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From: office file <[email protected]>
Reply: office file <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 00:29:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONGRATULATION DEAR BENEFICIARY
Congratulation Dear Customer,
PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $5000 USD IN WESTERN UNION.
The Western Union Money Transfer Benin Republic headquarters wishes to inform you that ourgovernment has award your funds payment worth of $1.500.000 .00 USD (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDREDTHOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) to you this month through western union money transfer servicehere in Benin Republic.
For your information the maximum amount you will be receiving daily is $5000 USD till your totalfunds of $1.500.000 .00 USD is completely received. We have registered your first payment of$5000 USD online through this department, the payment is available to pick up by receiver butyou cannot be able to pick it now because is on-hold for none transfer waiver certificate.
Confirm your first payment with below instruction. open this website:www.westernunion.com/us/en/send-money/app/tracktransfer
Open the website and enter this tracking number: (7618834852) click track transfer to confirm.You are to pay us$40 Dollar for transfer waiver certificate so that this first payment will bereleased from on-hold and you will be able to pick it up. Send the charges to the belowinformation and let us know immediately.
Receiver name: Paul OguCountry: Benin RepublicCity: CotonouQuestion: NowAnswer: YesAmount: us$40 Dollars
Contact us via our customer care email:( [email protected] ) with the paymentinformation of transfer waiver certificate charges with your full information for reconfirmationof information, thanks.
Regards,
Mr. Gina Essemalin Frank.Director Western Union Money TransferHeadquarters Benin Republic.