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From: "GOVERNMENT OF GHANA" <gov_ghana11@mail.mn>
Reply-To: tonyagu900@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:52:53 +0100
Subject: OFFICE OF DIRECTOR DUE PROCESS UNIT
PRESIDENCY OFFICE OF DIRECTOR DUE PROCESS UNIT
OLD SENATE BUILDING TBS, GHANA.
REF: FGG/PRES/DPU/2007/QTR01/VOL.3 PAYMENT OF YOUR OVER DUE FUND THROUGH
DEDUCTION,
Dear Sir/Madam,
Following directives and mandate this office recieved in respect of your
over-due contract fund claim valued at $40million, I am delighted to inform
you that your name was in the pay roll on the schedule of payment on the
category you belong .
Now we are trying to recall back the schedule and in the system. we were
made to understand you have not receive your fund, very dishearten that you
have not received your fund because in your payment schedule roll, other
contractors short listed along side with your name have received their fund
since.
This made you to benefit from this new payment policy through deduction
method. When we cross examine into our computer diskette analysis data bank
we discovered that you have not been paid for this reason your name has been
short listed among other contractors whose fund has been over due for
payment, who will benefit for deduction payment policy newly introduce.
Therefore, a WAIVER FORM QZ will be sending to you for deduction certificate
on your quick response to this mail.. As soon as this certificate is obtain
which is for payment free, all necessary upfront payment charges will be
deducted from your fund. The certificate is obtainable from office of Mr
president at ACCRA GHANA.
AS soon as this certificate is obtain, it will be taken to high court
justice for legal seal agreement stamp for notarization(this implies that
you are in affirmative agreement with the Government to deduct all necessary
fees from your fund). Now this certificate will be taken to the ministry of
finance for endorsement which will be later directed to the accountant-
general of the federation who will carry out the deduction exercise before
it moves to the auditor- general of the federation for proper auditing and
checks.
At this stage, the ministry will over see the deduction before it will be
taken to the paying bank for electronic telegraphic wire transfer. If you
can adhere to my instructions and directives this fund will be confirmed
into your account within the next ten (10) working days. please you are
advised to contact
Dr TONY AGU The Director, Due Process Unit in the Presidency for proper
action as detailed above. and for more information on his private email
address; tonyagu900@live.com
We urge your maximum co-operation as we are obliged to serve you better and
to restore back lost hope to you,
thanks. Yours faithfully,
Dr Tony agu
Director, Due Process Unit .
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