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From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 08:58:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONFIRM THIS PAYMENT AND GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY
Foreign Payments/Contract Award Unit
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu-Square,–Abuja-Nigeria.
+234-902-719-7924
Subject; $20M USD as Compensation. Under Category'A'
'' IMPORTANT NOTICE''
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/2017
Your Ref: CD4/XX/RFE/VOL23/2017.;
Attn; Benaficiary,
For your notification, after our investigation on your contract file,we discovered that a lot of fools claiming to be Nigerian
Government officials are communicating with some of you contractors in respect of your payment, while as they have been dismissed from the
bank due to their corruptions, be warned and make sure any message you received from any of these touts in respect to your payment you should first ans for most,relate the information to this office for confirmation,failure to do that it is at your own risk.
I am sorry for the little delay, for not informing you earlier than now for the approval received from the Presidency/Governor of CBN,for
the $20m as part payment / compensation given to each of our Foreign Contractors/inheritance, and we are trying to make a solid arrangement
that will favor/suit both our Foreign and local Contractors in order to maintained our personality here,..
Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated the Fidelity Bank Plc, to take care of Foreign Contractors/inheritance payment with
immediate effect, of which your payment is now with them.
In addition to this effect, Note, one man so called MR PAUL SMITH ,came to CBN, Governors office to submit a letter for changing of your
account to a new account below, he also claim that he is your business partner and you also sent him to fly down to Nigeria in person so as
to help you sign some documents that may be involved/needed for the changing of the new account in question,also that you cannot come by
your self due to your serious illness.
Therefore,,base on the assignment given to this office to carry on the duty by informing you about this account issue in order to find out if
actually you are aware of it or not.
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BANK: 5 rd 3 rd BANK
702 N CLINTON ST, DEFIANCE, OHIO 4352 USA
ACCOUNT NAME;
JOSE J. BARLEY
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
7905316835
ROUTING NUMBER
0420000326
SORT CODE
FTBCUS3C
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Note. the governor wouldn't like him to know that we have to investigate this matter by contacting you first for
confirmation,Therefore with regards to this information you need to hurry up before the account will be finally use for the transfer.
Finally, confirm the receipt of this message so as to enable us to link you up to the Executive Director, Co-operate of Fidelity Bank
Plc.
Regards,
Dr Duduga Nwanganga,
(Assistant Chairman Foreign Payment/Contract Award Unit)
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tel: +234-902-719-7924