I began receiving emails several days ago , first from someone claiming to be Adrian and Gillain Bay-Ford and informing me That I had been selected to receive a benefit>
IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM ADRIAN AND GILLAIN BAYFORD
You are advised to keep your winning strictly confidential until your winning is processed and received by you. This is to avoid double claiming which could lead to disqualification. Also have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from , this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value . This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
Then I began to receive request for Western Unions to be sent to a Mr Peter Cox with Skynet WorldWide Courier Services, by a Mr. Rao Anderson dispatche for Skynet
Dr.Rao Anderson
SKYNET EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES
Tel:+918297394192
Compliment of the day greetings to you, we received your email and the content was well understood, please you can proceed with what ever investigation you want and your sister being an attorney is really something good because you have some one who can possible stand for you if this is really a scam as you think. The Skynet courier company has been a reputable courier company handling successful deliveries to different part of the world so why should yours be a problem now? This company is incharge of the delivery of your parcel and you can only contact us for any query. This is 100% genuine and not HOAX. Kindly proceed as we have instructed you. Be informed that as soon as the payment is done, we will send you the delivery information of the delivery agent Mr. Frank Gibbs who will be delivering the parcel to your home residential address as we have here in your profile .
Kindly proceed and make the payment as you have been instructed and email us the details of your payment for confirmation. We await your swift response
Express Delivery (24 hours):
Courier Charges------------------200. 00$
Administrative Charge------------40.00 $
Insurance Cover Fee--------------210.00$
Value Added Tax------------------50. 00$
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Total 500.00Dollars
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Courier Regular (3-4 Days):
Courier Charges------------------101.00$
Administrative Charge------------40.00$
Insurance Cover Fee--------------110.00$
Value Added Tax------------------50.00$
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Total 301.00 Dollars
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Courier Economy (4-5 Days):
Courier Charges------------------89.00$
Administrative Charge------------40.00$
Insurance Cover Fee--------------110.00$
Value Added Tax------------------50. 00$
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Total 289.00 Dollars
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Please be rest assured that you will receive your winning package within 48/72hrs of we acknowledging receipt of funds from you. This is our business and when we promise to deliver at a specific time, we don’t fail. Also we have no provision for cash-on-delivery(COD) for any customer.
For speed and convenience sake, do make all payments for your delivery via western Union Money Transfer to the name of the office cashier
So, I have delivered several request to Synet's Customer Service Department notifying them of these emails. To date I have not received a reply. And believe this to be another attempt to Rip Me Off.