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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "Ustreasury Department" <ustreasurydepart08@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: henry.jrpaulson@surfy.net
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:23:25 +0100
Subject: US.TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Good day to you, I am Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the United States
National Treasury. President George W. Bush nominated me to be the 74th
Secretary of the Treasury on June 19, 2006. The United States Senate
unanimously confirmed me to the position on June 28, 2006 and I was sworn
into office on July 10, 2006 by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. As
Treasury Secretary, I am the President's leading policy advisory on a Broad
range of Domestic and International Economic issues.
Before coming to Treasury, I was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Goldman Sachs. I joined Goldman Sachs in 1974 in the Chicago Office and
became a partner in 1982. From 1983 until 1988, I headed up Investment
Banking Services for the Midwest Region and became Managing Partner of the
Chicago Office in 1988. In 1990, I was named Co-head of the Firm's
investment Banking Division in 1994. I rose to the position of President and
Chief Operating Officer. In 1998, I was named Co-Senior Partner, and with
the Firm's Public offering in 1999, became Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer (C.E.O) .
Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, I was a member of the White House Domestic
Council, serving as staff Assistant to the President from 1972 to 1973, and
as staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon
from 1970 to 1972 I graduated from Dartmouth in 1968, where I was a member
of Phi Beta Kappa and All Ivy, All East, and honorable mention All American
for football. I received an M.B.A. from Harvard in 1970. My wife, Wendy, and
I have Two children, Amanda and Merritt.
The United Nations and the World Bank has given me Instruction to Wire the
Sum of $3,2m into your Bank Account in a Legal way been the compaction for
losing your Funds to Nigerian Banks, that is why I have contacted you and
the United States Department of Justice, The Attorney General Peter will get
some documents on your based on mutual agreement between you and Peter, so
that this Transaction can be completed without delay, The following
Documents needed are as follows
1: World Bank Clearance Certificate
2: President's Approval Letter
3: Proof of Ownership Certificate.
4: Privileged to Receive Certificate
These four documents are needed before I can proceed with the transfer of
the Fund ($3,2Million US Dollars Only) into your bank account in the
meantime; I want you to confirm the following Data's to me.
Legal First and Last Name:
Complete Residential Address & Age
Direct Telephone No & Fax
Legal Occupation and Position
Address of Occupation
Please get back to me as soon as possible so we can be done with this
Transaction.
Thanks and God Bless you.
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Executive Secretary United States
Treasury Department Main Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
You may send U.S. mail to
US Treasury Department.
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
Office Fax: (202) 622-6415
General Tel#:(202) 622-2000
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