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From: [email protected]
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 13 May 2020 17:39:17 -0700
Subject: Attn: The Beneficiary,
Attn: The Beneficiary,
The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has approved to pay you part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund payment through central bank of Nigeria CBN.
The International Remittance Department of central bank of Nigeria was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards.
However,decision was made immediately after the lock down last week. With this development, a woman by name (MRS:KERRY MORTON) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your Outstanding funds. She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin.
We got your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this woman the power of attorney to represent you.Please let us know also if you are aware as we are getting ready to transfer a part payment of US$850,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATED DOLLARS ONLY) of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below as a palliative:
NAME OF BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ADDRESS: 120 SO. 2nd. ST.BLYTHEVILLE,ARKANSAS 72315 USA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 482986
ROUTING NUMBER : 084107343
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
BENEFICIARY : KERRY MORTON
If you are aware of the above information ,do not respond to this email but if not , you are advised to reply this message immediately before it will be late .Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this payment other than this office to avoid any complication or mistake .
We are looking forward to hear from you Asap.
Best Regards,
Hon. Sir, Mark Williams
Special Adviser to the president on financial matters