This spam starts off pretty standard …
Greetings! We once again try to notify you as our earlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address to inform you that you were one of our lucky winners in the 2010 Nokia Promo. Unfortunately we could not reach you before the end of the promo. All winners who we could not reach before the end of the promo, are mandated to contact ALLIED GUARANTEE TRUST BANK in West Africa to claim the winning prize. Therefore, your winning prize of 315,000 Great British Pounds has been deposited in ALLIED GUARANTEE TRUST BANK. The requirements to claim your winning prize is to provide your full bank details and your demurage security keeping fee of 115 Great British Pounds to ALLIED GUARANTEE TRUST BANK with the contact details stated below;
ALLIED GUARANTEE TRUST BANK.
Contact Person: Mr. Ken Jonathan
Email Address: alliedgtbonline@info.al
Telephone: +234-818-227-6596
First off — “West Africa”?
Country code 234 is Nigeria. The .al domain, though, is hosted in Albania. Hmmmmm …
I’ve never seen GBP spelled out as “Great British Pounds,” by the way.
Then, all of a sudden, things get … very blatant. Usually these sorts of scams rope you in first before asking for money. This one includes it as the initial price of admission. Ballsy move! It must be real!
NOTE: We have paid for the Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee whose policy hardcover the impossibility of deducting the demurage security keeping fee from your winning prize. Try to contact the bank with the information above to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Demurage security keeping fee of 115 GBP for their immediate action. Payment of the (Demurage Security Fee) should be sent through Western Union to the bank account officer with the following information . Western union is required to accept the payment because is the fastest, safest, and most reliable payment method the bank use in receiving payment from international customers.
Receiver’s Name: Mrs. Elizabeth Baker
Address: Plot 865b Canada Square,Edo State, Nigeria.
And back to Nigeria (nice work if you can get it).
“Demurrage” (note the correct spelling, by the way) is a charge for delays in delivery not the fault of the deliverer. In this case, you silly person, you didn’t pick up your prize on time, so they have to charge you for the delay. But then, after you send it via Western Union, you’ll get your GBP 315K right away! Ken and Liz guarantee it!
1. Name of sender.
2. Address of sender.
3. Amount sent.
4. Money Transfer Control Number. (M.T.C.N)
5.Test Question: In God
6.. Answer : We Trust
Regards,
Dr. Authur Collins.
+44-701-115-1094
Nice patriotic/religious “test question/answer” passphrase. Look for a man in a dark suit with a red carnation in the lapel.
I’m still a bit confused by whom the email is being sent, to whom the money should go, and who Dr. “Author” Collins is. He has a UK phone number, though. A search on that gives more on this particular spam scam here.