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From: Robert Alkire <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 12:31:03 +0100
Subject: IN LIEU TO YOUR PAYMENT.
Robert Alkire,
Public Affairs,
United States Consulate General office,
Victoria Island Lagos,
TELEGRAM: USCG USA.
26th/6/2020.
Attention Fund Beneficiary,
Payment Approved By Cash.
In line with the recent directive by the FBI, The United Nation
office, The International Monetary Fund,and the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, authorizing this office to verify/reconcile the entire
approved Payment File certified OK SINCE LAST YEAR QUARTER PAYMENT OF
YEAR 2019. The Presidency in collaboration with the joint organization
on Foreign Payment decided unanimously and issued an irrevocable
payment instruction to the FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT OF CENTRAL BANK
(CBN)from the verification department, to pay your fund approved under
72Hrs upon the re-confirmation of your full address and direct
telephone numbers.Subsequently we received a sudden application for
change of your bank account by some person{s} stating that you are
dead and that they are your Next-of-kin, with a new bank account,
which has been processed and approved by the Federal Ministry of
Finance.
We write to inquire from you the sincerity of this application made by
your acclaimed Next of Kin as this nascent Democratic Government will
not be held responsible for any wrongful payment of your fund. You are
therefore required to contact to Mr Robert Alkire, delegated from the
United States Consulate General office, Victoria Island Lagos to
Central bank of Nigeria REMITTANCE Dept ON FOREIGN PAYMENT on his
designated email under 48hrs to ascertain the authenticity of this
application, that you are still alive.All correspondence should be
relayed to Mr Robert Alkire, United States Consulate General office,
Victoria Island Lagos to the Central bank of Nigeria.
The FBI, The United Nation office, The International Monetary Fund,and
the Federal Republic of Nigeria today concluded that you receive your
payment by cash for security reasons.
Thanking you for your understanding and cooperation.And as requested i
will attach my ID in my next message to you.
Yours Faithfully,
Robert Alkire,
Public Affairs,
United States Consulate General office,
Victoria Island Lagos,
TELEGRAM: USCG USA.
Cc.The International Monetary Fund.
Cc.FBI.