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From: MR VICTOR JOHN <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 23:55:41 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR CUSTOMER/ GOOD DAY, I AM MR. VICTOR JOHN
FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER MONEY GRAM
INT’L. OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
LOCATION. RUE BPH141 KINGSTON
AVENUE COTONOU BENIN .
TEL:+229-67534793:
REF: MT89TQ
DATE 23/12/2021:

ATTENTION DEAR CUSTOMER/ GOOD DAY, I AM MR. VICTOR JOHN

THE MONEY GRAM DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR BENIN REPUBLIC COTONOU.WE WISH TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL IN THIS MONEY GRAM OFFICE AND THE
CONTENT IS WELL NOTED, PLEASE FRIEND YOU ARE ADVICE TO GO THROUGH THIS
EMAIL CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU READ THIS NOTE AND UNDERSTAND IT
BEFORE YOU COMPLY WITH THE CONTENTS OK.

WE WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEND YOUR FUND TO YOUR ADDRESS IN YOUR CITY MONEY
GRAM OFFICE FROM HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC OFFICE MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER
AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING YOUR FUND ($4,800.00 U.S.D) PER DAY UNTIL
YOU RECEIVE ALL YOUR TOTAL PAYMENT WHICH IS THE SUM OF $2.500,00 MILLION
USD AS SCHEDULED IN OUR OFFICE HERE.

However you should know that In money gram transaction when an amount of
fund in transition is more than $4,800.00 usd dollars, the document
file will be renewed before the transfer will commence because money
gram do not send more than $4.800 per day but this order is from
ministry of finance and in all the money grams of the World Bank,
IMF/UNO.

I want you to know that this is a legitimate transfer and that is why we
need to renew the payment file at this money gram and get what we want
so that you will be receiving your money without any delay or problem
.The cost of the Re-activation of your File which was deposited at this
Money Gram With your Name is $49.00usd Only.

So i want you to know that there is nothing like any deceiving in this
transfer of your fund and be informing that the amount which you will be
receiving each day is $4,800.00 once you send the $49.00usd for the
Re-activation of your file today.

Be rest assure that as soon you send the $49.00usd .00 we must start
transferring your fund to you through this Money Gram Department without
any further delay and this is the only fee you have to pay in this
transaction as it was written down already by the Federal government of
this country that mapped out the compensation for you .

Note: the reason why we need you to send us the $49.00usd .00 us only is
that we tried to deduct the transfer change of your funds out from your
fund but the minister administrator trust fund of Benin republic told
us that no one has access over your fund as it have been signed and
stamped that no money should be did ducted until it gets to you, to
avoid any misunderstanding because if any one has access to that it will
involve you loosing your fund, no one has to be trust .

Meanwhile we are writing to let you know that $4,800.00 has been sent to
you but the $4,800.00 is under the system of on hold. For the reason
that you are required to pay for the transfer charge of the $4,800.00
usd which is $49.00usd as we told. Being a director general i have used
my influence to send your first payment of $4,800.00usd but it placed on
hold due to the transfer charge has not been paid.

Your first-payment of $4,800,00 will be made this morning being
23/12/2021 so you are required as a matter of urgency to send the
Re-activation fee of $49.00usd immediately you receive this email now
because your payment file needs to be re-activated before we can be able
to start the transfer of your fund to you ,

so that the $4,800.00usd being sent to you will be available in any
parts of MONEY GRAM Office you go in your Country today and you pick it
up immediately today without and delay or problem.

Because is not possible to us to release the first-payment for you
without you send us the fees for the Renewal,

INFORMATION OF THE FIRST MONEY GRAM MADE WITH YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BE
RELEASED AS SOON AS WE HAVE RECEIVED THE SUM OF $49.00usd ONLY IN TIME
TODAY FOR THE COST BILL OF YOUR TRANSFER. Reconfirm your information
to assist us post your funds to right location,

Meanwhile, we are assuring you that there is going to be no fee in
future again and if there is we will bear the cost of the fee. So you
have to take mSe by my words. This is the information you will use to
send the $49.00usd for this department to release your fund today. You
will send the fee through MONEY GRAM OR RIA MONEY TRANSFER AND WORDREMIT
TRANSFER with this information’s bellow.

Receiver Name_____ARIYE BAYTEVET
Country____________Benin Republic
City________________Cotonou
Text Question_______Honst?
Answer_____________Trust.
Sender Name_______
Amount Expected____$49.00usd .Only
MTCN ______________

Payment should be sent with the below information today as you said ,and
make the payment through Money Gram Transfer use our bank cashier name
in sending the money to us through money Gram transfer,

May the Lord Our God give you the foresight and for knowledge to
understand that this, the Peace of God be with you.
Meanwhile, we are waiting you to call me with my phone number now
/+229-67534793 immediately you receive this email today Thanks

YOURS IN SERVICE
MR. VICTOR JOHN,
FAX +229-67534793
MINISTRY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
FINANCIAL BANK REPUBLIC OF BENIN
WWW.MONEYGRAM.COM