From: "Department of the Treasury" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <btc@direk.org>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:45:03 -0700
Subject: URGENT NOTICE.

Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220.
Ref: IF-FDS-VOL 711-2009


Dear Contractors/Beneficiary,

Following the United States of America and World Bank Mandate of July 2009 on foreign payment and debt settlement, our office has finally been granted approval to alert all associated debtors, Next of Kin Beneficiary, Category Contractors with the British Union Countries with Nigeria Government on the payment approval notice by the World Bank Auditors and International Monetary Fund. Your payment file has been reviewed and processed for payment by this office and adequate measures have been taken to that effect.
However, we have also attached this letter along to the World Bank Auditors for payment Schedule and foreign allocation serial number for onward transfer of the approved sum to your designated bank account with the file/payment approval number: RE-WDB-US 5678A. Thus, we contact you for confirmation before transfers commence to your designated bank account as observed in your payment file. As a matter of urgency, you are hereby advised to confirm officially to the payment Normalization office the below data of yours for prompt and swift settlement of your outstanding payment.


Beneficiary Full Name & Address

Contact Tel & Fax Numbers

Present Occupation/age

Payment Reference Number

Receiving Banking Details



To this effect, you are therefore expected to liaise urgently with the Chief Executive, Inheritance Payment team (Dr.Chrsi M. Mearse) The Head of Inheritance Funds payment section HSBC BANK LONDON ; upon receipt of this message through the outlined contact details.


THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT HSBC BANK PLC 8 LONDON, E14 5HQ UNITED KINGDOM.
DIRECT NUM: +44-703598686
FAX NUM + 447005800671
Email: infohsbcbank@mail2uk.com


During the event of your contact with him, we also advise that you refer him to the below release code number for payment identifications, thereafter you will be informed on the payment proceeds.

Payment Approval Code: RE-WDL-US 5678C
File Reference Number: USGV / 3840 / 24-09


Once more expedite actions toward the contact with the above named person; we have advised him further on all procedures and instructions about the release of your payment for prompt settlement. We sincerely apologies on behalf of the British/Nigerian Union Countries for the irregularities and delay so far. Moreover, we thank you for your kind understanding in this matter.

Note that the officials in HSBC BANK LONDON have been authorized to handle this payment to keep a clean state of foreign debt settlement because some Government officials and individuals have tried to transfer this inheritance fund to you but failed due to dishonesty and unnecessary demand for fees, the United States Department of the treasury and Government of Nigeria will not be interested in any complaint from you if you fail to receive your fund via this programmed or fail to abide by this instruction.

Finally, as our payment procedure entails you are strictly warned to desist and terminate any and all communication with any and every people previously in contact with you regarding this settlement for the smooth and onward release of the funds.


Your urgent attention is expected


Yours in active service,
Tim Geithner
Office of the Secretary of the Treasury United States.