The e-mail here is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the one on this page or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     MR PATRICK AKUN <lawrencechichi2010@yahoo.com> Reply-To:     cwaemu@yahoo.fr Subject:     CONTACT WAEMU CONSULTANT FOR THOSE YOUR MEN Date:     Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:29:26 -0400 ECO BANK BENIN, AVENUE JEAN PAUL1. BP 325 COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC.Email:(eco_bank99@yahoo.com.hk) Our Ref: CBB/OHG/OXD1/2008 CENBANK.PAYMENT FILE: CBB/BEN/08. ATTN: Beneficiary, ECO BANK WEST AFRICA COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC . This letter will definately be amazing to you because of its realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some west African Officials some while ago. I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to introduce myself; I am (MR.PATRICK AKUN.) the rightful Governor of The Eco Bank of West African Benin (BCEAO) and Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit. On the 1st of October 2007, the President of WEST AFRICA ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION(WAEMU) (M. Soumala CISSE) introduced a Commission named the "E.C.D.R" (Executive Committee on Debt Recovery) which is duly aproved by the President and was registered under the United Nations (U.N.) and the Federal Governments in West Africa. this particular Commission was initiated to detect fraud/fund delays/interrupted funds Payments and to also Settle foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the world at large. Presently, we are being paid by the American government in other to avert Scam and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here in West Africa So far, we have succeeded in Settling the likes of (Mrs.Agnes Conway,Mr. Williams Smith etc). You are being contacted by this office today because your Case File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet Your Inheritance Funds were Re-depositted into the "Federal Suspense Account" of Central Bank last week, because you did not completely forward your Claim as the Right beneficiary. Through the Intelligent investigations and verification processes of our Intelligent Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), we also discovered that this Funds valued($1,500,000.00(USD ONLY)) is in your name and to this note The International Remittance Department was ordered by the West African Economic and Monetary Union(WAEMU) to Release this Funds to you with immediate effect. On this course of duty, two foreigners (Mr. Tim Parker and Mr.Rowland Gulf) visited this office today in other to inform us that they are your Representatives from Canada, whom will be collecting your Funds on your behalf. For the fact that this Committee is faithfully in my full governance as the Governor Central Bank, I will like you to clearify to me if this Bank should proceed to Release your Funds to you Representatives Mr. Tim Parker and Mr. Rowland Gulf. In receipt of this confidential Letter, you are required to contact WAEMU with there dirrect email address for your payment and comfirmation if those men were sent by you: ( cwaemu@yahoo.fr ). OFFICIALLY SIGNED. MR.PATRICK AKUN. GOVERNOR, ECO BANK BENIN OF WEST AFRICA   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! The scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

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