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From: "Mr.James Williams" <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:53:38 +0300
Subject: Attention E-mail Address Owner:


Attention E-mail Address Owner:

Sequel to the first edition 2018 meeting held today with Federal Bureau of
Investigation, The International Monetary Fund IMF is compensating all the
scam victims and your name and email address was found in the scam victims
list. This money-gram office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your
compensation to you via money-gram Money Transfer. However, we have
concluded to effect your payment through money gram-money Transfer, $5,000
twice per day until your total sum of $950,000.00 is completely
transferred to you. We have made your first payment this morning but your
payment file need to activate before you will pick up the payment today
and it will cost you $85 only to activate your payment file.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT INFORMATION:

MTCN: 911-513-2692
SENDERS NAME: PETER MOORE
SENDERS COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
TEXT QUESTION: IN GOD
TEXT ANS: WE TRUST
AMOUNT: $5,000.00

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72 hours
if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the
IMF.

Send the $85 with this information below.

Receiver Name ==== Obi Nwa
Country ==== Benin Republic
City ==== Cotonou
Test Question ===== When
Answer === Now
Amount ==== $85

Thanks,
Mr.James Williams.
Director money-gram Money Transfer Head Office Benin Republic