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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?ibrahim=20duru?= <ibrahimdr_117@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: ibrahimduru@k.ro
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:14:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTN:DEAR BENEFICIARY
Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: ibrahimdr_117@yahoo.de
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
Lagos Nigeria,
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
Attn: Beneficiary,
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR.IBRAHIM DURU
ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY,
YOUR CONTRACT,THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH OUR LONDON OFFICE BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW
DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS
NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.
PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT
YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS NFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$12.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED
INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFO.THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF YOUR CONTRACT.
1. YOUR NAME:...
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...
3. YOUR TELEPHONE ......
4. FAX...................................................
5. AGE...........
6. SEX:....................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION
8. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:...................................
AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NESSCCARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE
SENATECOMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND
MUST HAVE CAUSE YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
MR.IBRAHIM DURU,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CC: ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS FUNDS
CC: SENATE PRESEDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
- ibrahim duru
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