I don't really know if this is the right place to post this. Pardon me if it is in the wrong section.

I just need confirmation if this mail received by a friend is real or scam. He has actually been in talks with the woman for some time now.

Note: I will replace some vital information with (**) for security reasons.

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Attention: **His name**

SB Financial Electronic Notification Service (SBeNS)

We acknowledged the receipt of your mail and the content was well noted. It is a delight to have you as one of our esteemed customers and we remain committed to addressing your every banking need promptly and efficiently. Our goal is to consistently avail you with best in class service and we remain committed to this objective. We believe that a significant component of customer satisfaction lies in our ability to rapidly respond to urgent requests and immediate needs. As a bank, we recognize that the best way for us to achieve our own success is by helping you achieve success as well. We want to extend our commitment to you to aid in that goal, through our services and support. We value your loyalty.

In regards to your mail, the only means or ways are to send the documents through our registered Courier Service via an express delivery method to your nominated address within 3 working days. And to enable us to enhance the process of sending you all the original documents which you are to sign originally as the newly elected beneficiary and claimant of the said fund before the release of the fund into your nominated Bank Account could be effected officially, you will bear the cost of the Courier fee charges which is stated as follows:

DISPATCHING FEE: $120
STAMP DUTY: $323
CUSTOM VATS: $247
TOTAL: $690

With this Courier charges Fee, we shall be able to send you the original documents to your home address in Nigeria. And we would like to make it clear to you in regards to some of your questions. Please note that the US$4.5Million is in fully insured to its real value and is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible for us to deduct any amount from the Principal sum now until all the legal documents such as the INSURANCE CERTIFICATE, CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, ANTI-DRUG CERTIFICATE and other vital documents are sign by you as the new beneficiary because of the comprehensive insurance with non-deductible Fund Reference code Number place on this funds as at time of deposit by Mrs. Rebecca Thomas's Late Husband Mr. Joseph Thomas which prevent any institution from making International or domestic deductions from the fund until all the legal documents are dully signed by you. This is in accordance with section 1(1) (US) of Fiscal Act {Monetary Transfer} as adopted in 2001 and amended on 3rd July 2012 by the U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Therefore, you are hereby instructed to proceed and send the required courier charges of the sum US$690 through WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM as a matter of urgency to our Forex International Remittance Exchange Department. Please kindly find below our Forex International Remittance Exchange Department Address and Contact Manager where you are going to send the required Courier Charges of US$690 to, you are also required to sign the attached Financial Services Authorization and Legalization documents and send the scan copy with the payment receipt to this reputable bank and it's good office. As you have been endorsed as the sole beneficiary to the fund.


Receivers name: ***********
Address: ***********
Amount:US$690
State New Jersey
City: Edison
Zip Code:08817
County: United State

As soon as you send the required fees as you have been officially instructed, you will provide us with the scan payment receipt copy from WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM for acknowledgment. Once we receive the scan payment copy, the documents will be dispatch to your nominated address and you will be provided with Courier Receipt and tracking number.

To avoid any delay, you are advised to treat this issue as a matter of urgency and you have from now till Monday to make the required payment for the dispatching of the documents to you as you have fully instructed.

Thank you for your Cooperation

Sincerely,

SB
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I perceive scam all over it. I just need to be certain as he is adamant on sending the money..

Scam..

adewumiopeyemi:
Scam..

thanks for the swift response. Why do you say so?

Check the sender na. If the sender is from the bank with which you've been talking to, it's not a scam.

Old format.

Hardheolar:
thanks for the swift response. Why do you say so?

Check the wordings and mistakes, they are intentional. If you are not bright enough to spot them then you are dense enough to be scammed. Any legitimate organisation will ask you to nominate your bank and all fees will be deducted by your bank and sent to them.
The depositor of a will pays everything upfront to the solicitor s so there is no case of legal fees to the beneficiary unless government tax which is deducted on execution.

greenmonk:

Check the wordings and mistakes, they are intentional. If you are not bright enough to spot them then you are dense enough to be scammed. Any legitimate organisation will ask you to nominate your bank and all fees will be deducted by your bank and sent to them.
The depositor of a will pays everything upfront to the solicitor s so there is no case of legal fees to the beneficiary unless government tax which is deducted on execution.

Thanks for the contribution. Exactly what I explained to him. Will refer him to this thread.

Big time scam. Billing 101, tell him to Run and not send any money. Before it gets to Billing 107. If you know you know.

Hey, that scam format is well known.That's the first payment to commit him.It's usually small.Once he makes that first payment, the next bill will be bigger.And he will be tempted to continue send them money because has already made first payment. I assure you, he will cry at last. Mind you, there's a man(most probably a Nigerian) behhind the woman's voice that has been talking to him.Most of the scammers use women as soft bait to lure their victims. Run far away!! Don't say we didn't warn you!!!

Godwritten:
Hey, that scam format is well known.That's the first payment to commit him.It's usually small.Once he makes that first payment, the next bill will be bigger.And he will be tempted to continue send them money because has already made first payment. I assure you, he will cry at last. Mind you, there's a man(most probably a Nigerian) behhind the woman's voice that has been talking to him.Most of the scammers use women as soft bait to lure their victims. Run far away!! Don't say we didn't warn you!!!

Gracias