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From: Joseph Edward <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 08:18:58 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUND RELEASE INSTRUCTION
ATTN BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE CLAIM WITH A
COMMERCIAL BANK IS TO BE RELEASED,VIA KEY TESTED TRANSFER (KTT )WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE BANK IN EUROPE. IT IS PERTINENT
TO NOTE THAT AN ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE COMMENCED WITH A
FORMAL MEETING,BUT DUE TO THE TIME FACTOR AND THE URGENCY THIS MATTER
REQUIRES,PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH
E-MAIL. MEAN WHILE,A MAN WITH BRITISH PASSPORT NUMBER 3028882234 CAME
TO MY OFFICE TWO DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE
REPRESENTATIVE.
HERE ARE HIS INFORMATION’S BELLOW:
NAME DAVID JACKSON
BANK NAME:CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809008.
PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN
IS FROM YOU,SO THAT THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING THIS INHERITANCE INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS MAN IS NOT
YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND RETURN THIS INFORMATION FOR
VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM TOTAL FUNDS WILL
BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
1. YOUR NAME:…………………………………..
2. YOUR ADDRESS:………………………………………
3. YOUR TELEPHONE …………………………………….
5. AGE……………………………………………….
6. SEX:………………………………………………
7. YOUR OCCUPATION…………………………………….
8. YOUR BANK DETAILS:………………………………….
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE,WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY
PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO TRANSFER THIS FUND IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH
THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS
WHO HANDLE FOREIGN INHERITANCE CLAIM.
PLS, NOTE,WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MR
JACKSON,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS
FROM TODAY.
NOTE:ALL FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE/REPLIES SHOULD COME THROUGH THIS EMAIL
[email protected]
BEST REGARDS.
Mr J Edward
FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT)