Scam Money Transfers - Banks, Bank Managers
Example - Mr. Oluremi George, DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC (DBN)
Have you received an email from "Mr. Oluremi George" at "DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC (DBN)",
claiming that he has found a "dormant account" or money from a deceased customer
with no next of kin, or no will, and he needs you, a foreigner to help him take
the money, to keep it from being turned over to the bank or government?
It is a scam. Even if it weren't a scam, it would be a felony,
fraud and theft. But it is all nonsense, a scam made up to get money from you.
See the example below, an actual email from the scammer, sent to a victim.
The scammer intends to to get hold of your money instead, by conning you into sending money for various "fees" to free the
"funds in escrow".
If you would like a step by step
explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
Note some of the obvious scam clues that we have
highlighted in the email below,
such as excessive/incorrect use of CAPITAL letters, terrible spelling, grammar
and punctuation, the use of free email accounts rather than a domain and website that
matches the company's name, etc.
Scam email:
From Mr. Oluremi George.
DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA
PLC (DBN)
Dear Friend,
I am an Accountant with DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC (DBN),
My name is Mr.Oluremi George, I discovered an abandoned sum of 18million US
dollars (Eighteen million US dollars) in an account that belongs to one of
our foreign customers who used to work with an Oil Development company in
Nigeria (NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUEM COMPNAY) . Here in after shall be
referred to as my client On April 21, 2003, my client, his wife, and their
three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu expressway.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this is also proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC. Where the deceased had an account
Valued at about ($18 million u dollars) has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next ten
official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased so that we can proceed in transferring of this
account valued at ($18 million u s dollars) can be paid to you and then you
and me Can share the money.50% to me and 45% to you and 5% for any
expenditure made during the repatriating of the fund to your inland account.
An attorney will be contracted to help revalidated
and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you. From any breach of the law.
You can reach me via my email address:
oluremi_george33@yahoo.com
Best regards
Mr. Oluremi George
(External Auditor Accountant)
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