Union Bank Of Nigeria, Barrister Obinna Ume, And Ishaya Ahmed, "executive Director Foreign Operation ripoff, via emails, announcing that a relative one Mr. Frederick Purcell, who died in an auto accident with wife and child Lagos Nigeria, Africa
I was contacted a few months ago, via email, from one Mr Obinna Ume, a barrister from Nigeria. He stated that I could claim inheritance from one Mr. Frederick Purcell, who had died in a automobile crash along with his wife and small child. I tried to contact the actual bank in Nigeria to no avail (she could not hear me on the other end). After having read this report I am assured that this in fact the scam that was mentioned by tow other individuals. I have not sent money (monies) to them though, so I suppose that this scam will not work. I di, however note that the numbers for the "bank" were not the same as those listed for the bank in Nigeria on the internet yellow pages.
Stephen
Conway, South Carolina
U.S.A.
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Bradley
Derry,New Hampshire,
U.S.A.
All sorts of these emails out there......
#7Consumer Suggestion
Thu, March 18, 2004
This email has many varieties circulating around out there. And they will always start out for a "call for help" and then a request for contact or bank info.
Commonly referred to as the "nigerian letter scam" this is listed with the FBI and Internet Fraud Complaint Center and can be found on their website: www.ifccfbi.gov
I have even read accounts of people actually being conned to go there and meet with "individuals" only to never be heard from again.
I enjoy these types of emails as it gives me a chance to lead these people on and then call them what they really are.
John
Flomaton,Alabama,
U.S.A.
Been there done that
#7Consumer Comment
Thu, March 18, 2004
same situation different Barrister. (Sam Chimina)
Didnt send money. Didnt respond back. How odd?
John
Flomaton,Alabama,
U.S.A.
Been there done that
#7Consumer Comment
Thu, March 18, 2004
same situation different Barrister. (Sam Chimina)
Didnt send money. Didnt respond back. How odd?
John
Flomaton,Alabama,
U.S.A.
Been there done that
#7Consumer Comment
Thu, March 18, 2004
same situation different Barrister. (Sam Chimina)
Didnt send money. Didnt respond back. How odd?
John
Flomaton,Alabama,
U.S.A.
Been there done that
#7Consumer Comment
Thu, March 18, 2004
same situation different Barrister. (Sam Chimina)
Didnt send money. Didnt respond back. How odd?
Belinda
Rainier,Washington,
U.S.A.
A taste of their own medicine
#7Consumer Comment
Wed, March 17, 2004
I recieved the same email but the name was different . I copied and pasted there letter and made myself a new email account and changed the name on the email. When they contacted me again wanting my info and phone number I went online and found an attorney in Loas Nigeria and used there name as my address and phone number hmmm never contacted me again I keep asking about my uncle that was kill with his family and why didn't anybody contact me sooner never could get an answer go figure.