Digital Wild West

Well, they’re back!

Unless you live under that rock (the one invoked for Rip Van Winkle folk, who have slept for the past half-century) you would be aware of a community of emails known as “The Nigerian Scam.”

If this is news to you, simply take it as established fact that unsolicited email containing the work “Nigeria” anywhere is to be simply ignored.

Exactly like the Coca Cola email yesterday, today’s differed only in being more illiterate and reverting to the old offer of a free grant of much money (half a mill this time) to lucky you.

As if.

Notes on why this is a scam (of course, it might not be, but ..):

* Asks for far too much personal information

* Illiterate

* Offers far too much money

* Supplies an email contact from a free provider (Yahoo)

Well, punk, do you feel lucky?

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN PAYMENT(RESOLUTION PANEL
ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)IKOYI-LAGOS
NIGERIA14th FLOOR51/55BROAD STREET.

DEAR BENEFICIARY,
CONGRATULATIONS WE BRING TO YOUR NOTICE!!!
THE OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE HAS CHOSEN YOU BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE AS ONE OF THE FINAL RECIPIENT OF THIS NEW YEAR 2008 PROMOTION CASH  GRANT/DONATION, TO CELEBRATE THE 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATE, WE ARE GIVING OUT A YEARLY DONATION OF THE ATM CARD VALUE IS USD($500,000.00) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS TO 7 LUCK RECIPIENTS, AS NEW YEAR PROMOTION FROM THE W.H.O,UN,AND THE EU in ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENABLING ACT PARLIATED.THE ATM GRANT/AID ONLY COLLECT EMAIL ADDRESS OF FINAL RECIPIENT FROM DEFFERENT COUNTRY: UNITED STATS, GREECE, SAUDI ARABIA, EUROPE,ETC.AND WITH AN ELECTRONIC BALLOTING SYSTEM, WITHOUT THE RECIPIENT APPLYING, YOU EMERGED ONE OF OUR LUCKY BENEFICIARY.

YOU ARE TO FILL OUT THE BELOW INFORMATION AND SEND IT BACK TO THE PAYMENT REMMITANCE OFFICE VIA EMAIL CONTACT ADDRESS.

WINNING BATCH No:(W-342-8876,U-500-32)

FULL NAME:________________________
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:______________
OCCUPATION:_______________________
NATIONALITY:______________________
PRESENT COUNTRY:__________________
AGE:_______________________________
SEX:_______________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________
FAX NUMBER:_______________________

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS…..
(PAYMENT REMMITANCE OFFICE CONTACT)
Mr.Larry Musa
E-Mail:laryy.musa@yahoo.com.hk

Cyberfraud, Email scam

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