Daily Bible Verse

Friday, May 02, 2008

Huh? Another scam?

Received this today:
Attention Dear Beneficiary,
We are very sorry for what happen to you since last year,
Now listen the reason this money is coming to you is that the government of this country has found that you was scammed since last year and they have arrested those that scammed people.
So since yesterday after we did not hear from you or receive your mail we have made arrangement with OCEANIC BANK BENIN REPUBLIC on how to transfer your money into your bank account at your country and note that your money which bank going to transfer is $800.000.00 and what you have to do right now is to contact the bank immediately so that the manager will transfer your money into your bank account and be informed that we have paid the bank for the open of new account fee for you. now listen the money that remain which you can pay to him is wire tranSfer fee which is only 150.00 to transfer your money directly into your bank account at your country ok.
Try to contact bank through this.
HON.MR.TONY HUBERT OCEANIC BANK MANAGER
MANAGER'S PHONE NUMBER..00229-93840292
FAX..00229-97438
EMAIL.... (oceanicbankbenin80@yahoo.de)(funny right? using yahoo as email, not the actual bank's email address)
please make sure that you follow bank manager's instruction and forward all your bank account detail where to transfer your money into and your current telephone number.
This is information the Bank Manager need from you.
YOUR COUNTRY............
YOUR FULL NAME........
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER..........
NAME OF YOUR BANK............
OCCUPATION...........
HOME ADDRESS.....
MOBIL PHONE NUMBER.....
OFFICE NUMBER.........
HOME NUMBER............
AGE....
SEX....
May God Be With you
from ups company Manager
Benin Republic
Dr.ADAMS JOHN


I emailed the actual bank and this was what they replied:
Dear Anne,
Thank you for visiting our website.
Please note that the mail you received is a SCAM and it is not from Oceanic Bank International Plc.
We advice you do not transfer funds and stop any form of communication with them
Best regards
Customer Care
Oceanic Bank International Plc