Barrister Segun Duke and Mr. Charly B. Chidi

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This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason.

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Reply-To:     sgt.robert@Army.com
Subject:     ATTENTION!!
Date:     Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:50 +0800 (MYT) (Wed, 14:29 EDT)

ATTENTION!!
Now we have arranged your payment of ($800.000) eight hundred thousand united state dollars in ATM payment card to be
sent to you through western union money transfer payment:

Your payment will be sending to you by western union, the amount you will receive per day is $5,000. The minister
trust funds of Benin Republic will send to you the currently standards track details you need to pick up your payment
by western union, you will be receiving ($5,000) every day till you receive the $800.000 united state dollars, now no
need of send you this ATM card because you can not be able to withdraw with it due to the huge amount the ATM master
card contains.

The director administrator trust funds have already signed your payment, however, kindly contact the below person who
is in position to release your payment by western union.

Mr. Charly B. Chidi.
western union department
Financial Bank Nigeria,
Mobile: (234) 7060-76-7659.
E-mail:(moneytransfer.westernunion686@gmail.com)

The financial western union payment center has been mandated to issue out your payment and you have to stop any
further communication with any other person(s)or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Note that
the administrator payment need this details from you to process your payment:

Receiver name------------
Country---------------------
City-------------------------
Tel--------------------------
Test question--------------
Answer----------------------
ID---------------------------

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Mr. Charly Brown, he will start sending your payment
by western union.

Regards,
Barrister Segun Duke

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They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine.
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