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From: "Mrs. Joy Benson" <[email protected]>
Reply: "Mrs. Joy Benson" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 08:40:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn;the owner of this email address


Attention Dear sir / madam,
I am Mrs. Joy Benson Secretary to Mr.Williams White the manager to United Bank for Africa Plc. The International Monetary Funds (IMF) with the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) through our Bank has approved your email address among the 2017 Global Compensation and Foreign Exchange Award Unit,listed to be Compensated with sum of (Three Million and Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars) You are advised to reply back with your details such as, Your full name ……, Country …….., Age……… Resident address…….. with your occupation……. and Telephone number ………,so I can give you more details about this and how to receive your Compensation Entitlement Funds within 2 working days. Therefore, you are hereby advised to stop further dealings with some non-officials impersonating in various government parastatals as this is an illegal act and this has to stop if you so wish to receive your compensation, get back to us immediately you receive this email. This is very important for your compensation please you are advice to contact our manager Mr. Williams White with his telephone line +22960210363 and our bank email address [email protected] Thanks your sincere Concern Mrs. Joy Benson