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An Email with the Subject "Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$1.750,000:00)" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:24:36 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE."<fatty4chizzy17@yahoo.fr>.
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FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. Office of the Minister of Finance, Spain Edificio 25,Gran Via S.Fco S/n,Madrid ,Espana Tel:+34-672-885-729 (Hot-Line) Email?: 23401@att.net Ref: FMF/SGH/019/10 Date: 4th AUG, 2010. ATTN: Beneficiary. Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$1.750,000:00) Payment File No: A-399. 24Hrs Service It is very important that the recipient of this Letter should call this office in order to confirm it to us that this very Letter was received by you, the true beneficiary. You are advised to read this Letter very carefully because every paragraph explains what you need to know about the Release and Transfer of your due Funds. At this point, we wish to remind you to stop all further contact with any person or person(s) whom is not recommended by this Ministry. Our Intelligence Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), Code of Conduct Bureau, Legal Unit and The Guardia civil (C.G) have already apprehended some of those suspects whom attempted to divert your Funds. You are advised to stop all further contact with some scammers you have been dealing with, that have defrauded you of huge sums because they are WANTED criminal suspects. As the honorable primer ministro de Espana , I work on behalf of the Paying Bank under the supervision of the honorable President of Spain. We are glad to announce it to you today that the honorable President of the Government of spain and the Accountant General of the Europen union have collectively Approved and signed the Order to Release and Transfer being the certified documentation authorizing us (El Ministerio Federal de Hacienda) to credit your nominated Bank Account.. A copy of the Order to Release and Transfer have been forwarded to our international remittance department for the onward crediting of your Funds. In other words, we put it to you that we are ready to remit your said Funds into your choiced Bank Account because we have a 3-4 working days time constrain to Pay-off each beneficiary short-listed to be paid by this Ministry. Our Legal Unit have already reviewed your Payment Files and they have passed it on to my desk for me to Pay you accordingly, so be rest assured that you will receive your due Funds as soon as possible. Officially, you will receive your due Funds via an "Electronic Wire Transfer" which will enable your Funds reflect in your choiced Bank Account within 48hrs after effect. This mode of Payment is defined as one of the best and safest mode to remit huge Funds internationally as it is absolutely different from the usual swift transfer which takes longer time. Most Banks within the United States of America, Europe,Asia and other developed countries operate with the "Electronic Wire Transfer" for international transfers because it is a recent innovation in th e Banking industry. Certainly we shall transfer your valued US$ 1.750,000:00 from the Sundry/Suspense Account of the Federal Government of a Spain being the official Account for international/foreign Payments/debts. A Sundry/Suspense Account can be defined as a secret Account owned by a government and operated by certain assigned government officials being the authorized signatories whom must sign before Funds can be remitted from such account. For this very account no form of direct withdrawals can be made from it except a Bank to Bank wire transfer which must be approved by the honorable President being the principal signatory to the account. Consequent to the fact that I am responsible to pay you, it is still my duty to enlighten you on the accurate steps to take in order for you to gain full possession of this said Funds being approved in your name. In the combat against fraud, Funds diversion and Funds delay, we have re-lengthy ensured that several foreign beneficiaries have been Paid accordingly in order to retain and rekindle our country's reputation on the global map because this recent government dispensation is focused and targeted to relieve all foreign debts as mandated by the European union and The Federal Executive Council (F.E.C), Code of Conduct Bureau and The Federal Ministry of Finance (F.M.F). Already, a lot of foreign beneficiaries have been Paid by this Ministry so yours will not be an exception considering the fact that the honorable President have Approved your due Funds today dated 4th AUG, 2010. In accordance to section (1) paragraph 9 of the Settlement Edict Law of The Government of Spain of 1990, it is imperative that you provide us with the below listed information so that we can Pay you. 1. Name and Address 2. Your occupation: 3. Your Direct Telephone number: 4.Your Residential Address 5. Your Age. 6. A form of identification (I.D Card or Driver's License) is aAlso required for official references. To this effect, kindly call this office immediately after you read this official Letter. Tel:+34-672-885-729 . This Official Letter is being issued to you by "The Federal Ministry of Finance" in collaboration with The Presidency. Yours Sincerely, Dr. Sergio Paco. El Ministerio Federal de Hacienda Spaninsh Government. Direct Tel:+34-672-885-729 El Ministerio Federal de Hacien