Open letter to all scam victims

BengaLover · 29-12-2010 08:07PM #1

Just received this:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Federal Republic of Nigeria
Lagos Liaison Office
13/15 Kofo Abayomi Street,
Victoria Island,
G.P.O Box 1727,
Lagos.

Re: An Open Letter To All Scam Victims,

Attn: Scam Victims,

We are Projecting favourably the image of the government and people of Nigeria locally and internationally through a proactive mechanism (in line with global best practices) of informing, enlightening and educating Nigerians and the International Community about Nigeria.

If you have been scammed send your name and address to us via the email address stated below for verification at Western Union and MoneyGram offices and after verification if truly you have been scammed you will be reimbursed with the sum of twenty thousand dollars only. The compensation fund has already been insured and the transfer charges have been paid by the Federal Government of Nigeria to avoid unnecessary deduction from the fund. Please note that we have never held any scam victims compensation programme in Nigeria. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind.

This email address is set up for this compensation purpose only: ngsvcc.nigeria@gmail.com

Please do not respond to email which asks you to send your username and password.

Yours sincerely,
Emmanuela Awure (Mrs)
Oversea Communication Department

You gotta love a tryer!:D:D:D

Celly Smunt · 29-12-2010 08:10PM

i've never got scammed,my payment has just been pending quite a while..

RHunce · 29-12-2010 08:11PM

DOWN WITH THAT SORT OF THING :mad:

TheCosmicFrog · 29-12-2010 08:12PM

Haha, this is brilliant

double GG · 29-12-2010 08:12PM

I got 9 million dollars from the late great King of Nigeria, I always knew I was adopted as he was my father and I was his only known heir, how lucky was I!

BengaLover · 29-12-2010 08:13PM

You think thats good, i won the nigerian lottery 4 times last year!

Bruthal · 29-12-2010 08:14PM

RHunce wrote: »

DOWN WITH THAT SORT OF THING :mad:

The money was just resting in my account.

orourkeda · 29-12-2010 08:15PM

The stereotype is true.

Nigerians do have big balls

Ruu_Old · 29-12-2010 08:16PM

Huh, gmail address looks official enough. Done deal.

ScumLord · 29-12-2010 08:17PM

BengaLover wrote: »

You think thats good, i won the nigerian lottery 4 times last year!

You have to win it 5 times before the winnings will cover the price of sending it over to you.

ShaunC · 29-12-2010 08:17PM

I had to give them €40 to cover P&P of my compensation

JONJO THE MISER · 29-12-2010 08:19PM

Fool me once shame on you twice shame on me.

Muckie · 29-12-2010 08:23PM

Love it. Scammers paradise.

TheCosmicFrog · 29-12-2010 08:25PM

double GG wrote: »

I got 9 million dollars from the late great King of Nigeria, I always knew I was adopted as he was my father and I was his only known heir, how lucky was I!

Scan of cheque or it didn't happen :P

GhostInTheRuins · 29-12-2010 08:31PM

gmail wrote:

Re:Re: An Open Letter To All Scam Victims to ngsvcc.nigeria
show details 7:27 PM (2 minutes ago)

hello sir, yes I have been scammed. How do I get my $20,000 back?

Joke's on them! I'm gonna get me $20,000, even though I was only scammed out of $400. The FOOLS :cool:

MWAHAHAHA

maxextz · 29-12-2010 08:32PM

what a very nice gesture.i need his email so i can send the good man my bank account details and sort code.

Duckjob · 29-12-2010 08:35PM

Homer wrote:

Hello. This is Homer Simpson AKA "Happy Dude".

I've been ordered by the courts to apologise to all the people that were contacted by my telemarketing scam.

I'M SORRYYYYY. If you can find it in your heart to forgive me, please send $1 to "Sorry Dude".....

.

fat__tony · 29-12-2010 09:40PM

My generalistion of most Nigerians as thieving, scamming scumbags is not so ignorant after all.

Turtyturd · 29-12-2010 09:47PM

fat__tony wrote: »

My generalistion of most Nigerians as thieving, scamming scumbags is not so ignorant after all.

Even Goodluck Johnaton?...he sounds like such a stand up guy.

whatsamsn · 29-12-2010 10:17PM

You have to admire that mail tho

TimeToShine · 29-12-2010 10:23PM

You'd think they'd try a country other than Nigeria for a change...

TheZohanS · 29-12-2010 10:26PM

fat__tony wrote: »

My generalistion of most Nigerians as thieving, scamming scumbags is not so ignorant after all.

No, it's just racist.

bobblepuzzle · 29-12-2010 10:45PM

Nigerians! Great bunch of lads

(Wouldn't want to say something bad about them as I'd be accused of racial profiling

)

AntiMatter · 29-12-2010 11:03PM

Meta-scams.

