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From: "MR. VICTOR JOHN" <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2022 09:00:46 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR CUSTOMER/ GOOD DAY I AM MR. VICTOR JOHN
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER WESTERN UNION
INT’L. OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
LOCATION. RUE BPH141 KINGSTON
AVENUE COTONOU BENIN .
TEL:+229-66361047:
REF: MT89TQ
DATE 05/1/2022:

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 WEATERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING YOUR FUND ( $2,800.00 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 $2,800.00 usd dollars, the document
file will be renewed before the transfer will commence because money
gram do not send more than $2.800 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 $325.00usd 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 $2,800.00 once you send the $325.00usd for the Re-activation of
your file today.

Be rest assure that as soon you send the $325.00usd 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 $325.00usd .00 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 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 $2,800.00 has been sent
to you but the $2,800.00 is under the system of on hold. For the
reason that you are required to pay for the transfer charge of the
$2,800.00 usd which is $325.00usd as we told. Being a director general
i have used my influence to send your first payment of $2,800.00usd
but it placed on hold due to the transfer charge has not been paid.

Your first-payment of $2,800,00 was made this morning being 03/01/2022
so you are required as a matter of urgency to send the Re-activation
fee of $325.00usd 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 $2,800.00usd being sent
to you will be available in any parts of WESTERN UNION 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 WESTERN UNION MADE WITH YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BE
RELEASED AS SOON AS WE HAVE RECEIVED THE SUM OF $325.00usd 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 me by my words. This is the information you will use to
send the $325.00usd for this department to release your fund today.
You will send the fee through MONEY GRAM Or you can use it to
purchase/ Steam Wallet Card or Google play card Today

Receiver Name_____JAMES KEN
Country____________Benin Republic
City________________Cotonou
Text Question_______Honst?
Answer_____________Trust.
Sender Name_______
Amount Expected____$325.00usd .Only
MTCN ______________
Sender country__________

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 hear from you immediately you receive this email today Thanks

YOURS IN SERVICE
MR. VICTOR JOHN ,
FAX +229-66361047
MINISTRY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
FINANCIAL BANK REPUBLIC OF BENIN
WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM