Union Bank of Nigeria

I've received the following email and have been corresponding with someone who I believe is a scammer and want to know for sure:



NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC)
31 HAILE SELAISSIE, ASOKORO BEHIND ECOWAS BUILDING.
Website: http://www.nddc.gov.ng
REF NO: 08-09-11-12-33-NDDC
BATCH NO: 640-23-2010-NDDC
SAL NO: RC-07-2006-NDDC
TICKET NO: 1539-757-22-NDCC
Website: http://www.nddc.gov.ng


Dear Internet User.

We are happy to inform you that you have Won $500,000(Five Hundred

Thousand Us Dollars Only) for the month of November 2010 ABC AWARD

PROMOTION which is organized by ONLINE LOTTERY every month.

ONLINE LOTTERY, collects all the e mail identity of the people online and

among the millions that log on to the internet we only select twenty five

people every month as our winners through electronic balloting System

without the winner applying, we are congratulating you for having been one

of the people selected.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact your Claims Agent on or before your date of Claim,

Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. ONLINE

LOTTERY Prize must be claimed no later than 14 days from date of Draw

Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not

claimed within this period will be forfeited.

These are your identification

REF NO: 08-09-11-12-33-NDDC
BATCH NO: 640-23-2010-NDDC
SAL NO: RC-07-2006-NDDC
TICKET NO: 1539-757-22-NDCC


These numbers are your winning identification numbers,that you will send

to your claims agent,
Claim Agent Details Below:

Rev.Lam Gomez

EMAIL: [email protected]

EMAIL: [email protected]

for identification and further instructions.

You are therefore advise to also send the following information to the

Claims Agent to facilitate them and process the transfer of your fund.

1.Full name
2.Contact Address
3.Telephone Numbers
4.Occupation
5.Date of Birth
6.Nationality

Congratulations!! Once more.
Best Regards,
Mr. Chibuzor Ugwoha (Award co-ordinator)
Website: http://www.nddc.gov.ng

and two more emails:

Dear Veronica -------- ,

Below attachment is your winning certificate,you are advised to attach the winning certificate and e mail to the paying bank e mail address below.

You are also advised to send your below information to the bank to enable them process your transfer,

Your Full Name
Your Attached winning certificate

Here is the contact person in the bank
Name:Union Bank
Contact Person: Mr.Philip Ikeazor
E-mail address: [email protected]
Here is the bank phone number: +234-803-400-1387
011-234-803-400-1387

Congratulations as you receive your fund.

Regards
Rev. Lam Gomez

(THIS HAD AN ATTACHED "CERTIFICATE")

3RD EMAIL

Attn:Veronica ---------------,

In response to the application you sent to the bank as the lucky winner, we are please to inform you that your application has been granted.

You are required to come down to our head quaters in Africa to obtain the award document and also sign the final release document.

However, in the event that you may be unable to come to Africa, you can contact an accredited Barrister here in our bank, who will act on your behalf and obtain the award document,sign the final release document to enable us transfer the fund to your account.

Below is the contact of the Barrister that can finalize the transaction on your behalf.

He can get everything done on your behalf in 3hrs,contact him now if you need his services and e mail him your name and direct phone number also call him immediately you get this e mail with his below phone number and also e mail him to his below e mail address.

Name: Barrister Robert Green
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +234-708-454-5477

We have two payment options,if you want to receive the fund by check, you should e mail the Barrister your address and it will take 48hrs for the check to be delivered to you but if you wish to receive the fund through wire transfer,you should e mail the Barrister your name,bank name,account number and it will take 30mins for the fund to be transfered to your account.

Enclosed is the attachment of the approval for your own personal documentation.
Accept our congratulations in advance!

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Philip Ikeazor
(Executive Director Union Bank)

Hello Vrainwater, welcome to scamwarners

You were completely correct: this is most definately a scam. There are no lotteries where you can win insane amounts of money without even buying a ticket. It is a classic lottery scam coming from Nigeria. You can find more information about lottery scams in this thread (click).

I strongly advise you to stop communicating to this scammer immediately, just stop replying. Delete all his mails without even reading them and he will soon realise you aren't falling for the scam.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask