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From: [email protected]
Reply: [email protected]
Date: 6 Mar 2019 06:59:23 +0700
Subject: TELEX REPORT
ATTN.: BENEFICIARY,
AFTER SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND
PERSONALLY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU BUT YOUR
PARTNERS.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPUTER/TELEX DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL
BANK. SOMETIME IN THE PAST YOUR PARTNERS APPROACHED ME THROUGH A
FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH ONE OF THE FERERAL PARASTATALS HERE
IN NIGERIA AND REQUESTED THAT I ASSIST THEM CONCLUDE A MONEY
TRANSFER DEAL. THEY GAVE ME YOUR NAME, YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND
BANK ACCOUNT PARTICULARS AND TOLD ME TO PUT THEM IN THE COMPUTER
SYSTEM IN THE LAB SO THAT IT WILL APPEAR AS IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE
GENIUNE CONTRACTORS CLEARED FOR PAYMENT.
ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A
HUGE AMOUNT OF U.S. DOLLARS WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH
INFLATED CONTRACT AWARDS AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE
CBN SINCE THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN PAID OFF, SO THEY
WANTED TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT FOR TRANSFER.
WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME US$100,000.00
AND GIVE ME ANOTHER US$100,000.00 WHEN I RELEASE THE FUNDS TO
YOUR ACCOUNT. WHEN THEY SAW THAT I HAVE DONE WHAT THEY REQUESTED
AND YOUR NAME HAD BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE
PAID, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT OF US$100,000.00
THEY STARTED AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED TO THREATS. I IMMEDIATELY
DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF THE FUNDS, WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO ME
BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AND RELEASED OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND
WITHOUT YOURS.
THEY BECAME ANGRY THE MORE WHEN THEY REALISED THAT THEIR THREAT
DID NOT WORK, AND STARTED BRIBING OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER
APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS. APPROVALS
ARE FREE. I AM 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTION
BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF AGREEMENT. IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE
JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY AMOUNT THAT THEY WILL ASK YOU TO PAY NOW
AND AFTER A SHORT WHILE THEY WILL COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON FOR
YOU TO PAY AGAIN AND IT GOES ON AND ON.
IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS:
1. I WILL HAVE 30% OF THE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY TWO OF US LEFT
FOR NOW
2. YOU WILL BEAR THE FULL COST OF THE TRANSFER
3. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WILL BE USELESS AND A MERE WASTE OF TIME
AND MONEY IF YOU CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON, SO WE WILL
CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION TOGETHER AND WITH UTMOST SECRECY.
IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE SUITABLE AND ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT
ME IMMEDIATELY TO LET US FINALIZE SO THAT I WILL FAX YOU OUR
OFFICIAL KTT WIRE TRANSFER FORM TO COMPLETE AND I WILL RELEASE
THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
BUT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, I ADVICE YOU TO FORGET THE FUNDS
AS IT WILL BE RETURNED TO OUR CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RESERVE.
FINALLY, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, IF YOU ACCEPT MY SUBMISSION, KINDLY GET
BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY ABOVE PRIVATE TEL: +2348140378994
YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER 24 HOURS OF THE
DAY.
CONFIRM YOUR PARTICULARS ON REPLY.
REGARDS,
Frank