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From: "Dr.John Wood" <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:27:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.


Dear Beneficiary:

The Board of federal ministry of finance Benin republic. are here to
notify you of your payment inherited funds of $2.5 MILLION. after the meeting
held on 1st of March 2018. His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF BENIN DR.Patrice Talon. has Instructed this Department to send your funds
through western union money transfer for easier receive of your
inherited funds without any further delay.

You are required to send your name and address were you want your fund to be
send through western union, the maximum amount you will be receiving each day
starting from today is the sum of $5000.00. also your are required to send the
sum of $95 dollar for re-renewing and reconfirm your file that was deposited
in this office with your name and address bellow.

Beneficiary name———————
COUNTRY——————————–
Tel phone—————————–
Skype user name……………………….

Yours in service
DR.JOHN WOOD (ESQ).
Finance Ministry
Federal republic of Benin.