Identity theft - email phishing example #1

Note:  I have removed the actual phishing links for the purpose of these examples.

Dear XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX,
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with another person who financed it to a logical conclusion. I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner’s account that was capable of assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed during the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $750,000.00. I have left an international certified bank draft for you worth about $750,000.00; cashable any were in world with a law-firm in Nigeria owned by a reputable attorney, ADEBAYO MOSES. Who actually helped in the conclusion of the multi-million-dollar business in the legal aspect of the transaction.

I have authorized ADEBAYO MOSES to release the international certified bank draft to you as soon as you contact him regarding this issue. My dear friend I will like you to contact this law-firm for the collection of this international certified bank draft. At the moment,I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which myself my new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

CONTACT :BARRISTER ADEBAYO MOSES
EMAIL: baradebayomoses@yahoo.com
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.
James