EMAIL scams reportedly coming out of Nigeria continue to surface on the island, and this time Gov. Eddie Calvo and longtime businessman Eduardo G. Camacho are mentioned in the scam letters.

Troy Torres, the governor’s spokesman, said they received a message from an employee at the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority informing them that someone who purports to be Camacho contacted the governor about a $15.5 million transaction that the recipient can pick up.

“All the recipient has to do is forward personal bank information. The notice purportedly comes from the Nigerian president,” Torres said. “I've forwarded this to the governor's legal counsel, who will forward it to the Attorney General.”

“This is obviously a scam. Calvo has not been contacted by Nigeria and does not want anyone who receives this email to give out personal information. We also highly doubt that this email came from Mr. Eduardo G. Camacho,” Torres said.

Meanwhile, Camacho’s son, Mike Camacho, president and CEO of Personal Finance Center, also confirmed his father did not send the email and “is not involved with it in any way nor is Personal Finance Center or any of its affiliate companies.”

“We hope the public does not respond to it and that it doesn’t jeopardize their identity in any way. The email that was sent is not an official Personal Finance Center Guam email,” Camacho said, adding he will contact the AG’s Office about the matter.

The email headlines “Taxman International Department of Revenue and Taxation” and informs the recipient that they have received a notice from Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria; U.S. President Barack Obama; and other officials of the Nigerian government that the $15.5 million would be released into the recipients’ “nominated bank account in Guam.”

“Note that after the meeting we have been able to contact Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo, in regards to this transaction,” the letter states, which then asks for full details of the recipients’ bank accounts such as bank name, bank address, account number, routing number, SWIFT code, copy of recipients’ ID, and name on the account.

The letter ends with Eduardo G. Camacho’s name and lists him as board member, board chairman, president emeritus, and founder of Personal Finance.

Residents are advised to contact law enforcement authorities if they receive email scams.