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[subject:] => Fw: THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE BENIN BRANCH OCEANIC BANK PLC.
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--- On Tue, 3/31/09, Mr Dan Terry <williamsnelson@f-mail.net> wrote:
--- On Tue, 3/31/09, Mr Dan Terry <williamsnelson@f-mail.net> wrote:
From: Mr Dan Terry <williamsnelson@f-mail.net> Subject: THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE BENIN BRANCH OCEANIC BANK PLC. To: Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 8:15 PM
THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE BENIN BRANCH OCEANIC BANK
PLC. FROM THE DESK OF WESTERN UNION
REMMITANCE DEPT, DR. DAN TERRY. Address; St, Peters & Paul Road Cotonou
Benin Rep.
Our Ref:WUMT0XX2/987
Attention To The Owner Of This E-mail,
GOOD NEWS.
How are you today? I write to inform you that the Board of federal ministry of
finance Benin Republic are hereby to notify
you of your compensation payment inheritance fund of US$2.5M after the meeting
held on 25th of september 2008. His Excellency
the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) has Instructed this
Department to send your fund through our
Branch, OCEANIC BANK PLC western union money transfer for easy receiving of
your compensation inheritance fund of $2.5MUSD
without any further delay to avoid paying money to the fraud stars the so
called africa scammers that is going on through
Courier Companies Banks Etc.You are required to send below information:
1, Your full names.
2, Country name and address.
3, Your direct telephone number.
Where you want your fund to be send through This OCEANIC BANK PLC Western Union
money Transfer.The maximium amount you will
be receiving per a day starting from tomorrow is $5,000.00) and the MTCN NO#
will be send along with the Text Questions &
Answers for you to pick it up from any western union agent office Locations in
your Country.
Also you are required by this Department to send the Renewing &
Reconfirming of your file charges of $150 dollars to help us
Re-new and Re-cofirm your file that was deposited in this BANK along with your
name and address below.Beneficiary
name,Address,direct telephone numbers.
My direct phone line is +229-93-90-28-64, OCEANIC BANK PLC Western Union
Manager DR.DAN TERRY, contact us via our costumer
care Private Email Address only with the above requested information:
(w_unionoffice@list.ru) email or call me once you send
the requested information along with the payment details.
For further procedure get back to us urgently with your information above to
enable us start sending the money Because As
soon as the required fee of ($150) is received today for the Renewing &
Reconfirming the payment file! of your fund you will
start receiving your fund as from tomorrow.Send the (US$150) dollars through
western union with the name and address below:
Receiver's Name: Machi Kingsley
City: Cotonou
Country:Benin Republic
Address;Cotonou Benin Republic.
Text Question: Who is great
Answer: GOD
Amount: US$150,
MTCN Number.
Sender's Name,
We await for your urgent email with the payment information included with your
address as requested above. Respond to us
through this email: (w_unionoffice@list.ru)
Yours in service
DR. DAN TERRY.
OCEANIC BANK PLC WESTERN UNION MANAGER.