Fund beneficiary
A reader sent me this. It sounds as if he replied to a scam email. The scammer has given my reader three options. I’m sure that all will involve the victim in fees if they were persued any further. Please don’t follow my reader’s example and reply to these scammers. They are dangerous people.
Ref: UK9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Date: 23/March/2009
Tel: + 44-704-579-3686
Attention:Mr,Victor Camilieri.
We write to acknowledge the receipt of your email in which your details was stated and the contents therein were fully understood.It is important to intimate you that we have gone through the information submitted to this firm carefully, and it will interest you to know that your information corresponded with the one in our data base/record. Be informed that at this juncture, your consignment is very much under our custody and our priority is to ensure a successful claim and on no condition should any of the staff open it unless you are here physically. As a matter of fact, I want to let you know that all arrangement has been put in place for you to claim your entitlement fund (consignment).
However, the board and management of this diplomatic and finance institute has deliberated and agreed to have your entitlement fund released to you without any hitches hence; you have been given three(3) options in order to claim your consignment fund.
HERE ARE THE THREE OPTIONAL FORMALITIES AVAILABLE TO BENEFICIARY TO CHOOSE FROM AND INFORM US ACCORDINGLY.
OPTION 1:
You as the beneficiary shall visit our diplomatic and finance firm here in Manchester . Upon your visit, you (beneficiary) would be required among other things, to sign the Entitlement Fund Release Order, after which our institution shall assist you in the opening / deposition of your entitlement fund into any bank of your choice here in the Manchester or anywhere in Europe .
OPTION 2:
In the event the beneficiary is unable to schedule a visit to Manchester due to reasons beyond doubts, the beneficiary may be allowed on such ground to apply to our firm, so that your entitlement fund (US$5.8,000,000.00) will be packaged / shipped to your corresponding address under the supervision of two (2) diplomats who will ensure a successful delivery. Here you are required to scan and send the two pages of your International Passport or Driver÷Õ License (photocopy) via email attachment for verification of your signature but whereby you do not have a scanning machine then, you will be required to send your Driver;s License or International Passport numbers.
OPTION 3:
Bank To Bank Transfer
We must be informed immediately of the optional formalities preferred by you as well as the chosen date for performing the formalities which should be within the next Seventy Two (72) working Hours from the receipt of this notice. This is for your information, attention and necessary action as I await your urgent response either by telephone or e-mail. We will appreciate if you will kindly treat this message religiously to avoid any mistake.
Yours in service,
Dr.Mark Williams.
Manager, Foreign operations Dept.
Best Regards
Dr.Mark Williams.
MANAGER EUROPEAN BANK PLC, LIVERPOOL U.K