.5MILLION) US DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS: 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.============== AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU IN A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OR WIRED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM A COMMERCIAL BANK HERE IN NIGERIA. THIS IS THE SECOND 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 DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU. BEST REGARDS. REV. JOHNSON T. UCHE NNPC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.