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From: Marius Lucan <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 14:09:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE.
ATTENTION PLEASE.
It has come to our notice the U.S Department of State through the U.S Ambassador to Benin Republic in conjunction with newly appointed Benin Republic Ministry of Finance and the Governing body of the United Nations Monetary Unit to investigate the unnecessary delay on your funds payment recommended and approved in your favor.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the bank in attempt to swindle your fund which has lead to so many loss from your end and unnecessary delay in receipt of your payment.
Please stop contact with any other Office or Person telling you that he/she is in position of your funds or payment they are IMPOSTORS.
The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund also Ministry of Finance Benin Republic has chosen to pay off the entire Beneficiary from USA, RUSSIA, United Arab Emirates, Europe, Africa continent, Middle East, Asia etc. Through online banking method of payment because of some restrictions imposed on international bank wire transfers.
As this are a global payment technology that enables consumers, business, financial institutions and Governments to use instead of Check or Wire Transfer.
We have arranged your payment to be paid to you sooner than latter and immediately this is done, the bank will contact you and send the Vital Information directly to you in which you will use to pick up your funds credited in your favor.
In this respect, you are to re-confirm the required information below for payment of your funds without further delay. On your response we will forward same to our corresponding bank, ABC-Bank International Plc France. Who will affect your payment with immediate effect.
1, YOUR FULL NAME:
2, YOUR COUNTRY:
3, ADDRESS:
4, CITY:
5, STATE:
6, ZIP CODE:
7, DATE OF BIRTH:
8, TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9, COPY OF ID FOR IDENTIFICATION:
10, EXPECTED AMOUNT:
Please note that no fee/charge for cost of transfer (COT) as the transfer will be done within the bank alone and it is very safe. Thereafter you must have confirmed your funds transfer in your favor. Then you contact the Ministry of Finance Benin Republic who carried out and finance the forum as programmed, for payment of (PAT) Poverty Alleviation Tax.
Looking forward to receive the require information to enable me submit it to ABC-Bank International for a quick treatment of your case because we have a limited time allotted to us by the United Nations Monetary Unit for your payment.
Yours in Service,
Patricia Mahoney.