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From: CENTRALBANKOFNIGERIA FOREIGNCONTRACTPAYMENT <kentl211@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cbnfcp65@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:02:29 +0100
Subject: FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT?????
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIAISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OFNIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS
Dear Beneficiary,
Executive Governor.....
FROM THE DESK OF PAY MASTER: PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK (CBN)
HEADOFFICE: TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS, NIGERIA
CONTRACT PAYMENT APPROVAL ON CONTRACT NO: FGN/NNPC/022996/CB/2001
We apologies for the delay of your payment and
all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you
through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment
system, which is inexplicable and have held us stranded and indolent,
not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting
foreign contract Payments.
We apologize once again.From the
records of outstandingcontractors 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 yet received their
payments.
I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now
in square whole and can be voguish for 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$10,700,000.00 (Ten Million seven hundred
thousand United States dollars).
Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your full name and address
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address:
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Working d/Int'l passport(if any).
As
soon as this information is received, your payment will be wired to
your nominated bank account directly from our onshore bank of
settlement.
Thanks for your good understanding, hope to have your response shortly.
Yours Sincerely,
PAY MASTER: PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Hope to have your response shortly.
YOURS SINCERELY,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
EMAIL-:profcharlessoludo212@myway.com cbnfcp65@yahoo.es
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