Someone forwarded a spammer's email to Spamnesty, which replied to the email, pretending to be a person called Amanda Obrien and starting a conversation.
This is that conversation.
MR .BRUCE WELLS.
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
35 Marina P. O. Box 5216,
LAGOS- NIGERIA.
DEAR:Sir/Madam
This letter is written to you in order to change your life from today. I am
Mr. Bruce Wells the Director, International Remittance Department of this
Bank, my Boss, Mr. Jacobs M. Ajekigbe, the Managing director/CEO of this
bank is now on compulsory leave and all powers have been vested on me to
make all international payments.
Also, due to reported cases of corrupt practices in other Nigeria Banks
including the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Federal Government has
revoked/cancelled all powers vested on those banks and has appointed our
bank (First Bank of Nigeria) to make all foreign payments.
Be informed that the Federal Government have approved the release of
part-payment of$7.5M(Seven Millon Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) out of
your total funds, which
has been in this bank for many years unclaimed because my boss Mr. Jacobs
Ajekigbe, collaboration with the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
have refused to tell you the truth on how to claim your fund this is
because he has been using the interest accumulated from your fund every
year to enrich himself without your knowledge.
I want to help you pull out this fund to your bank account using the
easiest and the quickest method, which have not been made known to you
before. By this method, you will open a domiciliary account with this bank
(First Bank of Nigeria), your fund would be lodged into this domiciliary
account and your fund will be paid in directly to any bank of your choice.
After the transfer, you will confirm the fund in your bank account within
5hours the same day. No Cost of Transfer (COT) and no stoppage from any
Government departments as the transfer will be done within the bank alone
and it is very safe.
The method which was
introduced to you before is the Telegraphic Transfer (TT) for which
confirmation was 48hrs, because of the time factor, petitions could come
from various organizations stopping your payment and asking you to pay huge
fee which would be difficult for you to pay so that they can benefit from
the huge interest your fund generates while still in the Bank.
his method is not safe for you because it is not done within the bank alone
as information of the payment would be sent to the Central Control Unit
(CCU) of the Federal Ministry of Finance and office of the Accountant
General of the Federation.
As a good Christian, I have nothing to gain by keeping your fund, I want to
assist you receive your fund before my boss resumes office. You have to
follow up and work with me now, so keep this very confidential because of
fraudsters and impostors who go about presenting various bank accounts in
order to divert another beneficiary's fund.
You present/valid account co-ordinates and amount to be claimed so that I
do not transfer your fund to the wrong Bank Account, Also send your current
address and telephone number.
Awaiting your quick response.
Yours truly,
[email protected]
Mr. Bruce Wells.
Hey there,
Could you tell me where you are located? Also, could you tell me more about your offer?
Amanda Obrien
CEO, MNesty, LLC
Attention Amanda Obrien,
I want to let you know that i just returned from a tour out side my
city and saw your reply to my email , well, i stay in Lagos, Nigeria
and if you have gone through my proposal its very clear to understand
my offer, all you have to do is to send me your telephone number to
call you, send your address to receive some classified documents to
cover the transfer of the $7.5m to your account and also send me the
details of your bank account where the funds will be wired to.
After the transfer you will get 60% of the total wired funds to
your account and i will get 40% here, please get back to me with all
the requested information so that i can proceed to procure the
necessary papers to make you the beneficiary to the funds, thank you
and God bless you as i wait to hear from you.
Hey there,
Could you tell me where you are located? Also, could you tell me more about your offer?
Amanda Obrien
CEO, MNesty, LLC
Attention Amanda Obrien,
I want to let you know that i just returned from a tour out side my
city and saw your reply to my email , well, i stay in Lagos, Nigeria
and if you have gone through my proposal its very clear to understand
my offer, all you have to do is to send me your telephone number to
call you, send your address to receive some classified documents to
cover the transfer of the $7.5m to your account and also send me the
details of your bank account where the funds will be wired to.
After the transfer you will get 60% of the total wired funds to
your account and i will get 40% here, please get back to me with all
the requested information so that i can proceed to procure the
necessary papers to make you the beneficiary to the funds, thank you
and God bless you as i wait to hear from you.
Hi,
Sounds great, how can we proceed? We're interested in getting started pretty much immediately, as we could use this.
Amanda Obrien
CEO, MNesty, LLC
Amanda, thanks for your reply , i had already asked you to send your
phone number, your address and your bank details so we can proceed, if
i get your phone number today i will call you and speak with you, then
proceed with the transaction immediately.
I am just waiting to talk with you after receiving your
information and get started, thank you.
Bruce.
Hello,
That is very helpful, thank you. Do you perhaps have some literature I could look at, or could you send me some more information about what exactly makes you unique?
Amanda Obrien
CEO, MNesty, LLC
Please tell me the information you need again , if its not workable i
will not contact you.
Bruce.
Hi,
Great, thanks. Could we have a short call to discuss the specifics? What are your contact details? Also, what is your pricing model like?
Amanda Obrien
CEO, MNesty, LLC
Amanda, thanks so great, this is my phone number contact me please,
234 09077849058, you have to dial your country international code
before you add my number.
Amanda, thanks so great, this is my phone number contact me please,
234 9077849058, you have to dial your country international code
before you add my number.
Hey there,
Could you tell me where you are located? Also, could you tell me more about your offer?
Amanda Obrien
CEO, MNesty, LLC
I live in Nigeria, i said it before and i gave you a number to call, i
do not repeating my words since i had stated my offer to you many
times, if you are willing lets proceed or we live it.
Hello,
Thank you for your email! However, I don't know if this will fit in our budget. Is there anything better you could do?
Amanda Obrien
CEO, MNesty, LLC
Amanda, it can fix into your budget if you wish to do so, i had
requested for your phone number and you feel reluctant to give me, if
you can send your number i will call you and direct you what to do.
Hello,
can you give me an example of this? I would like to know roughly what it looks like.
Amanda Obrien
CEO, MNesty, LLC