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From: "Mr. Oliver Alawuba"<[email protected]>Attention Beneficiary,
Reply: <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2023 12:48:38 +0100
Subject: ATM VISA CARD
We are having reviewed all the obstacles and problems surrounding the
transfer of your ($3.5 Million) Three Million five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars and your inability to meet up with some charges
levied against you due to the past transfer options.
We the Board of Directors, United Bank for Africa ( UBA ) has ordered our
Foreign Payment Remittance Unit to issue you an ATM VISA CARD where your
payment will be uploaded.
Today, we got the notice that your Payment has been uploaded into this
ATM VISA CARD and also have registered it with DHL Express Courier Service.
The delivery charges have been paid and they are supposed to have shipped
your packaged (ATM CARD) but they insisted that you must re-confirm to them
your current delivery address to ensure accurate Delivery.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Due to the content of the package, DHL Express
mandated that before your package will be shipped, a Stamp Duty MUST
be procured according to the New Shipping Creed and the essence of
such Document is to ensure a hitch-free delivery and the amount is $390.
When this is done, DHL Express will issue you with the tracking numbers
for your package before the shipping commences Therefore reconfirm your
current delivery address. Do not forget that this $390 is all that you
should send to them,the rest of the fees have been paid.
1. Your full name: ………………….
2. Your physical address……………..
3. Your house phone: ………………..
4. Your cellphone:…………………..
5. Your Identity Card:……………….
DHL-Express Courier
Director: Michael Walter
Email: [email protected]
Finally, for security reasons and considering the huge amount the ATM
Visa-Card contains, the Package was coded thus, registration Ref:
DHL/atm/100 and this is the code you shall send to DHL Courier Company.
Please hurry now as your package might incurr demurrage if it stays more
than 3 days with DHL-Express Courier company.
Thanks,
Mr. Oliver Alawuba
CEO/Managing Director
at ATM Department office
United Bank for Africa Plc.