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From: OFFICE INFO <offceline1@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <c_gov@walla.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:15:54 +0000
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT REF: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
From the Desk Of:
Prof Charles C Soludo
Executive Governor (CBN)
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
REF: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
ATTENTION: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR, From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal Government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of The outstanding contractors who have not received their payments. I wish to inform 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 my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$30M, ( Thirty Million United State Dollar Only) Please re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings. 1) Your full name............2) Phone, fax and mobile #...................3) Company's name,.............
4) Home address, ...............
5) marital status................6) Banking information's, Bank name,................. address.................... 7) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself........................
As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it and get back to me through this emailYours In Service
EMAIL:c_gov@walla.com
Regards & best wishes.
Professor Charles C. Soludo
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria CBN
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