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From: "privatebox"<okulorndinwa@myway.com>
Reply-To: privateboxok@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:20:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE: CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT DETAILS AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF $10.5M
Foreign Operation DeptTinubu Qsuare LagosDATE: 22/8/2007.
Our ref CBN/TD/0021/07
Attn: Beneficiary
RE: CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT DETAILS AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF $10.5M
With regards to the above mentioned, we would like to bring to yournotice about the sudden changes in bank account particulars, beneficiary and signature in your Fund Transfer file with our corporation.
An application was filed to us, by your representative one Mr. AdamsScott of United Kingdom, backed by a Power of Attorney, which supposed to have come from you, due to an automobile accident you had that almost claimed your life. MR. ADAMS SCOTT came to change your former particulars and details for receiving the said fund to CITI BANK OF NEW YORK, ACCOUNT NO: 652 007123 at (111 WALL STREET), he also initiated a move to replace you as the beneficiary with IMPROMUNDI UK LTD as the new and legitimate beneficiary.
We are giving you this information not because of any doubts of his claims, but we require a final confirmation of facts from you as the original beneficiary as in our records. This is to avoid payment errors often made in the past, which resulted, into the wrongful diversion of funds to wrong beneficiary.
We are taking our time in following this supposedly instruction from you to avoid such mistakes occurring in your case.
You are therefore, advised to get in touch with us as soon as youreceive this information, as this office awaits further confirmation from you.
You must however bear it in mind that the money has been approved for Mr. Adams's payment in your new firms favour IMPROMUNDI UK LTD, by our correspondence Paying Bank last week,before the sudden changes in beneficiary particulars was noticed.
Having made these clarifications, do confirm if you provided MR. ADAMSSCOTT with the details about this payment, and subsequently equipped him with this Power of Attorney to change the information as informedYou should endeavour to furnish us with the above information neededfor proper verification. Every information at this moment is important to enable us expedite immediate action, as we are desirous to conclude this transaction as scheduled within this quarter. Otherwise give us your consent to facilitate this payment in favour of IMPROMUNDI UK LTD without further delay.
You are expected to call us as soon as you receive this information foracknowledgement. Yours truly,Rev. Chris Mudu.TREASURY CONTROLERForeign Operation Dept/Treasury (CBN).
NOTE: That we have made the lodgement of your funds in our overseas correspondence company's account with the UBS INVESTMENT BANK in London for onward transfer to you
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