When we receive mail such as the following, we often look for curious phrases to run through search engines, more for our one amusement than anything else.
For this message we chose the phrase “released disk”. We tried the search on Google, ask.com and Bing, expecting similar results from all three. Google, returned a variation of this letter on the first page, as did Ask.com. Bing, rather disappointingly, found nothing until page seven.
So, if you’re trying to find out if you’re being fooled, we suggest that you do not as Bing.
Anyway, we digress.
Subject: Regarding Your Unpaid Fund.
From: Miss Rita Okey
Date Sent: 3/26/2015 2:25:18 AM
From the subject, we gather we are going to be offered money of some sort.
Dear Beneficiary,
The money will probably be from some recently deceased unknown stranger.
I am Miss Rita Okey a computer scientist working with central bank of Nigeria. I just started work with C.B.N. and I came across your file which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and but the fund was not released to you.
We read the help wanted sections from time to time and, as a rule, banks do not generally recruit computer scientists. We have seen files marked X before. As a rule, painting disks, red or any other color, is not recommended. It tends to convert them from floppy disks to sticky disks.
The most annoying thing is that they won’t tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security.
Sadly we are not in the protection racket, else we might be willing to avail ourselves of your kind offer.
I need to do this because you need to know the statues of your Funds and cause for the delay, Please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria, you may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian. The only thing needed to release this fund is the 2015 New Payment Authorization Code which will be Fixed in your release disk and confirmation to the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) for clearance of the transferred amount in your account.
Why are there statues of our funds? We also do not think that being Nigerian would make this any clearer.
Once the 2015 New Payment Authorization Code is obtained funds will immediately reflect in your bank within 24hrs, the code is all that is needed to complete this transaction.
We had a 2012 New Payment Authorization Code, is there a discount for upgrading?
Note that the actual funds are valued at $25 MILLION USD and the lists below are the mafias and banks behind the non release of your funds that t I managed to sneak out for your kind perusal.
Apparently, she had been discussing the fictitious funds before this.
And here is the list of those out to get us.
1) Prof. Charles soludo
2) Senator David Mark
3) Chief Joseph Sanusi
4) Dr. R. Rasheed
5) Barrister Awele Ugorji
6) Mr. Roland Ngwa
7) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
8) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
9) Dr. Patrick Aziza – Deputy Governor – Policy / Board Member
10) Mr. Tunde Lemon – Deputy Governor – Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
11) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia Deputy Governor – Corporate Services / Board Members
What happened to twelve? There’s supposed to be a twelve.
13) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili
14) Barr Jacob Onyema
15) Dr. Godwin Oboh: Director Union Bank Of Nigeria.
16) Mr. John Collins: Global Diplomat Director.
17) Foreign fund diplomatic courier
18) Barr. Becky Owens
19) Rev. Steven Jones
20) Bank of Africa
21) Mrs. Debbie Hargrove
22) Mr. Michael Wagner
From this point on until we reach number seventy seven, all names have at least one name starting with the letter “F”. Fabulous.
23) Barr. Isa Farid
24) Dr. Raymond Faye
25) Ibraheem Fashola
26) Dr. Leslie Fawaz
27) Mercy Fajaroo
28) Walter K. Falana
29) Azeez Fatou
30) Ibrahim Fabumi
31) Daniel Faras
32) Michael Faras
33) Minassa Fernandez
34) Viresh Fernando
35) Deacon Diende Fernandez
36) Ben Felix
37) Dr. Ige Femi
38) Chen Hsiu Fei
39) Gloria Festus
40) Lopez Fernando
41) Aloye Fidelis
42) Augusto Fish
43) Dr. Raymond Fingesi
44) Dr. Martin Fibu
45) Joseph Finn
46) Ogom Fidelis
47) Jennifer H. Fiedler
48) Dr. Jimmy Fowler
49) Robert Fortin
50) Dr. Sharon Forrest
51) Prince Michael Fofano
52) Sarah Fofano
53) Tony Foster
54) Dr. Koman Fofar
55) Samuel Fona
56) Fred Gate
57) Funmi Folorunso
58) Mike Franklin
59) Egbo Francois
60) George Freeman
61) Senator Jude Fred
62) Paul Frank
63) Dr. Francis Fregere
64) Walter Freer < /font>
65) Olu-Segun Fredrick
66) Justice Philip Francis
67) Raul Franco
68) Desmond Fred
69) Madu Frank
70) Rita Frank
71) Godwin Frank
72) Dr. J. Frances
73) Frank Francis
74) Derrick Frans
75) Kingsley Fred
76) Dr. Carlos Frederico
77) Dr Ola Funmilowo
Having finished the “F” names, we now leap ahead to number one hundred seventeen. We don’t pretend to know why.
117) Engr. Sule Garuba
118) Idris Garuba
119) Mustapha Garuba
120) ADB Bank Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
121) FSA UK
122) NATWEST BANK
123) ECO Bank
124) Credit Bank
125) Barr Greg Thompson
126) MARK JAMES
127)MR FEMI JONSE
128)Mrs. Linda WAZIRI
Well, it seems that the enemy has brought quite a force to bear upon us.
Do get in touch with me immediately. to conclude this final transaction immediately, and also send to me your details including your telephone numbers for easy communications.+234 8115354496
Regards
Rita Okey
Thank you, Rita, for your efforts, but we feel required to pass.
Should you hear from Rita, do not attempt to reclaim the twenty five million dollars. You will only fail after spending a unknown amount of money.
For you see, this is a fraud.
That is all.
How to spot a Fraud 
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