The Creativity of Scammers!

You have to give these latest email scammers credit for their creativity and adaptability for taking an old scam and giving it a new twist! Unless you’ve had your head in the sand the last few years you cannot have missed the Nigerian email scam that has been doing the rounds.

The basic premise is that a high up official has died leaving a load of cash in off shore accounts that cannot be accessed, except by someone like you and you just have to give over your bank details so they can transfer the money to your account and then you get to keep a large percentage of the cash….yeah right!

Well it seems some enterprising scammer has breathed new life into the old scam, by highlighting the old scam!  You can read for yourself, I received the email below yesterday.

Happy scam avoidance.

Wealie x

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BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION, 9, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44-7024074868.
WEBSITE: http://ukinnigeria.fco.gov.uk/en

ATTENTION:

The BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION in United Kingdom, Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana and Bokinafaso received a report of scam against you and other British/US citizens and Malaysia, etc. whom the country of UK, Nigeria/Benin, Bokinafaso and Ghana have recompensed you due to meeting held with four countries Government and the world high commissions against fraud activities by the four country Citizens.

Your name was among those scammed as listed by the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority (UKFSA).A compensation has been issued out in ATM CARD to all the affected victims and has been already in distribution to all the bearers. Your ATM CARD REF(# TNY/478593G9/19) was among those that was reported undelivered as at last Friday and we wish to advise you to see to the instructions of the Committee to make sure you receives your ATM CARD immediately for your usage.

The United Kingdom Financial Services Authority further told us that the use of Nigeria Couriers and the Benin was abolished due to interception activities noticed in the above mentioned courier services in Benin, Nigeria and Ghana and thereby have made a concrete arrangement with the WIDESERVE COURIER SERVICES for a safe delivery to your door-step once the beneficiary meets up the demand of the conveyance.

Due to the security, we ask that you keep all information confidential until your claim will be processed and your money remitted to you.

THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOLS TO AVOID UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM BY SOME UNKNOWN PARTICIPANTS.

THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION has discovered a huge number of double claims due to beneficiaries informing close friends relatives, attorneys and third parties about their Awards. As a result of this, this close friends relatives, attorneys and third parties try to claim the prize on behalf of the real recipients.

We advise that you do the needful to make sure the UKFSA dispatches your recompense on Friday. You are assured of the safety of your ATM CARD and availability and be advised that you should stop further contacts with all the fake government officials online who in collaboration scammed you. Call me at: +44-7024074868 immediately to check if the delivery date suits you.

Your Full Name:………………….
Your Delivery Address………………..
Your phone Number………………….
Your occupation ……………………

Yours in Service,
Mr Andrew Lloyd CMG MBE
CONSULAR/DIPLOMAT
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION, 9, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, UNITED KINGDOM