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From: John Smith <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:44:00 +0000
Subject: (IMF) ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE


International Monetary Fund (IMF) Investigation Bureau, 700 19th
Street, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20431 USA RE: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
FUND (IMF) OUSTANDING REMITTANCE We the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) investigation bureau Washington, DC in conjunction with some
other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United states of
America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence
monitoring network that you presently having transaction going on with
Bank of Africa (CBN) as regards to Your over-due contract payment
which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly. Having said all
this, we will further advise that you to go ahead in dealing with
their (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) office accordingly, as we will be
monitoring all their services with you as well as your correspondence
at all level. They also told us that the only problem with the
transferring the money to you right now is that some unscrupulous
element are using this project as an avenue to scam innocent people
off their hard earned money by impersonating the Executive Governor of
the Central Bank offices. We were also made to understand that a lady
with name Mrs. Joan C.Bailey from OHIO has already contacted them and
also presented to them all the necessary documentation’s evidencing
your claim purported to have been signed personally by you prior to
the release of your contract fund valued at US$5.5million (FiVE
Million Five Hundred United States Dollars.),but the Central Bank Of
Nigeria did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally
before they can go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information
which was forwarded to them by the above named Lady. That was the main
reason why they contacted us (IMF) investigation Department so as to
assist them in making the investigations.You are to confirm if you
actually sent her. Meanwhile,in case you are already dealing with
anybody or office claiming to be from the Lloyds TSB Group PLC LONDON,
you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in your best
interest and then immediately Below is the form you must fill for
comfirmation 1. Full Name:___________________ 2.
Address:____________________ 3. Nationality:_____Sex___________ 4.
Age:_____ Date of Birth:__________ 5. Occupation:___________________
6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________ 7. State of
Origin:_____Country:_____ 8. Driver’s lincence:________________ 9.
Copy Of Your Identity:____________ 10 Telephone____________________
Best Regards, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Investigation Bureau,
700 19th Street, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20431 USA