Scam Money Transfers -
"Unfinished Business"
Example - the National Security warehouse, Nigeria, Mr.Kally Maurius, Mr. Mandy Peter
Did you receive an email from a "Mr.Kally Maurius" of the National Security warehouse, Nigeria who says
"The name of the Courier Company based in London is Air Courier International Ltd. Call me immediately so that I can give you the phone and fax numbers of the courier company in Italy so that you confirm when the consignment will arrive. I choose to do this for you because I studied your file and discovered that you have paid a lot of money before abandoning this consignment and I believe you will compensated me well when you receive the consignment..
and to contact "Mr. Mandy Peter"?
It's the usual scam of a self-described barrister, lawyer, "government official" or even unnamed job, who claims that there are "unfinished" or "unpaid" contracts owed to you for work you did for them.
Let's analyze this, shall we? Have you ever been to Nigeria, or whereever they claim to be? Have you ever heard of them before? Then either you are boarding planes, working and traveling back every night while you sleep, or it is a scam.
Let's presume scam, shall we; as it is more plausible. Of course, it is all a scam. Mr.Kally Maurius (not his real name, obviously) hopes to con you into sending money for various "fees" to free the fortune. If you would like a step by step explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
Notice (highlighted below) some of the other obvious signs that this is a scam are poor spelling , use of free Yahoo/Hotmail/etc email accounts, proposals that make no sense, etc.:
Scam email:
From: KALLY MAURIUS [ kallymaurius@yahoo.com ]
Attn:Sir/Madam.
This is to inform you that arrangements have been concluded as regards to the shipment of your consignment of funds to your country. I choose to conclude it and make sure it is off already before contacting you. I found out that this consignment has been lying here because of non-payment of shipment fees. This is why I decided to use my connections as the Shipment officer in charge of the National Security warehouse.
(This is where all the abandoned consignments in Nigeria are kept at the orders of the Government of Nigeria .) The consignment left Lagos Nigeria yesterday night en-route your country via London, It is a metal box, silver in color with a weight of about 150kg, the box is declared as containing diplomatic /inheritance documents only.
The name of the Courier Company based in London is Air Courier International Ltd. Call me immediately so that I can give you the phone and fax numbers of the courier company in Italy so that you confirm when the consignment will arrive. I choose to do this for you because I studied your file and discovered that you have paid a lot of money before abandoning this consignment and I believe you will compensated me well when you receive the consignment.
Note: I know the content of the Box because I could see the amount you are being owned by the Federal Government.
This is why I decided to get involved. You must also know that this arrangement do not concern all the people you were dealing with in Nigeria before today as this consignment/Payment has been surrendered to the Government.
Hence my involvement This is the contact number of the manager who is the right person to contact (+447031913872) his name is Mr. Mandy Peter; call him as soon as you get this mail today.
I wait for your call or mail via: mrkallymauriusng@sify.com .
Thanks
Mr.Kally Maurius.
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