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From: garry campbell <cashcall_agency31@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 11:28:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM CASH CALL AGENCY
ATTN:
SIR,
THIS LETTER IS FROM THE "OVERSEAS CASH-CALL AGENCY" - ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. OUR OFFICE IS SITUATED AT THE NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSION PREMISES IN LONDON (U.K.).
OUR OFFICIALS ARE DRAWN UP FROM THE WORLD BANK, THE IMF AND THE PARIS CLUB, WHICH ARE FINANCIAL DONOR AGENCIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
FIRST WE MUST EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT NEW YEAR GREETINGS TO YOU AND WE SINCERELY WELCOME YOU TO 2007 FINANCIAL YEAR.
BASED ON INVESTIGATION REPORTS RECEIVED RECENTLY BY OUR OFFICE FROM THE EFCC AGENCY IN NIGERIA, WE BECAME AWARE THAT THE PAST YEARS HAVE BEEN A HECTIC ONE FOR YOU DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO RELEASE YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT TO YOU.
IT IS A SHAME THAT THE GOVERNMENT FAILED TO PAY FOREIGN CONTRACTORS DUE TO CRITICAL SITUATION OF FINANCIAL MALADMINISTRATION, INEFFICIENCY AND CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA. ALL THE NIGERIAN OFFICIALS (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM) ARE CORRUPT AND HEARTLESS.
WE ARE INFORMED THAT EVEN THE HON. MINISTER OF FINANCE OF NIGERIA MADE A MESS IN HER ARRANGEMENTS TO DELIVER CASH PAYMENT TO YOU IN PARIS AND IN THE PROCESS YOU LOST SO MUCH MONEY. WE LEARNT ALSO THAT PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS MADE BY THE FINANCE MINISTRY TO REMIT YOUR FUNDS THROUGH THEIR AFFILIATE BANK IN MADRID - SPAIN ALSO FAILED WOEFULLY
DUE TO THE ABOVE SAID UGLY SITUATION IN NIGERIA, OUR OFFICE - THE CASH CALL AGENCY - LONDON (UK) WAS CREATED AND EMPOWERED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE CONTRACT PAYMENT TRANSACTION FROM THIS MONTH OF FEBURARY 2007. WE HAVE ENOUGH CASH IN OUR VAULT TO DISBURSE TO YOU AND TO OTHER BENEFICIARIES SHORTLISTED.
NOTE: WHY WE HAVE DECIDED TO DISBURSE CASH TO YOU IS TO ENSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT WITHOUT FAIL. IF WE ALLOW THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO HANDLE IT BY BANK TRANSFER THROUGH THEIR CENTRAL BANK, IT WILL NOT WORK OUT. THEY NIGERIAN OFFICIALS ARE CORRUPT AND WOULD DEMAND UPFRONT CHARGES FROM YOU AND IN THE END YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE THE CONTRACT PAYMENT. WE DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO YOU AGAIN.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO SUFFER ANY MORE. SO PLEASE ACCEPT OUR OFFER TO RECEIVE CASH.
ASSURANCE: WE ASSURE YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY ANY UPFRONT CHARGES UNTIL YOU SEE YOUR CASH CONSIGNMENT WITH YOUR EYES.
WARNING: PLEASE KEEP THIS CASH PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT VERY SECRET TO YOURSELF BECAUSE IT IS NOT NORMAL BY INTERNATIONAL NORMS TO MAKE SUCH HUGE PAYMENTS IN CASH. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PERFECTED ARRANGEMENTS TO MAKE IT A SUCCESSFUL AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION.
OPTION 1. (CASH PAYMENT)
You will have to be make yourself physically available in Paris within the next 7-days to claim/collect your cash consignment. Or you send an emissary with a POWER OF ATTRONEY. You will be assisted via our contacts to open an account with Credit Suisse Bank in Paris to lodge the cash funds, for subsequent wire transfer to your account in your country. Even though there will be charges that the Security Company will request you to pay before releasing the consignment to you, please note you will be given chance to inspect the contents of the boxes and you should use the opportunity to take enough cash from the box in order to pay security company's charges.
OPTION 2. (BANK TRANSFER)
Or alternatively, we can issue credit instruction to our banker - Credit Suisse Bank - America where we maintain a Reserve Account, so that the bank can debit our Reserve Account and release the equivalent amount to you in lieu of the contract sums owed you.
Let me know which option is preferable to you so that we can commence proceedings immediately. We have a limited time-frame to conclude this transaction, therefore urgency is required.
Finally, we await your immediate reply indicating your address and phone number.Upon receipt of your reply, we will then inform you when and where and how you are going to receive the cash allocation.
THANK YOU.
YOURS SINCERELY,
GARRY CAMPBELL
for/ CASH CALL AGENCY (UK).
-acting on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria-
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