ID Theft: Managing Director CEO – Confidential Fund Transfer

Spam after spam the identity theft rings seem not to care about the robotic hindrances called spam filters. They know that a small percentage of these emails will result in net profit. Here is another one written by: Managing Director /CEO [christine.peycelon@wanadoo.fr]. This Nigerian scam is targeting those who naively succumb to such offers. This one is deemed to be a “confidential fund transfer:”

Attn Dear Beneficiary,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT#: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/008

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA GOVERNMENT DETERMINED INTEREST TO OFF SET ALL OVERDUE FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT WORTH OF (5 BILLION USD), IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW LAW OF PAYMENT POLICY, AS AMENDED TO EXPEDITE THE IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF ALL OUTSTANDING DEBT OWED BY THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
THEREFORE I AM OBLIGED TO INFORM YOU THAT FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTOR WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS.

I ALSO WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER.
ALSO NOTE THAT FROM MY RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT IS $15.7 MILLION DOLLARS (FIFTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) PLEASE RE-CONFIRM TO ME IF THIS IS INLINE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR RECORD AND ALSO 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) COPY OF INT’L PASSPORT OR ANY VALID WORKING IDENTITY.

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION ARE RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU IN A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND A COPY WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOU TO TAKE TO YOUR BANK AND CONFIRM IT,

WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE, WISHING YOU SUCCESS IN THE YEAR 2008.

We Would like to hear from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr, Ladi Balogun
Managing Director /CEO
Cell Telephone :+234 -7025623194
www.firstcitygroup.com

Don’t believe a word this email says. Don’t phone, email, or contact the parties involved in this scam at all. Save yourself from identity theft and fraud by being an educated consumer. Oh..if anything else, the emails that have the word Nigeria or a derivative of should be deleted without any further ado.