NEW VARIENT of NIGERIAN EMAIL SCAM

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SUBJECT: NEW VARIENT of NIGERIAN EMAIL SCAM

First one of these I've gotten in a while! They are still up to the same antics just under a different country. This one boasts to be from "THE FINACIAL DEPARTMENT HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC" For those who didn't know, The Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa neighboring Nigeria. Interestingly enough, this type of scam typically tells the receiver they have inheritances or some such trumped scam story. I was rather surprised to see this one was done with NO explanations as to where this money was from.... lottery? Long lost Uncle died? NOTHING! The morons can't even get a scam going that could hold any weight but that will change I'm sure.

Between 1972 and 1990, a self-proclaimed "Marxist-Leninist" dictatorship called the People's Republic of Benin existed, ushering in a period of repression which ultimately led to an economic collapse. Formation of the Republic of Benin occurred in 1991, bringing in multiparty elections. Currently, about a third of the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.25 per day. (ref Wikipedia)

Here is a copy/paste of the email received from scammers email address: officeconsult192.2010@rediffmail.com
Add it to your spam list for your email program and avoid even getting it (or at least have it auto dumped to your spam folder)!
New Variant of Nigerian Email Scam:

ATTENTION:
WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEND YOUR FUND TO YOUR ADDRESS IN YOUR CITY FROM THE FINACIAL DEPARTMENT HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING YOUR FUND ( $5,000.00 U.S.D ) PER DAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE ALL YOUR TOTAL PAYMENT WHICH IS THE SUM OF $2,800,000.00 AS SCHEDULED IN OUR OFFICE HERE.
ONCE THE PAYMENT OF THE TRANSFER CHARGES ($105.00) AND RE-NEWING OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE HERE IN OUR OFFICE IS BEEN MADE, YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION OF SUM $5,000.00 PER DAY IMMEDIATELY OKAY.

HERE IS THE ONE WE SEND TO YOU BUT IT WILL REMAIN ON HOLD UNTIL YOU SEND US OUR TRANSFER CHARGES OF $105.00 USD BEFORE WE CAN RELEASE IT. MEANWHILE YOU CAN TRACK IT AND CONFIRM THE MTCN BY WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM
SENDER'S NAME:=======Abdul Arif Gousappa.
TEXT QUESTION:=====GOD
ANSWER:========BLESS.
AMOUNT:==========$5,000,00.
MTCN :===========138-804-4594
FINALLY, URGENT SEND US THE $105 USD TO ENABLE US PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.
BELOW IS OUR ACCOUNTANT OFFICER INFORMATION FOR YOU TO SEND THE $105 USD THROUGH OUR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BEEN OUR TRANSFER CHARGE.

1.RECEIVER NAME:====SAM CHIKA.
2.COUNTRY:======Republic of Benin.
3.CITY :=========Cotonou.
4.TEXT QUESTION:====GOD
5.TEXT ANSWER:=====BLESS.
6.AMOUNT:===========$105. 00 USD
MTCN NUMBER:======
AND CONTCAT US WITH THIS E-MAIL ADDERSS (western-union2000@live.com ) AND YOUR INFORMATION
Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process your payment:
Beneficiarey name=================
You Address=======================
You Telephone=====================
You Country=======================
You City==========================
You State=========================
You Zip Code======================
Test Question=====================
Test Answer=========================
E-mail:(western-union2000@live.com
tell +229 9878-9714
MR.JAMES UDA .
FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED .
REV .JAMES UDA.

These scams are bad ladies and gents. They can clear your bank account out in a heartbeat and there is NOTHING that you can do short of hope the Federal Government steps in and your bank is considerate. I've heard nothing but nightmares with this type of scam so do NOT... I repeat DO NOT ever cash anything if you get real "Snail-Mail" from these folks containing a check or money order, Western Union etc... no matter how legit it looks.