"Scammers often rely on the greed and dishonesty of the mark, who may attempt to out-cheat the con artist, only to discover that he or she has been manipulated into losing from the very beginning. This is such a general principle in confidence tricks that there is a saying among con men that "you can't cheat an honest man." - Scams

This book is about dishonesty - from street level to Cyberworld . It describes the common scams in circulation today and their origins. It shows how each fraud is perpetrated and how the informed reader can avoid or at least minimise their losses when faced with the scenario. If after reading this book you still manage to get scammed, you deserve to be put facing a corner with a dunce cap on your head and whipped with your empty wallet !

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Fw: FINAL NOTICE ON YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE OVER DUE PAYMENT

These fake Nigerians...

------Original Message------
From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ReplyTo: s_mallamlamido3@yahoo.com.ph
Subject: FINAL NOTICE ON YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE OVER DUE PAYMENT
Sent: Aug 17, 2012 11:10 AM

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE


ATTENTION HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,


THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH THE HSBC BANK OF LONDON THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM OUR NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA , GOOD LUCK EBELE JONATHAN. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA .

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:
COUNTRY:
BELOW IS THE CONTACT PERSON:
Mr. James William.
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: james_william3313@yahoo.com.ph
DIRECT PHONE: 234-708-366-5895


THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (10,000,000.00) AS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2012. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM PAYMENT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-500) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.


REGARDS,
DR. MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO.
GOVERNOR,
CBN


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