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DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT BUREAU. UNITED NATION EMISSARY. TELEPHONE:234-80-66-224562. COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY, WITH REFERENCE TO THE NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS THE RECONCILIATION AND IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF ALL OVERDUE DEBTS OWED BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO HER FOREIGN INVESTORS; BE OFFICIALLY INFORMED THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND HAVE CONSEQUENTLY FIND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR OVERDUE INHERITANCE PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE DEALING WITH IMPOSTERS IN VARIOUS COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA,HEREBY BEING FRUSTATED BY SEVERAL EXTORTION OF ILLEGITIMATE FEES AND CHARGES. SECONDLY, WE HAVE BEEN DULY INFORMED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE THAT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES ARE CONIVING WITH THESE FAKE BANK OFFICIALS TO CHANGE YOUR ACCOUNT AND TRANSFER YOUR PAYMENT TO A STRANGE ACCOUNT IN CANADA. THE NEW BENEFICIARY IS PURPORTED TO BE YOUR COUSIN. HIS DETAILS ARE LISTED BELOW: MR. ANDREW FRANCIS SVENKESON ADD: 425 VELDE STREET, CREVE CEOUR, IL 61610 NATIONALITY: AMERICAN ZIP: 61610 AGE: 54YRS MARITAL STATUS: DIVORCED. PROFESSION: RETIRED REALTOR BROKER. BANK DETAILS: SCOTIA BANK 314 HARWOOD AVE. S UNIT HPO5 AJAX, ONT. L1S 2JI, CANADA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 321020072923 AACCOUNT NAME: ANDREW FRANCIS SVENKESON PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED TO RECONFIRM THE BELOW INFORMATION PROMPTLY, AND CLARIFY TO US THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED THE ABOVE SAID PERSON TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO US TO RELEASE THIS PAYMENT TO HIM THROUGH OUR PAYING BANK(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA). THE SERIOUSNESS OF CORRUPTION AMONGST THE OFFICIALS OF MOST COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA IS AT ITS CLIMAX, HENCE THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ALHAJI UMARU YARA'DUA (GCFR) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DELEGATED OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS HAS MANDATED THE NIGERIA APEX BANK "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" TO PAY A PART PAYMENT OF US$6.5MILLION IN FAVOUR OF FILE#: CBN/ATM/CBX/021/07, FROM YOUR OVERDUE OUTSTANDING FUNDS. THE CBN WILL SEND YOU ATM DIGITAL CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, WITH MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL OF $1,500 DAILY. SO IF YOU WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS VIA THIS CONVENIENT AND SECURED WAY,YOU ARE ADVICE TO GET BACK TO US ON THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,BECAUSE WITHOUT YOUR CLARIFICATION THIS PAYMENT WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO THE ABOVE BENEFICIARY CLAIMING THIS FUND ON YOUR NAME. HOWEVER, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN RE-ORGANIZING THESE SYSTEMS, AND EQUALLY THE INCONVENIENCES THIS DELAY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED YOU AND YOUR COMPANY IN THE VERY RECENT TIMES BEFORE THIS MATTER CAME UP,OUR VISION IS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTORS BY CREATING SUITABLE AND ENABLING ENVIROMENT FOR INVESTMENT WITHIN THE SHORES OF AFRICA GENERALLY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF THIS CLAIM IS NOT APPROVED BY YOU,DO COMPLETE AND SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO CONFIRM AND UPDATE TO THIS OFFICE THAT YOU DID NOT PERMITTED THE SAID BENEFICIARY TO CLAIM THIS FUNDS AND THE BELOW INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM YOU WILL ENABLE US TO FILE YOUR INFORMATIONS TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,IN ORDER TO FACILITATE YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM DEBIT CARD. 1) CONFIRM YOUR FULL NAME. 2) CONFIRM YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS. 3) CONFIRM YOUR PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS. 4) CONFIRM YOUR PROFESSION, AGE & MARITAL STATUS. 5) CONFIRM NATIONALITY. 6) A SCAN COPY OF YOUR ID. (THE ABOVE INFORMATIONS ARE NEEDED TO AVOID COMPLICATION AS REGARD TO THIS PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT) YOU ARE WARNED, IN YOUR OWN INTEREST; STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY INSTITUTION, OFFICES OR PERSONS CLAIMING TO HAVE RELEVANT TO THE PAYMENT OF YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS OUT-SIDE THE CBN. NOTE: TO AVOID MISAPPROPRIATION AND IMPERSONATION, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE TO REACH US STRICTLY TO AVOID AN INTRA-CASES WHILE WORKING ON YOUR PAYMENT,AND ALSO DISENGAGED FROM ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT RECEIVED FROM ANY COMMERCIAL BANKS HERE IN NIGERIA REGARDING YOUR PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT,SO THAT YOU WILL NOT BE A VICTIM TO THEIR FRAUDULENT ACT. CONGRATULATIONS!! BEST REGARDS, SENATOR. MARTIN OFURUM. DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT BUREAU. UNITED NATION EMISSARY. TELEPHONE:234-80-66-224562. EMAIL:martinofurumchambers1@live.com