CorkMan · 30-12-2010 12:16AM

TimeToShine wrote: »

You'd think they'd try a country other than Nigeria for a change...

Like Craggy Island?

Degsy · 30-12-2010 01:59AM

I always reply with one word..MUGU!

Oranage2 · 30-12-2010 02:09AM

I work with an African lady from Liberia who is black and she hates Nigerians, True story this!

And as for the Email, its good to see that Nigeria are doing something positive about the recent scams

Unpossible · 30-12-2010 02:28AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

And as for the Email, its good to see that Nigeria are doing something positive about the recent scams

Maybe you should reread the email again carefully.

Nephew · 30-12-2010 03:42AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

I work with an African lady from Liberia who is black and she hates Nigerians, True story this!

FFS, can we not put racism aside for one week and celebrate Kwanzaa peacefully.

BengaLover · 30-12-2010 10:53AM

This has been an amusing website for some years now.. I beleive scam baiting is a highly popular form of entertainment for some,.
http://www.419eater.com/

old_aussie · 30-12-2010 11:04AM

Must be the season for scams.

I just won 250,000Pounds sterling.

My phone number was selected as the winner.

Original Message

From: [URL="mhtml:{53D1FBCA-E20A-4C2B-AAA1-A4A42672539C}mid://00000014/!x-usc:mailto:bt-uk@live.co.uk"]British Telecommunications Plc[/URL]
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 11:31 AM
Subject: BT-UK: Contact The Paying Bank Immediately.

British Telecommunications London (BT-UK Lottery).
BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London
EC1A 7AJ,United Kingdom.

Hello: BT-UK Winner,
The Lucky Person(s).

We are in receipt of your message and once again, we wish to congratulate you once more for being The BT-UK International Mobile Numbers Lottery Draw Winner of the 2010 BT UK annual tele draw.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Mobile Numbers Tele Directories through computer draws system and extracted from over 25,000.00
companies and personal Mobile number with the help of Our sisters Telecommunications company round the globe.

Your Mobile number attached to ticket number: NG/UK/2010/002001 with serial number 096263 drew the winning numbers 30, 9, 19, 7, 22 Bonus 1 merged lucky.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ₤250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ONLY) in cash
credit file no: BT/UK/MND/0013098080/010.

Below this mail is a drafted application form of payment claim letter and you required to send a copy to the paying Bank(First Merit Bank UK) in same
format as drafted below alongside with the proof of deposit copy attached to this mail.

Please complete and send the application immediately to the Remittance Department of First Merit Bank, UK, by E-mail on
[URL="mhtml:{53D1FBCA-E20A-4C2B-AAA1-A4A42672539C}mid://00000014/!x-usc:mailto:%20claims@fmgroupsltd-uk.com"]claims@fmgroupsltd-uk.com[/URL] so that they can process it and remit the winning funds to you.

Regards,
Mr. Clifton Williams.
Claims Department Director.
BT-UK Claims Department
Tel: +44 702 407 7602
+44 702 409 7754

THE DIRECTOR FINANCE AND REMITTANCE,
FIRST MERIT BANK UK PLC, LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
#30 ST VINCENT PLACE, GLASGOW LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Email: [URL="mhtml:{53D1FBCA-E20A-4C2B-AAA1-A4A42672539C}mid://00000014/!x-usc:mailto:%20claims@fmgroupsltd-uk.com"]claims@fmgroupsltd-uk.com[/URL]
PHONE: +44-2081230266
Fax: +44-1589660522

APPLICATION FOR THE CLAIM OF FUND.

I write to lay claim over my winnings as announced by the BT-UK International Mobile Phone Numbers Lottery Draw. I was informed that
the said Funds amounting to Two hundred & Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling Only [250,000.00 GB Pounds] is deposited in this
Bank by British Telecommunications Plc, United Kingdom.

I wish as the lucky winner/beneficiary of the deposited funds, to claim and instruct that the above-mentioned amount should be verified and
transferred to me through my appointed Mode of Payment.

I hope my application will be favorably granted by your good office and shall provide my details on demand by this bank and
to transfer my said winnings to me via my preferred Mode of Payment as soon as the payment of my funds is verified and approved for transfer.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,
Your name,
Phone number.
message to it

Please send this immediately to the Paying finance outfit's Director of Finance and Remittance via [URL="mhtml:{53D1FBCA-E20A-4C2B-AAA1-A4A42672539C}mid://00000014/!x-usc:mailto:%20claims@fmgroupsltd-uk.com"]claims@fmgroupsltd-uk.com[/URL]
============================================================================
Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts and based on the current ongoing fake email lottery scam, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice,
until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.

Open letter to all scam victims

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