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From: "Mr.Oscar Williams" <[email protected]>
Reply: "Mr.Oscar Williams" <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 14:34:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY
GOOD DAY MY DEAR.
I AM DIPLOMATIC AGENT OSCAR WILLIAMS, PLEASE MY DEAR WHAT IS GOING ON? WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN MAILING YOU SINCE AND YOU DON'T REPLY BACK, WELL IF WHAT AM HEARING IS NOT TRUTH KINDLY GET BACK TO ME VERY URGENT TO THIS EMAIL, WE HAVE A CRUCIAL SITUATION HERE IN AIRPORT.
AND I NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR ATM VISA CARD TO THEM AND GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY,THE SITUATION HERE IN THIS AIRPORT IS THAT SOME GROUP OF PERSONS IN NUMBER OF TWO UNITED STATE OF AMERICA CAME TO THIS AIRPORT AND TOLD ME THAT YOU HAD AN AUTO-CRASH LAST WEEK AND YOU DIED TWO DAYS AGO THEREAFTER, AND THAT UPON YOUR DEATH,
YOU ASSIGNED THEM TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN OVER YOUR FUNDS AND PROPERTIES,SO PLEASE I AM VERY MUCH CONFUSED HERE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT A DEATH CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY A MEDICAL DOCTOR SHOWING THAT YOU ARE DEAD.THEY ALSO BROUGHT A SIGNED LETTER OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT OF NEXT-OF-KIN OVER YOUR PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR FUNDS ON THE PACKAGE THAT ARE WITH ME IN THIS AIRPORT.
THEY SAID THAT YOU EVEN MADE A PROVISION OF THE NEEDED $105.00 USD FOR THEM TO CLEAR ALL THE OUTSTANDING BILL DELAYING
THE SMOOTH DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM VISA CARD TO YOU IN YOUR HOME, BUT PERSONALLY I NOT WELL CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE DEAD THAT IS WHY I ASKED THEM TO HOLD BACK THE $105.00 AND COME BACK TOMORROW SO THAT I WILL DO MY OWN INVESTIGATIONS TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE DEAD OR ALIVE BECAUSE I AM CONFUSE IF IS TRUTH OKAY.
PRIOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT I TOLD THEM TO COME BACK TUESDAY THIS WEEK, BUT IN THE MEANWHILE I HAVE REPORTED THIS CASE TO THE AIRPORT POLICE AUTHORITY, SO IF INDEED YOU ARE ALIVE, I WILL WANT YOU TO WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE, TO DECIDE ON HOW TO GET THEM ARREST WITH THE AIRPORT POLICE AUTHORITY WHEN THOSE MEN COMES BACK NEXT DAY BEING TUESDAY.
PLEASE YOU SHOULD WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH CUSTOMS CLEATANCE FEE WHICH IS $105.00 NEEDED,YOU CAN SEND THE FEE TO THE BENIN REPUBLIC WHICH IS THE ORIGIN COUNTRY OF THE PACKAGE OK,SEND WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM;
RECEIVER NAME ….JAMES TOBI
COUNTRY……… BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY……….. COTONOU
TEXT QESTION….WHEN
ANSWER…… TODAY
AMOUNT …….$105.00 USD
MTCN………
SENDER'S NAME……
SENDER'S ADDRESS……
FORWARD THE PAYMENT TO ME AND I WILL BE AT YOUR HOUSE WITHIN 8 HOURS AND HAND YOU THE ATM VISA CARD WITH THE DOCUMENTS COVERED YOUR ATM VISA CARD WORTH USD$1.2MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR.
KINDLY DO THAT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IF YOU FAIL TO DO THAT I WILL ASSUME THAT YOU ARE DEAD AS THEY HAVE CLAIMED, AND HAND OVER YOUR ATM VISA CARD TO THEM AND GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY, YOUR NON-COMPLIANCE WILL MEAN THAT ACTUALLY YOU ARE DEAD AS THEY CLAIM AND I WILL NOT HESITATE TO HAND OVER YOUR ATM VISA CARD TO THEM AND GO BACK AS THEY HAVE PLEADED TO ME.
I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY
THANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR. OSCAR WILLIAMS
[email protected]
WORLD COURIER DIPLOMATIC AGENT
TEXT @ (213) 419-3588