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Did you receive an email from a "Dr. Ugo B. Emeson at the INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION(ICPC)" who says to contact the number below because "your impending funds($10,500,000.00) which was intercepted by the National Drug Law". The scammer will try to steal your identity and get you to send him money, but the text of the scam is so odd, it's hard to imagine anyone falling for it. If this email out-of-the-blue from an unknown foreigner offering to pay you absurd amounts of money for almost no work doesn't strike you as a scam, then you really need to read through a number of the scams on this website and familiarize yourself with their approach.
Dr. Ugo B. Emeson at the INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION(ICPC) and yyy (not their real names, obviously, and probably the same person) hopes to con you into sending money for various "fees" to free the fortune. If you would like a step by step explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here! Also see related scams on this page and this page.
Notice (highlighted below) some of the other obvious signs that this is a scam are poor spelling , use of free Yahoo/Hotmail/etc email accounts, proposals that make no sense, etc.:
From: INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION [ icpc_anticorruptpractice2@yahoo.com ]
INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION(ICPC)
HEADQUARTER: LAGOS HOUSE, IKEJA GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.
MOTTO: NO MAN IS ABOVE THE LAW.
YOU AND THE LAW
Re: Intercepted Transfer By National Drug Law Enforcement/Anti- Terrorist Commission.
Dear Sir/Madam,
It was reported to our Minister for Foreign Affairs that your impending funds($10,500,000.00) which was intercepted by the National Drug Law
Enforcement/Anti- Terrorist Commission. We have investigated your transaction through the apex bank of Nigeria(CBN), We noticed that you made several attempt to transfer your funds but to no avail. Our investigation continued to the judiciary upper house (National House of Assembly), The Senate monitoring team gave an unsatisfactory report to your transaction, hence the chairman is presently under investigation for conspiracy and with an intension to divert your funds.
We have in our powers as the only and approved office by the Federal Government of Nigeria taken absolute possession of your funds which has been deposited with H.S.B.C BANK PLC LONDON. In consonance with the law guiding this organization, It might interest you to know that Prof Charles Soludo and others shall be interrogated and if found guilty, they shall have no option than to pay whatever you have spent in the past.
Below is the information we have stating that it belongs to you but we still advise that you re-confirm this again as we shall not be held responsible for any misdirection of your transfer.
Bank name: USBank
1015 Industry Road
Lexington,Kentucky 40505
A/C# 189706657
Routing# 034577123
Swift Transfer# usbkus44imtIf the above information is not correct,then endeavour to send the correct one including your direct phone number,address etc. Haven said this, in other to avert any form of difficulties or problem with your transaction,you will be paid via our corresponding bank in London.
This is base on our bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom(UK). You might be a foreigner in the United State and for this reason no American Bank would accept an individual transfer to such an amount of money.
It might also interest you to know that since the September 11th attack by terrorist in America, they have beefed up their security even to banks and the flow of cash is totally checkmated. The homeland security agent even in the airport despite your position as a diplomat, You must be searched. The same situation is applicable here in Nigeria and even in the United Kingdom.For this reason, your funds will be only and safely released to you through an organization which is registered by the government of this country.
Our interaction with the National Drug Law Enforcement/Anti- Terrorist Commission was real but due to the fact that the homeland securities even in the banks are not convinced and your transfer was halt.
Finally, we have your funds in our custody and it is safe but will be transferred via our corresponding bank.
You are advised to call the telephone number below for oral and important discussion, Should you fail to call or respond as advised then we shall have no option than to confiscate this funds in agreement with the law governing this organization. We promise to give you our professional service that will ensure your quick receive of your funds within 7days.
1. YOUR FULL NAME:........................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:......................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE.........................
4. FAX....................................
5. AGE....................................
6 .SEX:...................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION........................
8. YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO TRANSFER INTO:
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Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Ugo B. Emeson.
Head:ICPC
Direct Line+234-80-20716005
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