Discussione: PROFESSOR FRANK OBI
Mi è stata segnalata un'email sospetta che propone come sempre di diventare milionario. Il testo è questo:
Subject: SINCERE PROPOSITION
PROFESSOR FRANK OBI
BRANCH MANAGER,
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
ILUPEJU BRANCH
LAGOS NIGERIA
TELEPHONE: 234-1-776 0962
FAX: 234-1-759-4725ATTN: PRESIDENT/C.E.O
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed on you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me your contact for a confidential business.
I am the manager of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Ilupeju branch, Lagos Nigeria.
The intended business is thus; We had a customer, a Foreigner (a Turkish) resident in Nigeria, he was a Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals.He has in his Account in my branch the sum of US 38.6 Million (Thirty Eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars).Unfortunately, the man died four years ago until today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim the money.
Having noticed this, I in collaboration with two other top Officials of the bank have covered up the account all this while.
Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin and forward your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim.We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims .The whole procedures will last only five working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even now or in future.
Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all necessary things. As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your interest, then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully concluded.
For your assistance we have agreed to give you twenty five percent (25%) of the Total sum at the end of the transaction while 65% would be for my colleagues and I and the remaining 10% would be for any form of expenses that may be incurred during the course of the transaction which would be given to us when the money is transferred into your account before splitting the balance on the agreed percentage of 65% to 25%.
I await your earliest response.
Thanks,
Yours Sincerely
Professor Frank Obi
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Questa invece è la smentita trovata sul sito ufficiale della banca citata:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
SCAM LETTERS ALERT
United Bank for Africa Plc is concerned about spurious faxes and emails in circulation which purport to emanate from the bank and which falsely utilise the names of alleged officials of the Bank to lend credibility and respectability to their content.
The typical scam takes the form of an unsolicited fax, letter or electronic message which describes opportunities to transfer from Nigeria, millions of U.S. dollars, arising from foreign contracts, dormant accounts, or deceased customers' accounts to accounts maintained abroad.
The authors of these letters have worked under a number of aliases including "Richard Okoro" "Jimmy Ani" "Jideofor Franklin Offor" and "Bar. Dr. Nname Onyekwelu" among others. In some cases, they have falsely utilised the names of actual officials of the Bank. These individuals usually claim to be the "Western" or "Eastern District Manager" of the Bank or such other designations.
United Bank for Africa Plc wishes to inform the general public in Nigeria and around the world that such letters do not emanate from the Bank and that the Bank has no knowledge or record of the purported claims.
It would appear from all indications that the ultimate intent of these letters is to swindle the recipients. In the event that you receive such mail, you should immediately inform the Internet Service Provider from which the said mail emanated and the International Police organisation nearest to you.
United Bank for Africa Plc accepts no liability for any frauds that may be perpetrated and shall not be responsible for any loss that may be suffered by any person(s) relying on such scam letters.
Sito ufficiale: http://www.ubaplc.com/
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Non sto a fare la traduzione in italiano di tutto il messaggio, fondamentalmente c'è questo fantomatico professore che vi propone di guadagnare qualche milione di dollari semplicemente aiutandolo a riscuotere una grande eredità.
La replica della banca (di cui dice di essere un manager) è decisamente secca e dice più o meno così: "Sappiamo che ci sono in giro email che propongono affaroni attraverso la nostra banca, non provengono assolutamente da noi anche se alle volte vengono usati nomi di veri dipendenti. NON è vero niente. Se ricevete questi messaggi informate le autorità competenti. La banca non si assume nessuna responsabilità nei confronti di chi si farà fregare."
Posso aggiungere ben poco a quanto detto dalla banca, mi limito quindi a rinnovare il mio consiglio di diffidare SEMPRE di chi vi offre lauti guadagni con poco sforzo, probabilmente in questo caso vi verrebebro richieste informazioni particolari o peggio ancora vi chiederebbero di anticipare dei soldi per le pratiche (con la "vana" speranza di ottenerne molti di più).
Saluti :wink:
