My friendly fan, Hassan, has sent me further correspondence with one of our more prolific scammers.
Hi Adrienne:
Our friend is back! This time no talk of inheritance. My reply below bounced back without reaching the beneficiary. He even put his picture this time. Cute professor isn't he? I will try sending it to the other mailbox.
Warm wishes, Hassan
-----Original Message-----
From: Hassan M. Al-Haifi [mailto:commonsense@yemen.net.ye]
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 11:53 PM
To: 'soludo_cbn11@myway.com'
Subject: RE: CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Mr. Soludo
How many emails do you have? Is this different from the inheritance?
-----Original Message-----
From: Prof. Charles .C. Soludo [mailto:info_cbn_contractpayment01@msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 8:43 PM
Subject: CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
Date: Sep 3td, 2005
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$18.6M NOTIFICATION
Attn: ,
On behalf of the entire members and staffs of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), I sincerely apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences that we might have indulge you through. However, this resulted from some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and this have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. I apologies once again.
From the records of our outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the contractors who have not yet received their payments.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this urgent notification. Also note that from the records in my file, your outstanding contract payment is Eigteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$18,600,000.00).
Please re-confirm to me the following, and as soon as your information is received, your payment will be made.
1) Your Full Name.
2) Phone, Mobile number/fax if any
3) Company Name, Position And Address.
4) Profession, Age and Marital Status.
5) Scanned Copy Of Your Int'l Passport.
6) Staff I.D card
I strongly recommend that, you should promptly start your clearance as soon as possible. kindly reply with this e-mail address, soludo_cbn11@myway.com for more clearification and for immediate transfer of your funds
YOURS SINCERELY,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).