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From: drchri uche <drchrisuche10102@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:14:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR APPLICATION LETTER AS A “NEXT OF KIN” TO OUR CLIENT, MR.BOBBY MALVEAUX AND FOR THE CLAIM THE OVERDUE PAYMENT FUNDS OF US$10,000,000.00.
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
TEL.NO: 234-80-8286098
E-MAIL: drchrisuche10102@yahoo.com
DR. CHRIS UCHE
The director international remittance department
URGENT ATTENTION: MADAM GENDERA MALVEAUX,
RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR APPLICATION LETTER AS A “NEXT OF KIN” TO OUR CLIENT, MR.BOBBY MALVEAUX AND FOR THE CLAIM THE OVERDUE PAYMENT FUNDS OF US$10,000,000.00.
SIR, THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL LAST MONTH,WITH AN APPLICATION LETTER AS A NEXT OF KIN TO OUR CLIENT MR.BOBBY MALVEAUS WHO DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY.AS YOU HAVE INDICATED AND BY THE MENTIONING OF THE BILL NUMBER AND THE CONTRACT NUMBER AS ACCORDING TO THE DEED OF WILL AS YOU HAVE EXPLAINED IN YOUR APPLICATION LETTER TO THIS OFFICE,SHOWS THAT YOU ARE REALLY THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR CLIENT,BUT WE STILL REQUIRED FROM YOU,
SOME OTHER GOOD PROVES FOR SECURITY REASONS,WHICH WILL MAKE US TO KNOW THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH THE RIGHT PERSON.NOTE THAT WE COULD NOT REPLY YOUR MAIL SINCE 16TH OF OCTOBER,2007 BECAUSE YOUR APPLICATION LETTER IS UNDERGOING SOME NORMAL PROCESSES AND CONFIRMATIONS BY THE FEDERAL BOARD AND MINISTRIES,WHICH WE ARE VERY MUCH SORRY FOR THE DELAY AS WE ARE DOING OUR NORMAL DUTIES BECAUSE THE AMOUNT IS QUESTION IS NOT A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY,SO WE DO NOT TO MAKE ANY MISTAKES..
SIR, TO BE RANKLY SPEAKING WITH YOU, I WILL LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT SINCE THE DEATH OF OUR CLIENT AND YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER, WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRES SINCE MANY YEARS, AND TO THE VERY GOOD EXTEND WHICH WE COULD DO TO TRACE THE RELATIVES, EVEN FRIEND, WHO WILL COULD INFORM ABOUT THE DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT OF THEIR BROTHER WHO IS OUR CLIENT, BUT ALL TO NO AVAIL.THEREFORE SIR, WE ARE AT LAST GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU AS A RELATIVE AND PARTNER TO OUR CLIENT, MR.BOBBY MALVEAUX, SO YOUR APPLICATION LETTER IS ONCE AGAIM WELL ACKNOWLEDGED ON BEHALF OF OUR BANK DIRECTORS, MANAGER, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AT LARGE.AS WE COULD NOT GET BACK TO YOU SINCE WE GOT YOUR E-MAIL, BECAUSE WE WHERE ALL HAVING MEETINGS IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE IN QUESTION WHICH WAS LATELY CONCLUDED TODAY.
IN REGARDS TO YOUR APPLICATION LETTER WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED TODAY, I WILL LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME LITTLE MORE PROVE,THAT WILL PROVE TO US THAT YOUR CLAIM IS RIGHT AND THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE RIGHT PERSON AND FOR SECURITY REASON OF THE FUNDS IN QUESTION,BECAUSE ANY WRONG TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO A WRONG ACCOUNT OR A WRONG PERSON,I AND OUR BANK WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS.THEREFORE,YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US WITH THE FOLLOWING THE DOCUMENTS:
1.] A DEALTH CERTIFICATE OF OUR CLIENT, MR.BOBBY ISSA FROM A MEDICAL CENTER IN NIGERIA.
2.] AN AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN NIGERIA.
3] PROVE OF OWNERSHIP CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE AND AQUISATION FORM CLAIM 1’0206.
4.] PHOTO COPY OF YOUR DRIVERS LINCENCE AND INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
5.] YOU ARE GOING TO AFFIX ONE OF YOUR PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH ON THE BANK FUNDS CLAIM FORM.
6.] YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS TO WHICH THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO.
7.] YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR AN EASY COMMUNICATIONS.
AS SOON AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED DOCUMENTS AND SOME OTHERS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED IS BEEN PROVIDED TO US, WE WILL THEN KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE NEXT OF KIN AND A BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THE US$10,000,000.00 PLUS THE ACCRUED INTEREST.YOU ARE ADVICE TO FILL THE FORMS ACCURATELY IN THE SPACES PROVIDED AND DO FAX IT ON MY DIRECT FAX NUMBER: 234-808-28-6098 OR BY E-MAIL ATTACHMENT ON MY ADDRESS ABOVE ALONG WITH THE ABOVE NUMBERED REQUIREMENTS, SO THAT I WILL PROCEED FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND I WILL ADVISE YOU TO DO CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL MESSAGE SO THAT I WILL ADVISE YOU ON MORE THINGS TO YOUR BEST UNDERSTANDING.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. CHRIS UCHE
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CITIBANK N.A.NIGERIA.
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