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Fraud email example:

From: "INFO @ PRESIDENCY" <presidency_g@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:24:19 -0500
Subject: PAYMENT APPROVAL

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Senate House
Committee on Foreign Contract Payment (RESOLUTION
PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT) REF: FGN /SNT/STB




Date:20th SEP 2005
GOVERNMENTS NOTICE NO? 1?

ATTN: Sir/Madam

We, the entire members of the Federal House of Senate, on behalf of the
Federal Republic of Nigerian Government under the auspices of the civilian
Head of State, President
Olusegun Obasanjo have unanimously decided and plead for your forgiveness
and for you to revert your distrust upon the entire arms of the government
and Nigeria as a body. All
efforts are beingput into practice to chastise all our corrupt
officials,presenting thecountry as scam Nation before the world.


This is a bid to uphold and maintain our international reputation and
premise to the United Nation,OPEC, ECOWAS a!nd the rest of the International
Organization and the World as a
whole. there was aninflow in our Nigerian Oil Well Reserve Trust Account, as
a result of the involvement of International Financial institutions such as
UN,IMF,WORLD BANK and PARIS CLUB in the development of regional economy,
sufficient funds have beenapproved for the
settlement of every foreign firm who executed contractin Nigeria and who are
stilyet unpaid. On the receipt of your full outstanding foreign contract
amount,we request that you contact the office of the IMF/World Bank
informing them that you have been paid,for this will help to change our
image before the world/international community.


We strictly instruct and advise that you contact only The Director,FIDELITY
BANK PLC Dr. FRANK JOHN on his 24hour Direct Telephone
234-8034113481,FAX:234-1-7592983 YOU CAN AS
WELL REPLY HIM TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS;frankjohn_022@yahoo.com


Because of time deference and arrange on the mode of transferring of your
accrued interest payment approved by the Senate House and
FederalGovernment.We are paying you interest
of US$3.5 million dollars.


We advise you to desist from having other contacts until your payment is
confirmed for your own interest reconfirm to him your bank in
information's.And send your telephone and fax
number to him Thank you foryour anticipated cooperation and remain bless.


Thanks for working with Federal Republic of Nigeria


CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO MEMBER
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria


DR. NNAMANI
SENATE PRESIDENT








SENATOR JIM NWOBODO

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