Imagine that you have received a notification from a Bank that you are the lucky recipient of a beneficiary fund. What would be the bank you can absolutely trust, even with your life? You guessed it… it would be the Central Bank of Nigeria. Today I received this amazing offer:

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA
WEBSITE:www.cenbank.org
TEL/FAX:2348034734647
ATTENTION:PLEASE,

YOUR NAME AND EMAIL WAS DISCOVERED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE BENEFICIARY FUND LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING OF DEPOSITED FUND AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA [CBN] UNDER THE N.N.P.C CONTRACT OUTSTANDING PAYMENT .

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER .ALSO NOTE THAT FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE, YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT FUND IS USD$18MILLION.

PLEASE RE-CONFIRM TO ME IF THIS IS ONLINE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR RECORD AND ALSO RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME………………………………………………………..

2) PHONE…………………FAX………………..MOBILE……………………………………………..

3)AGE……………………… AND MARITAL STATUS……………………………………………..

4]ADDRESS,……………………………………………………………..

5)PROFESSION,…………………………………………………………….

6} YOUR COUNTRY ,………………………………………………………..

7) COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT,DRIVERS LICENSE, OR ANY VALID IDENTITY CARD.

8}YOUR BANK NAME………………………………………………. AND ACCOUNT NUMBER WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED……………………………………………………..
YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU IN A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OR DIRECT WIRING TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT.YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ASSIST FINACIALLY IN REPATRIATING THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT.A COPY OF THE DRAFT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU THROUGH COURIER SERVICE COMPANY FOR YOU TO TAKE TO YOUR BANK AND CONFIRM IT.

FOR US TO CONSIDER YOUR SERIOUSNESS AND START PROCESSING YOUR PAYMENT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL:

NOTE:IT WAS DISCUSS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE THAT YOU WILL PAY THE DELIVERY CHARGE UPFRONT BEFORE YOUR FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO YOUR DESTINATED ACCOUNT.

BEST REGARDS
Prof. Charles C. Soludo
(GOVERNOR, CBN)

I am kind of dis-heartened that they didn't ask for my Mother's maiden name, credit card number & expiry date. But then they have already asked for enough information to ruin anyone financially.

PS. In case you haven't realized yet, Nigeria is the country where most of the 419 scams (Nigerian scams) originate. Here is the anthem of Nigerian scammers the title of which is "419 is just a game, you are the losers, we are the winners".