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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

A Twist On An Old Favourite

Are spam e-mails not quite amusing?
Attn: Beneficiary,
I found your name in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid (Contractors, Inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from American, Europe, Asia plus Middle east and Africans) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to the Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Barclays Bank, Natwest Bank, Bank of America, Eco Bank Nigeria plc and CBN Plus ATM payment. Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$15.5 million and has been approved already for months. You are requested to get back to me for more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund. 
 
However, we received an email from one Dr. Robert Walter who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week. 
 
Dr Robert Walter account co-ordinate as follows:
 
Bank of Lebanon

Beneficiary: Dr Robert Water 
 
He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him. We want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not. Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) failure to receive your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long overdue. contact me via my email address:  
Yours Sincerely,
 
 
Finance Department Director 
International Monetary Fund. IMF
Apart from the dodgy grammar in places, it was a novel idea. This is the first message I have received with someone "claiming" to be next of kin, when in fact he is not. Normally, you are labelled as next of kin of a deceased relative, email me your bank details to collect your fund, please. The end is the same, but the means of getting there is different. Note how my next of kin's name changes in the two times it is mentioned. If Dr Walter/Water is reading this, he can have my share of the $15.5m.

1 comments:

Ben said...

It would sort out the student loan, wouldn't it?

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