From: Debt Management Office
Subject: Invitation to Claim Fund

We have received the instruction of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, to make a payment of your debt in the sum of US$5,600,000 (Five million, six hundred thousand United States dollars only) discovered in our books of contractors being owed by the people and government of Nigeria.

The above payment arose from a construction contract which you and your company executed in Nigeria but was not paid for as a result of change in government at that time as is shown in our books. It has been quite a long time that we have been searching for your contact details to the extent that we have contacted your country's embassy in Nigeria to locate you without success.

The Debt Management Office (DMO) of Nigeria was setup for the purpose of providing a one stop shop for clearing all Nigerian government debts for all levels, i.e, inheritance funds, contract funds, lottery wins etc. that emanates from Nigeria, which some local Nigerian banks could not pay for one reason or the other. The Office came into existence by the act of the government.

The establishment of an effective and efficient debt management system is now widely recognized as a major element of a sound economic management strategy, because of the crucial link with fiscal and monetary policies as well as overall macroeconomic economic management.

Based on the above, we kindly ask you to indicate your interest in claiming the above sum by providing your receiving bank details where you want us to remit the above sum in your favour.

Regards,

Abraham Nwankwo
Director General
Debt Management Office
Abuja, Nigeria

Hey, one from Nigeria, finally! Still, it says "sound economic management strategy" right there. Sounds legit to me.

From: UK Finance World
To: uk_financeworld@XXXXXX.net
Date: 11/17/2009 06:16:17 PM
Subject: Unsecured Flexible Loan Offer!!!

WELCOME FINANCE LOAN UK
Kingston House,
Center 27 Business Park,
Wood head Rd, Birstall,
Bartley WF17 9TD, United Kingdom.

Permit a brief introduction of our service.UK Finance World is a registered Financial firm in the British entity.In our loan scheme tagged 'loan under two weeks',every customer both local and international have the guarantee of obtaining a loan from this company on the mode of unsecured offshore international funding which means no collateral is required for this process. In general we offer all type of loan such as constructive, car,hotel, mortgages,start up capital,working capital and lots more provided the project requiring funding is of a legitimate entity.To make Loan Disbursement easy, we have Fund Release Centers in the following Countries to handle different regions:

Asia- Thailand, UAE
Europe -London, Holland, Spain
America- California, Canada.

To begin your application, these information are required:

1) Full Name:
2) Location:
3) Age:
4) Contact Phone numbers:
5) Amount Needed:
6) Duration :( years):
7) Occupation:
8) Country:
9)Reason for Loan:

Contact Mr Colin Mair
email address: uk_financeworld@XXXXXX.net

Please endeavor to fill in the required information and we assure you of prompt response.
Faithfully yours,
Mrs Mary Berth Edwards
(advert Manager).

I need a loan for $92, so I can claim my ATM Master CARD.

- Attention Beneficiary,

We hereby notify you about the released of your Atm Master Card the sum of ($2.5m usd) which you will be withdrawing $5,000.00usd everyday till the total sum is complited.

You have to contact the Oceanic Bank Plc Of Benin Republic, Cotonou with your contact informations such as follows:

1. FULL NAME:
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD:
3. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION:

However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your ATM Master CARD.

Name: Dr. Richard Edward
DIRECTOR ATM DEPARTMENT OCEANIC BANK PLC OF BENIN
Email: (atm.department_benin@XXXXX.XX)
Tel: +XXX-XXXXXXXX

For your kind information, all the required fees to deliver the ATM Card to your address has been settled so contact the Bank with the above information as soon as possible. Please understand that if you can't visit the Bank head office In Benin Republic then you will be asked for a Stamp Fee which is ($92usd) to enable them register your ATM CARD with DHL or FedEx Courier Company.

Thanks and remain blessed:

Yours in Service
Mrs. Mbonu Abasi.

Do these people compare notes? And what is a "ATM Master CARD"? At least this one only has a $92 stamp fee, which is a $208 savings over the Visa card.

Here's some information on the Benin Republic.

I'm still deciding what's a good idea to edit from the blog. So far, the best idea is to redact URLs and email addresses. Here's what I have so far:

Our Ref: IKG/NG/ICO

Your Ref:

iKobo is a company that specializes in money transfer through Visa Card. As part of our
commitment in bringing our services to the world, iKobo wishes to announce to you that
your email emerged as one of the lucky winner to receive a grant of $3.5 million USD.
This fund would be made available to you through an iKobo Visa card. We have concluded
plans to deliver this card to you as soon as possible. If you are interested in claiming
your funds, please contact the Visa card dispatch center via email
(XXXXXmoneytransfer@XXXX) with the following details :

FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS:
SEX:
AGE:

As soon as we receive the above details we shall immediately proceed with the delivery
of your card. You have to stop communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to
avoid hitches in receiving your payment. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

NOTE: You will be required to effect the FedEx Delivery fees of $300 USD. BASED ON THE
iKOBO_INC INSURANCE POLICY.

Best Regards
ikobo_inc board of directors.
www.XXXXX.com

FedEx charges $300 to deliver a Visa card? How does that even work?