Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
ATM Master Credit Card (2007)
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from ATM MAST ER CARD ECOBANK@ecobank.com
reply-to ecobank_plc@o2.pl,
date Dec 17, 2007 3:11 AM
subject Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card
FROM THE DESK OF DR.CHRISTOPHER LAWSON
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
ECO BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-8062947004
Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card
Attn: Beneficiary,
We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through (Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.
The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. the Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.
Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.
1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR PROFESSION
Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successful Transaction.
We wait for your immediate response.
Email To Contact: ecobankers1@ecobankers1.ourprofile.org
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE
BEST REGARDS,
DR. CHRISTOPHER LAWSON
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
ECO BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-80-62947004
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
