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From: queenamina@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:54:19 +0100
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card
FROM THE DESK
OF MRS QUEEN AMINA
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
FINANCIAL BANK OF BENIN,
COTONOU REPUBLIC
OF BENIN.
Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit
Card
Attn:Beneficiary,
We hereby officially notifying you about the
present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund
of (1.5m )one million five hundrend thousand united state dollars
through(Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was
initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to
fruadelent activities going on within the African
Region.
The World Bank
and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our
contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any
interfference. the Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered
by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.
Reconfirm the following information to us for
Security reason.
1.FULL NAME.............................
2ADDRESS WERE
YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM .....
3.PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER..................................
4.YOUR AGE
.......................................
5 .YOUR CURRENT
OCCUPATION.........................................
6.ATTACH COPY OF
YOUR IDENTIFICATION......................................
Upon the
receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master
Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we
will proceed to despatch the card directly to your nominated home
addresss so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need
is
your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a
successfull Transaction.
We awaiting for your immediate
response.
CONTACT DR.MORRIS BEN
ATM DIRECTOR .
FINANCIAL BANK OF
BENIN,
Email;atmpaymentbenin@voila.fr
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
BEST
REGARDS,
MRS QUEEN AMINA
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN
OPERATIONS DEPT,
FINANCIAL BANK OF BENIN,
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF
BENIN
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