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From: Karim Barhoumi <[email protected]>Head office Address
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:27:42 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUNDS PAYMENT RELEASE OF USD $950,000 DOLLARS
C / O Ministry of Economy and Finance
IGF building, 2nd floor
08 BP 989 Cotonou
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (229) 21 30 44 57
YOUR FUNDS PAYMENT RELEASE OF USD $950,000 DOLLARS
My Name is Karim Barhoumi International Monetary Fund Representative
Cotonou Benin Republic; I am writing to inform you that we have
received COVID-19 Pandemic Compensation Funds from United Nations
Compensation Commission (UNCC) and your email address and your Name
was selected to receive the sum of $950,000.00,
The selection process was carried out through the United Nations (UN)
computerized email selection system, from a database of over
79,980,000 email addresses obtained from all continents of the world,
which your email address was selected among. The United Nations
COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund is a UN inter-agency fund
mechanism established by the UN Secretary-General to help support low-
and middle-income people(s) to respond to the pandemic and its
impacts, including an unprecedented sociology-economic shock.
The Fund’s assistance targets those most vulnerable to economic
hardship and social disruption around the world. We are delighted to
inform you that due to mixed up of names and numbers, your email
attached to approved number UN6MM020/COVID-19, which consequently fall
on our International Chapter, You are thereby, instructed to e-mail
back and state how you wish to receive your funds immediately.
REMEMBER TO FORWARD YOUR FULL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BELOW TO ENABLE
LOCATE YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND ATTEND TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.
1. Your Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Telephone;
5. Country:
I will wait to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thanks and Remain Blessed
Mr. Karim Barhoumi
Phone +229 99315203
Representative International Monetary Fund
Cotonou Benin Republic