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From: peter tony <peter_tony_04@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 06:37:33 -0700
Subject: RE: IMMEDIATE AND FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION / VERY URGENT REPLY
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CENTRAL BANK FACT FINDING & SPECIALDUTIES OFFICE TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS. EMAIL :peter_tony_01@yahoo.com DEAR SIR,I AM REV REV PETER TONY, A SENIOR STAFF WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE COOL PENNY IS BETTER THAN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IT IS BETTER FOR ONE TO LIVE AND DIE A POOR HONEST MAN THAN A RICH DISHONEST ONE. I AND THE CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER (CSO) OF OUR BANK HAVE ARRANGED WITH AN OFFICER IN COMPUTER SECTION ENGINEER CHUKA ILOH TO BRING OUT PART OF YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM AMOUNTING TO US$12 MILLION. WHY WE DID THIS IS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE BANK'S COMPUTER, YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY WITHOUT SUCCESS. AS I FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE ALMOST MET ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBN IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT, YOUR PROBLEM IS THAT OF INTEREST GROUPS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE MERELY DOING PAPER WORKS WITH YOU AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU RECEIVE FAX , PHONE AND EMAIL MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN NIGERIA EVERYDAY. ALSO WE FOUND OUT THAT SOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE PARASTATALS HAVE BEEN EXTORTING A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU WITH THE PRETEXT OF HELPING YOU RECEIVE TO YOUR MONEY. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS YET NOTHING HAPPENS IF YOU DO NOT DO AWAY WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALL YOUR PARTNERS. AND FOR SECURITY REASONS DO NOT TELL ANYBODY THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE CASH AT YOUR DOORSTEP.THE MONEY IS IN TWO SECURITY-PROOF BOXES WEIGHING 110KG EACH, THAT IS 22OKG FOR THE TWO BOXES, YESTERDAY WE WENT TO FOUR COURIER COMPANIES TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO SHIP THEM BY COURIER TO YOU. THE COURIER WE VISITED ARE: DHL, EMS, FEDEX AND TNT COURIER AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THEY MUST OPEN THE BOXES FOR INSPECTION BY THE CUSTOMS BEFORE SHIPMENT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO AVOID BECAUSE THE BOXES WERE PADDED WITH MACHINE. WE TOLD THE COURIER COMPANY THAT THE BOXES CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FILM MATERIALS AND WHEN OPEN WILL LOOSE ITS EFICANCY. WE DID NOT DECLARE MONEY BECAUSE COURIER DO NOT CARRY MONEY. TODAY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A DIPLOMAT DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THERE IS COURIER COMPANY THEY USE TO SEND DIPLOMATIC MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER.THAT HAS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND CANNOT BE INSPECTED BY ANY CUSTOMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE NAME OF THE COURIER SERVICE IS OXFORD SECURITY COURIER SERVICE (OSCS). I WILL MEET THEM AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR GO AHEAD ORDER. THE DIPLOMAT WILL HELP ME TO SECURE ALL THE REQUIRED IMMUNITY DOCUMENTS SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM.NOTE THAT WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT YOU MUST COMPENSATE US WITH TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$200,000.00) AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY. TO THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL SEND US A PROMISSORY NOTE OF COMPENSATING US TO THE TUNE OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSANDUNITED STATES DOLLAR (US$200,000.00) ALONG WITH YOUR ADDRESS FOR SENDING THE BOXES BY COURIER.PLEASE MAINTAIN TOP MOST SECRECY AS IT MAY CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IF FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE USING THIS WAY TO HELP YOU. DO NOT EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY. I WANT TO HELP YOU BECAUSE SOMETHING IN ME IS TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE AN HONEST PERSON.WHEN WE CONCLUDED THIS AND YOU SEND OUR PROMISE, WE WILL HELP TO SHIP THE FINAL PART OF YOUR MONEY TO YOU. MAY THE GOOD LORD BE WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY. YOURS FAITHFULLY,REV PETER TONY.DIRECTORCENTRAL BANK FACT-FINDING & SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE.PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL FOR THE SECURITY REASON EMAIL :peter_tony_01@yahoo.com
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