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From: CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA <prof.charlesng02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <contractpaymentoffice@mail.md>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:03:19 +0100
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION(UPDATES)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIATINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS.
CABLES: CENBANK TELEGRAM: CENBANKFROM THE DESK OF:Professor Charles C. Soludo Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN),International Remittance Department,Corporate Headquarters: # CBN House, Tinubu Square,Eleke Crescent-Victoria Island, Marina,Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa.
P.O.Box 55037 Falomo Ikoyi Lagos Island Marina.E-mail: contractpaymentoffice@mail.md
CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.CONTRACT AMMOUNT $10.7 MILLION USDOLLARS...
YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION(UPDATES)
Dearest,
During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) it was discovered from the records of outstanding foreign contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2006/07 that your name and company is next on the list of those who will received their fund.
I wish to officially notify you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in our file, your outstanding contract payment is USD10.7 Million dollars (Ten million and seven hundred thousand United States Dollars).
Kindly re-confirm to me if this is in-line with what we have in your record and also re-confirm the information below to enable this office proceed and finalize your fund remittance without further delays.
1) Your full name and contact address.
2) Phone, fax and cell phone #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
As soon as the above information are received, your payment will be made available to you ,by transfering your money in your account number to your bank which will be delivered.
You are advice to hasten up and get back to us via email: contractpaymentoffice@mail.md , to enable us start the payment transfer processing without any further delay.
Best Regards,
Professor Charles C. SoludoExecutive Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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