Actually, I have to confess, I misread this thieving scammer’s surname as ‘alibi’ at first which I thought was quite an apt choice, in a weird kind of way.
Anyway, Mr Don Abili, allegedly, unbelievably, of the Prudential Insurance Company, wishes to join with me for a ‘neficail’ transaction. (Big thanks to the first person who can tell me what the heck ‘neficail’ means!)
Apparently Mr Frankenstein, oops, I mean Finkelstein, is late.
And not by just a few minutes either. In fact, he’s so late that he’s dead!
Mr Abili (based in Lagos, Nigeria but with a .co.uk email address)Â has to find one of Finklestein’s relatives (though he strangely says that a friend will do too) in order to claim the money in the insurance policy -
FROM MR DON ABILI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
PLEASE REPLY TO : mrdonabili12006@yahoo.co.uk
LAGOS NIGERIA.Attn :
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual neficail transaction.
Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such.
I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am MR. DON ABILI, Executive Director incharge of Claims and Indemnity of PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality hat will be attached to this deal for the benefit of both of us. The Management and the Legal / Treasury Department of this PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who maintained a Life Assurance Policy, should be declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving his unclaimed benefits funds to the Treasury according to our Banking and Financial law.
Recently, I came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person (MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN). He is foreigner, unfortunately He is now late as he was amongst those that was Killed in the recent plane crash during his visit to London, as you can confirm through this website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
This man was our client and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum of Forty Five Million United States ollars (US$45,000,000.00). Right now, the fund is lying nclaimed in our custody and there is NO next of kin mentioned in his file and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his other relatives.
All efforts made by us to establish contacts with any other of his relation has proved abortive and uccessful. His Life Assurance Policy will expire in the next few months from the date of this letter.
Just last week we received an instruction from Ministry of Social Welfare to forward particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will expire in the next few months.
Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to myself until now that I am tacting you. In view of the fact that the deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different country), it is Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin.
I will use my exalted position in this Insurance Company to present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his relative, friend or Cousin and the Money (US$45Million) will be Safely transfered into your own bank account in your country.
Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in isviable transaction.
I will use my exalted position here to get all internal ocumentations to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will last only 5 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
Please I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY’S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATIONThe transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via email and telephone. You don’t need to come to my country.
Send your full name, address and telephone number to me via email urgently today so that I will call you for scussions.
I PROMISE that you must be happy and shall rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this transaction.
After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 60-00 (40% for you and 60% for me).I await your good response today. Thanks and remain blessed. I require you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it is important due to the fact that I am still in active services to the PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Your earliest response to this matter is very important.
I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.Kind Regards,
MR DON ABILI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR;
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
I think we all know what these scammers are but, even so, they really ought to do it away from their keyboard – it’s so sticky that he must have missed out over a dozen characters throughout his email!
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Comment by J.C Ofili 30th August 2009 19:20 pm
Don Abili is a hard working business man who sadly past away 2008. the true cause of his death is yet to be known.
There are some element in the family who has wish him death in order to lay hand on his wealth, since he is not catering for them.
Don Abili is My Uncle and not a fruad star and has never be.
This particular email really pisses my off, as it is some bastard using my father’s particulars. He passed away earlier this year, but it just goes to show – these scammers have enough information to lend some credibility (correct name and one correct company and correct job jitle), but they are nothing vbut thieving, scamming bastards. I would advise anyone who receives ANY emails from Lagos whether in business or not, to take every caution and NEVER provide details or money upfront!
I’m sorry to hear that they have referenced your father’s details for such an email and can fully understand why you would feel upset by that.
Let’s hope no-one is fooled by it.
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