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From: "Dr . Steve Slater" <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 14:00:24 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION Dear Customer.
ATTENTION Dear Customer.
From Eco bank plc Benin Republic
220 west island Hwy Parksville BC. V9P 2G9
We sent you mail on THURSDAY, OCTOMBER 8th 2020 and no response so now
we do apologize for our late response. Secondly, I am Steve Slater the
Managing Director ECO Bank of Montreal BENIN Note The transfer of your
funds has commenced today as ordered by the Federal Ministry for
Finance. What is required from you is only $395 for activation fee of
your account Transfer code of your transfers and this payment must be
made to this office before the transfer information will be released
for you To enable you have full access into your account,and For
security reasons, you are advised not to expose this or the total
amount of money you are receiving to people
We shall be provided with necessary documents covering your funds with
your transfer information as soon as your activation fee is confirmed
paid over here as we are not allowed to release vital documents
without receiving your fee and commencing the transfer. The $395
activation fee covers all the transfer of your full funds and you
shall start receiving your funds from this office as soon as the
payment is confirmed from you today.
The Federal Ministry of Finance also mandated that on no account shall
any form of money be deducted from your total funds as it has to be
receive in exact amount as it is recorded to avoid mistakes so you
will be receiving $5000.00 usd daily until it completes the total
amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($2.5
Million) as we have in our file here In addition,
Please i will like you to give us a text on +22991652571 as soon as
you send the $395 to avoid delays on this transaction as we have no
excess time and as you know that your funds has lasted for a very long
time than given, to avoid transferring your funds into government
account due to failure to comply.Hope you understand my point? So your
urgent response is highly needed. You are to send the fee with
INFORMATION BELOW.
YOU CAN SEND IT $395 ONLY BY AMAZON CARD OR GOOGLE PLAY GIFT CARD OR
ITUNES CARD E_TRANSFER AlSO ACCEPTED)
If you have be block to send through Western Union or Ria, Just use the
$395 USD and Buy ITunes Card OR Google Play and SCRATCH it
Receiver’s first Name:.OH WON
City:::::::::::::: Cotonou
Country: ::::::::Benin Republic
Text Question: ::::::code
Answer::::::::code
Amount required: :::::::$395
Sender’s Name:::::
MTCN Number#:
Sender’s address:
I swear If I fail to release your payment after you send the $395 as I
promise don’t count on me again, I cannot fail you, I promise you,
don’t fear as soon as you send the $395. Today please leave the rest
to me and see if I lie to you because I can not use my life swear
because of $395. how can I swear against my life because of this small
amount? it is to show you that I am telling you the truth. Note the
Total fund is $2.5 Million United State Dollars.
REGARDS
Dr . Steve Slater
DIRECTOR GENERAL