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#3049 by thebandit Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:52 am
With this one I was told they send you a check from a bank in the USA that is not real.



Barclays bank London UK
From: The Desk of
Mr. Morgan Egon
Executive Director,

RE: PAYMENT OF US$800,000.00 INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT:

I am Mr.Morgan Egon Executive Director, Corporate Services Division
and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Barclays bank London UK.

Sometime ago, in our bank your inheritance fund was brought to our bank
from National Lotto Group here in England and after some period, the money
was taken back to their treasury. But for the period of time this money
was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$800,000.00 which we are
about to pay you Via International Certified Bank Draft through our
corresponding bank in US.

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund
because from time to time the National Lotto Group auditors do come to our
bank to cross-check our files and our financial update, the earlier you
comply with the demands of the delivery of the fund, the faster the
action, because when the auditors arrive and
find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they will call back
the accrued interest to the lotto treasury account.
What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example;
you?re International passport or your driver?s license, your telephone and
fax numbers for easy communication to you with your mailing address where
this Draft will be delivered. As a matter of fact we don?t have enough time
to waste since we have wasted time in contacting you through phone, so try
and comply with the entire necessary requirement for the transaction.
Contact Mrs. Rose Amah through E-mail: [email protected]
Tel:+447031819456.

Note I have attempted to call you but all effort failed and I had to send
you a mail on this email address, which I guessed belongs to you.
Expecting your immediately response.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Morgan Egon
Executive Director
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#3051 by ChrisSmith Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:56 am
More than likely, this is a standard lottery scam and you won't receive a cheque but rather demands for payment before they send it.

See this line in the letter?

the earlier you comply with the demands of the delivery of the fund


The demands are probably "legal forms" which have to be paid for. And then there's the barrister's fees, diplomats fees and customs fees.
I'd be pretty certain that you'll never see a cheque - even a forged one.

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