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Subject: ATTENTION:Mrs.Stephanie,From American Embassy.
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U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington , DC 20520
Greeting from USA Embassy,
THIS MAIL IS ONLY FOR THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS
ATTENTION:Mrs.Stephanie,
This is to notify you that your consignment has been in our custody waiting for your comply before the delivery will be effected to your delivery address. We have been waiting for you to contact us regarding your consignment box which the Bank suppose to deliver to you which was on hold by US Department of State Bureau and requesting for clearance certificate which will be obtain from the origination of the consignment box before it will be released. As a result of you not comply within duration given by Benin Government that is the reason the consignment box was diverted to treasury.
All the walfare of United States Citizen is my concern. Am here to take the protocol of all our citizens to not be cheated by Africans.
After the meeting held by our board of director which was concluded that the delivery of your consignment to your address must be complete within three working days upon your comply to our requirement which is by sending the sum of $105.00 to enable us obtain the needed certificate and effect with the delivery of your consignment immediately.
Note that your consignment box has been arrived in US embassy and waiting to receive clearance certificate before the gate pass is given. Mean while you are advice to reconfirm the below information upon contacting us to avoid delivery to wrong person.
1, Your full name...
2, Your home address
3, Your occupation
4, Direct Telephone Number
Once you notify us with the above information we will release your
consignment to you,
Contact the Embassy Office Direct with the following information Below,
Email: [email protected]
Contact person, Mr Robert Bush
Phone:+229- 98-7102-19
Note that you are expected to pay only $105.00 for clearance certificate and you are to pay it to Benin Republic as the origination of the consignment box in favour of Mr Obodo Ifeanyi as our accountant officer in Benin Republic Send the $105.00 through western union or Money Gram once you receive this mail with the information below for immediate release of your consignment box,
Receivers Name: Obodo Ifeanyi
Country: Benin Republic
Code: 229
Test Question: Which Colour
Answer : Red
Amount: $105.00
Once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up and for immediate action on the release of your consignment.
Please treat this as matter of urgency .
Note that any uncliam consignment will be return to the Courier
Company after 3 days for final divertion..
So you are urgently advise to comply with our demand so that we will
release your consignment box is needed.
Regard,
Dr. Moore Frazer,
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
FROM UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
Definite SCAM!
1. Let's look at the contact information and the email address this came from:
NO embassy office would use a FREE hotmail address! Neither would the US Department of State. We may be broke over here, but we aren't that broke.
Mr Robert Bush? There is no such person at the US Embassy in Benin. (One can only assume they mean the embassy in Benin from the phone number; they never clearly identify where they are located.)
The phone number is not connected to the US Embassy in Benin. http://cotonou.usembassy.gov/new_gen_info.html The correct phone number is (229) 21-30-06-50
2. Who is this email from?
Dr. Moore Frazer,
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
FROM UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
The Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs is Johnnie Carson. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/123210.htm
And we are the United States of America. We actually have 50 states, not just one!
3. Poor English throughout the email.
All the walfare of United States Citizen is my concern.
Walfare? And it would be citizens, plural, not singular.
Am here to take the protocol of all our citizens to not be cheated by Africans.
What does that even mean??
4. Note the email was addressed to just the first name, no last name. I am pretty certain if there was something for me somewhere, they would know my full name.
5. Note how there is no explanation of what is waiting for me. Just a consignment box. What bank was suppose to deliver it to me. Nothing is very clear. Just a lot of mumbo-jumbo.
6. And the classic demand for payment for some fees to be sent via Western Union or Money Gram. Both are untraceable and can be picked up anywhere, by anyone. There are no guarantees who will get the money.
7. And if you still don't believe, just google a small part of the email:
Note that your consignment box has been arrived in US embassy and waiting to receive clearance certificate before the gate pass is given. Mean while you are advice to reconfirm the below information upon contacting us to avoid delivery to wrong person.
And look at the results: Clicky
Just another SCAM! Delete and forget.
