This blog might be a little longer than you might expect, but it is well worth the read. At first glance, this might look like a classic Nigerian email scam. After closer review you will notice the many twists and turns this scammer puts in place. For example, the scammer is not asking you to retrieve your money. The scammer wants to know if you sent Mr. Daniel Ndidi to retrieve your “money.” Below is an excerpt for your review.
…But yesterday at about 10:am Benin time, One Mr. Daniel Ndidi, happened to appear before me in person from the United States Of America claiming that you have sent him to withdrawn the ATM MASTER CARD and it has to be released to him personally.
He has as well submitted to me the certificate of funds transfer written in your name that you have approved him as the beneficiary to your funds of which I believed that was not really the truth.
He has then tried to pay for the activation fee of the ATM MASTER CARD of $450 which is the only required fee to be paid to enable the activation of the ATM CARD at the activation department office as well as to allow him withdraw the funds at once immediately he returned back to United States.
I have then instructed the police Inspector General here in Benin to keep two of his men as the monitoring officer to monitor his movement.
This mail is to ask if you have really sent him on your behalf to receive your ATM MASTER CARD which the delivery fee has been paid by the Central Bank of West African States, Benin to the delivery company….