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--- On Fri, 3/20/09, FROM ROBERT MUELLER <otocha1@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
--- On Fri, 3/20/09, FROM ROBERT MUELLER <otocha1@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
From: FROM ROBERT MUELLER <otocha1@optusnet.com.au> Subject: ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY To: Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 2:28 PM
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)
FBI HEADQUARTERS, J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
WEBSITE: WWW.FBI.GOV
ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE / TELEGRAPHIC DEPT,
IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA DISTRICT HAS RELEASED
10,500,000.00 US DOLLARS INTO BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY,
BY INHERITANCE MEANS.
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED
WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT (S.T.D.P) TO PAY THIS FUND
THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER, THEY USED THIS MEANS TO COMPLETE THE PAYMENT.
THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED
FUNDS WHICH WERE MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN DO FINAL CREDITING TO
YOUR ACCOUNT. SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE
RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET
TRANSFER, IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE, IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, THEN
WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT; THIS IS A PURE
CODED, MEANS OF PAYMENT?
RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS
BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTS, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON
AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S.A, SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A
WORLD WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE
CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT. DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND
UNNECESSARY SECURITY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF
EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THE F.B.I BANK COMMISSION FOR EUROPE HAS STOPPED
THE TRANSFER ON ITS WAY TO DELIVER PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 TO DEBIT YOUR
RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU THROUGH A SECURED DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT ACCOUNT
(S.D.T.A). WE GOVERN AND OVERSEE FUNDS TRANSFER FOR THE WORLD BANK AND THE REST
OF THE WORLD. WE ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY, AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN
STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY, UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US
WITH A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) WITHIN 3 DA!
YS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK THAT
WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY TO ACQUIRE THE PROPER VERIFICATIONS AND
PROOF FROM YOU TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHTFUL PERSON TO RECEIVE THIS FUND,
BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT INVOLVE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS A CLEAN AND LEGAL MONEY
YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE. BE INFORMED THAT THE FUND ARE NOW IN UNITED STATE IN
YOUR NAME, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ASK THE BANK NOT TO RELEASE THE FUND TO ANYBODY
THAT COMES TO THEM, UNLESS WE ASK THEM TO DO SO, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO CARRY OUT
OUR INVESTIGATIONS FIRST BEFORE RELEASING THE FUND TO YOU. NOTE THAT THE FUND IS
IN THE BANK OF AMERICA RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE ASK THEM NOT TO CREDIT THE FUND TO
YOU YET, BECAUSE WE NEED A SOLID PROOF AND VERIFICATIONS FROM YOU BEFORE
RELEASING THE FUNDS. SO TO THIS REGARDS YOU ARE TO RE-ASSURE AND PROOF TO US
THAT WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE IS A CLEAN MONEY BY SENDING TO US. FBI
IDENTIFICATION RECORD AND ALSO DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) TO
SATISFY TO US THAT THE MONEY YOUR ABOUT TO RECEIVE!
IS LEGITIMATE AND REAL MONEY. YOU
AN FBI IDENTIFICATION RECORD AND DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST)
OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD OR RAP SHEET IS A LISTING OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION TAKEN FROM FINGERPRINT SUBMISSIONS RETAINED BY THE FBI IN
CONNECTION WITH ARRESTS AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT,
NATURALIZATION, OR MILITARY SERVICE. THESE CONDITION IS VALID UNTIL 9TH OF
JANUARY, 2010 AFTER WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELING THE PAYMENT AND THEN
CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA.
GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.
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FINAL INSTRUCTION:
1. CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE.
2. BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS CLEARED.
3. BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A., CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS.
4. UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK / UNITED NATIONS.
5. BEARERS MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST.
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NOTE: WE HAVE ASKED FOR THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE MOST COMPLETE
AND UP-TO DATE RECORDS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WELFARE
AND SECURITY OF SOCIETY WHILE RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY
RIGHTS. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTS TO US, WE WILL CHARGE YOU WITH THE
FBI AND TAKE OUR PROPER ACTION AGAINST YOU FOR NOT PROOFING TO US THE LEGITIMATE
OF THE FUND YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ORDER 556-73 ESTABLISHES RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT OF AN FBI
IDENTIFICATION RECORD TO OBTAIN A COPY OF HIS OR HER OWN RECORD FOR REVIEW. THE
FBI CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES (CJIS) DIVISION PROCESSES THESE
REQUESTS TO CHECK ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN U.S.A
AN INDIVIDUAL MAY REQUEST A COPY OF HIS OR HER OWN FBI IDENTIFICATION RECORD
FOR PERSONAL REVIEW OR TO CHALLENGE INFORMATION ON THE RECORD. OTHER REASONS AN
INDIVIDUAL MAY REQUEST A COPY OF HIS OR HER OWN IDENTIFICATION RECORD MAY
INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION OR TO SATISFY A REQUIREMENT TO LIVE OR WORK IN A
FOREIGN COUNTRY OR RECEIVE FUNDS FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY, I.E. DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
SEAL OF TRANSFER, LETTER OF GOOD CONDUCT, CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND, ETC.)
WE AWAIT FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
ROBERT MUELLER, III
FBI DIRECTOR