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PJ2check
3 July 2008, 09:37
The msg below came to me and I'm perplexed? Anyone can give me a read?
(INTERNATIONAL
(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)

UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028


ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

WE WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WORLD BANK TO INVESTIGATE THE UNNECESSARY DELAY OF YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN EMPOWERED TO RECOMMEND AND APPROVE YOUR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN THE COURSE OF OUR INVESTIGATION, WE DISCOVERED WITH DISMAY THAT SOME CORRUPT OFFICIALS OF THE BANK AND OFFICIALS OF THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT WHO HAD THE INTENSION OF DIVERTING THE BENEFICIARIES’ FUNDS INTO THEIR PRIVATE ACCOUNTS HAVE UNNECESSARILY DELAYED YOUR PAYMENT.

TO FORESTALL THIS, SECURITY FOR YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN ORGANIZED AND FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR FUNDS WE HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY ADVISED TO RELEASE THIS PAYMENT TO YOU EITHER BY A TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER INTO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OR THROUGH AN ATM CARD. WE HAVE ALSO AGREED WITH THE WORLD BANK THAT WE WILL MAKE THIS PAYMENT VIA THE UNITED NATIONS ACCREDITED BANK TO AVOID THE HOPELESS SITUATION CREATED BY THE OFFICIALS OF THE PREVIOUS BANKS.

WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT FUNDS HAVE BEEN CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR IN OUR ACCREDITED BANK'S ESCROW ACCOUNT. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT DR. KIRBY SOLOMON AT THE REGIONAL/AUDIT UNIT OF THE UNITED NATIONS LIAISON OFFICE IN ABUJA NIGERIA VIA E-MAIL ON: unitednations.w.b.a.p@live.com TO INDICATE YOU R PREFERRED MODE OF PAYMENT.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH DR. KIRBY SOLOMON WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION:

(1) YOUR FULL NAME.
(2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #.
(3) COMPANYS NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS.
(4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.
(5) A COPY OF INT'L PASSPORT OR ANY VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION.

WE EXPECT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT EFFECTIVELY.

Frazzle
5 July 2008, 00:42
It's a fairly typical lead-in to a Nigerian scam.

The email address unitednations.w.b.a.p@live.com is free & anonymous, just like Yahoo or Hotmail or whatever.

If you reply to this, you will be promised millions, but, just before you get 'your' money, there will be a "hold order" or "tax certificate" or some other pretext. You will be asked to send a few hundred or thousand dollars by anonymous, untraceable Western Union to someone in Nigeria. If you pay that, there will be more and more holdups, requiring more (and larger) payments.