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From: WESTERN UNION <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:19:38 +0100
Subject: MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER MTCN: 0978111630


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ATTN, DEAR FRIEND:

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE UBA BANK TO THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL,HOW ARE
YOU TODAY,I WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SENT YOU
USD5000.00 DOLLARS THROUGH WESTERN UNION AS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE
MANDATE TO TRANSFER YOUR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT TOTAL SUM OF US
$2.5 MILLION VIA WESTERN UNION AS INSTRUCTED BY OUR GOVERNMENT.

I WAS CALLING YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION
THROUGH PHONE BUT YOU DID NOT PICK UP MY CALLS THROUGHOUT THAT
YESTERDAY EVEN THIS MORNING. NOW I DECIDED TO EMAIL YOU THE MTCN AND
SENDER’S NAME SO THAT YOU WILL PICK UP THIS USD5000.00 TO ENABLE US
SEND ANOTHER TODAY AS YOU KNOW WE WILL BE SENDING YOU ONLY USD5000.00
PER DAILY. PLEASE RUN TO WESTERN UNION TO PICK UP THE USD5000.00 AND
CALL ME BACK TO SEND YOU ANOTHER PAYMENT TODAY,DIRECT PHONE LINE IS:
+229-98952802 MR ANTHONY ROBERT,([email protected]) CALL
OR EMAIL ME ONCE YOU PICKED UP THIS USD5000.00.
HERE IS THE WESTERN UNION INFORMATION TO PICK UP THE MONEY:

MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER MTCN: 0978111630
SENDER’ NAME:.IKEM UBA
QUESTION—–TODAY
TEST ANSWER—TODAY
AMOUNT——-$5,000USDONLY

MEANWHILE YOU ARE REQUIRE TO SEND US THE TRANSFERRING FEE WHICH IS $99
USD FOR THE WHOLE TRANSFER CHARGES, THAT WE HAVE ALREADY REMITTED TO
YOUR NAME, THEREFORE, WITHOUT THE TRANSFER FEE YOU CAN NOT PICK THE
MONEY FOR IT’S ON HOLD AND THE MTCN CANNOT BE RELEASED TO YOU UNTILL
YOU SEND THE TRANSFER FEE, THAT IS AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EMAIL ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER
BECAUSE I NEED TO BE CALLING YOU ONCE WE SEND ANY PAYMENT FOR THESE
INFORMATION.HERE IS THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE
CHARGE SO THAT YOUR FIRST PAYMENT WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU FOR ANOTHER
TO BE SENT IMMEDIATELY.

RECEIVE NAME:..Milo Buddy
COUNTRY:..BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:..COTONOU
TEXT Q:..HOW LONG?
ANSWER:..TODAY.
AMOUNT:..$99.00
SENDERS NAME..
MTCN NUMBER…

BE ADVICE THAT $99 RENEWING FILE IS COMPULSORY AS THEY TOLD ME THAT IS
THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT COMPLETELY.
ENDEAVOR TO E-MAIL YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER BECAUSE YOU WILL CALL
ONCE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION’S IS SENT TO YOU.

REGARDS
MRS.MARRY BANKS
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
[email protected]

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