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From: dradams uzor <dradams_nig_transferremittances@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:35:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PAYMENT SOLUTION AND NOTIFICATION,URGENT RESPONSE AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL,THANKS.
FROM ; DR ADAMS.B.UZOR
ATTN: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR.
DIRECT PAYMENT VIA FEDERATION ACCOUNT NO
ZBPLC/270/LGSN/X6/06.
ATTN.SIR/MA,
WE WRITE TO ENQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE SENT SOMEBODY
FROM SWITZERLAND MR ROBERTO BOSCHI AND SOME NIGERIA
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) TO
MAKE CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF.
THREE DAYS AGO AT ABOUT 10.00 AM NIGERIA TIME, MR
BOSCHI AND YOUR NIGERIAN REPRESENTATIVES CAME TO THE
BANK SAYING THAT YOU HAVE SENT THEM TO MAKE CLAIM ON
YOUR BEHALF ON YOUR CONTRACT FUNDS. I INITIALLY
INSTRUCTED FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO THEM AS THEY
CAME WITH ALL OBLIGATORY DOCUMENTS, BUT ON CROSS
CHECKING YOUR CONTRACT FILE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER THEY PRESENTED WAS DIFFERENT FROM
YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT AND THE BENEFICARY OF THE
ACCOUNT THEY BROUGHT IS CHANGORI AND CHANGORI THAT'S
MAKE US TO SUSPECT THEM, WHICH WAS A SERIOUS MATTER IN
THE BANK AND WE HAVE GIVEN A MANDATE TO RELEASE THIS
FUND TO YOU BY THE PRESIDENCY.
I HAVE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO CONTACT YOU AND
ASCERTAIN THE TRUE POSITION IN OTHER TO AVOID
REMITTING THESE FUNDS INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.
COULD YOU PLEASE CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED THROUGH THE EMAIL,TO
CONFIRM MATTERS BEFORE WE START TAKING LEGAL ACTION
BUT IF THEY ARE FROM YOU, KINDLY GIVE THEM THE POWER
OF ATTORNEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE CONTRACT FUNDS INTO
THE SWITZERLAND ACCOUNT UBS AG BANKING SWITZERLAND.
YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE
PRESIDENCY, AND IN LINE WITH THE ENABLING DECREE OF
512 “A” IN CONSULTATION WITH THE RELEVANT BODIES; THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (NEIC) AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF FINANCE (FMF), WE HAVE RESOLVED THAT ALL OVERDUE
CONTRACT PAYMENTS BE RELEASED THIS QUARTER IN ABSOLUTE
OBEDIENCE TO THE I.M.F AND WORLD BANK MANDATORY
CONDITIONALITIES OF SERVICE TO OUR FOREIGN CAPITAL
DEBTS.
BASED ON THIS, THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED BY THE
PRESIDENCY TO HANDLE ALL PAYMENTS DUE TO FOREIGN
CONTRACTORS. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE DISREGARD ANY
CORRESPONDENCE THAT YOU MAY HAVE OR MAY COME TO YOU
FROM ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT SINCE YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN
CLEARED FOR RELEASE THROUGH UNION BANK PLC. THIS IS
IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT DECISSION TO OFFSET ALL
OUSTANDING PAYMENTS VIA THE AUTHORIZED LOCAL BANK.
IN VIEW OF THESE, THE UNION BANK PLC HAVE RECEIVED
THE RIGHT OF MANDATE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
THROUGH THE ASEX BANK TO EFFECT THE RELEASE OF
PAYMENTS CLEARED AT THE TERMINAL HEAD. YOU ARE
THEREFORE ADVISED TO REACH THE OPERATIONS MANAGER BILL
AND EXCHANGE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)
ON THE BELOW STATED CONTACT INFORMATION:
CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL AND ACT ACCORDINGLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR ADAMS.B.UZOR.
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