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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Money Scam >: ECOBANK PLC, DEPT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFERm

Yes, it really says " TRANSFERm"  I am not sure what the "M" is for, but it does not really matter.  

Email address "FROM" = test@l3d.nl and if that is not a dead giveaway, what could be...  Oh, right, the lousy email below that.  Would anyone believe a bank would write such a bad email?  If you do, then I guess you deserve to lose your money!  

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: DR. AMATA MICHAEL <test@l3d.nl>
Date: 2011/10/4
Subject: ECOBANK PLC, DEPT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFERm
To:


ECOBANK PLC, DEPT OF  WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
LAGOS NIGERIA/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD OFF
GENERAL GOWON AVENUE VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.
CALL US ON +2347081358151.

ATTN: Beneficiary,

PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISE TO GO TROUGH THIS EMAIL CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND AND READY TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTENTS BEFORE REPLYING TO IT. WE ARE INSTRUCTED BY JULIUS BERGER MULTI-NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ON THEIR AWARD WINNING TO UNITED STATE, ASIA AND EUROPEAN CITIZEN WHO ARE TO RECEIVE THE BELOW MENTIONED AMOUNT, SO YOUR NAME HAPPEN TO BE IN THE LIST OF BENEFICIARIES. SO YOU WILL BE RECEIVING USD$250,000.00 FROM THIS DEPARTMENT OF ECOBANK (WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER), YOU WILL BE RECEIVING USD$20,000.00 SPLITTED INTO FIVE DAILY ON THE INSTALLMENT OF USD$4,000.00 PER CASHED AT ANY WESTERN UNION OUTLET UNTIL IT COMPLETE THE CORRECT AMOUNT (USD$250,000.00).  SO THAT MEANS YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FIVE (5) MTCN NUMBER PER DAY, USD$4,000.00 INTO FIVE THAT'S USD$20,000.00 PER DAY.

MEANWHILE YOU ARE REQUIRE TO BE SENDING US THE TRANSFER CHARGES, THAT IS IF YOU SEND US TRANSFER CHARGES WE WILL RELEASE YOUR INFORMATION TO PICK UP YOUR FUND AND WHEN YOU'VE RECEIVED THE FUND, YOU WILL SEND US THE TRANSFER CHARGES OF NEXT DAY TRANSFER THEN WE RELEASE THE NEXT DAY PICK UP INFORMATION. BECAUSE WE ARE GIVEN ONLY FIFTEEN BUSINESS DAYS (15DAYS) TO GET THE TRANSFER COMPLETED VIA OUR SERVICE AND SUBMIT TRANSFER SLIP TO THEM AT THE END OF THE TRANSFER.

It became imperative to contact you on the subject matter because after the fund has been brought to our office to remit somebody from your country by name Charles Porter contacted us and said you are on sick bed and ordered him to contact us to remit the USD$250,000.00 using his information to pick up your fund presently under our custody for transfer on your behalf.

The Official responsible for the presentation of your money valued  USD$250,000.00 Winning quickly granted approvals to their application now waiting for final endorsement from Board of Trustees.

When our ECOBANK Debit Note was submitted to my desk for final Approvals before forwarding it to Board for endorsement, I noticed that there are discrepancies as there was no evidence of authorization letter from you for Charle Porter to receive the fund on your behalf. I urgently summoned The Official responsible for the presentation of the winning and directed him to stop the movement of the funds and at the same time placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending when your views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

I hereby urged you to call or email me urgently for your comments which will be highly appreciated if you are still alive or not on sick bed, because we will not hesitate to continue the payment transfer activation with the name of the gentleman on claim if no response come from you. Contact me on this number : +2347081358151. or e-mail me back using this address ecobankwesternunion@abv.bg as your silence will be a clear indication that you authorized her to effect the above changes . Also fill the information below to help us facilitate your transfer via western union.
1) Your Full Name:.............

2) Fax and Mobile #:..........
3) Home/ Office Address:....
4) Profession and Age:.......
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED .

REGARDS,
DR. AMATA MICHAEL,
DIRECTOR OF  OPERATIONS,
ECOBANK PLC WESTERN UNION DEPT

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