PAUL OBI, ECO BANK OF NIGERIA - ATM CARD CONTAINING US$5.5 MILLION

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From:     PAUL OBI
Reply-to:     <paulobi444@gmail.com>
Subject:     RECENT CONFIRMATION OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT. PART PAYMENT OF US$5.5M.
Date:     Mon, 8 Dec 2008 20:47:05 -0000 (15:47 EST)

ATTENTION; HONORABLE CONTRACTOR/ INHERITANCE.

THE ECO BANK OF NIGERIA,ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT AN ATM CARD CONTAINING US$5.5 MILLION (FIVE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)HAS BEEN SENT TO OUR CARD DEPARTMENT PAYMENT CENTER FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IN
YOUR FAVOR AS CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PART PAYMENT EXECUTED WITH US.

THIS DECISION WAS MADE AFTER THE LAST MEETING WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT ALHAJI MUSA UMAR YAR'ADUA (GCFR) IN ABUJA
(FCT) NIGERIA LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVES AND WORLD BANK AUDITORS,
THEY ALL AGREED AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY WILL SETTLE SOME OF THE CONTRACTOR'S WHICH YOU ARE AMONG WITH THE SUM OF
US$5.5M EACH BY ISSUING THEM AN ATM CARD WHICH THE MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL PER HOUR IS US$1,000 ( ONE THOUSAND US
DOLLARS ) THROUGH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ENCINO. THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO RECONFIRM:

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR REAL ADDRESS OF RECEIVING THINGS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER.
4) YOUR AGE/OCCUPATION.

TO AVOID WRONG SENDING OF YOUR INFORMATION TO MR ANDY,CONTACT HIM ON TEL(234 7041-815-124) EMAIL
andyjohnsonhcs@gmail.com: CONTACT PERSON:MR ANDY JOHNSON

THE BANK SHALL SEND YOUR ATM CARD TO YOU WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW MONEY IN AN ATM
MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD PENDING THE ISSUANCE AND PRESENTATION OF APPROVAL CERTIFICATE AND THE ATM CARD
SECRET PIN NUMBER FROM THE PAYING GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

FOR MODALITIES ON OBTAINING APPROVAL CERTIFICATE AND THE ATM CARD PIN NUMBER TO ENABLE US DISCHARGE OUR DUTIES
EFFECTIVELY. YOUR EALIEST COMPLIANCE IS NEEDED AS THIS BANK OWN NO APOLOGY FOR CANCELLATION OF SENDING YOUR ATM
CARD DUE TO UNABLE TO GET THE PIN CODE OF THE ATM CARD AND APPROVAL CERTIFICATE AS INSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
TRANSACTION RULES EDICTED 2007 AS AMENDED 2008.

BEST REGARD.
PAUL OBI
(HEAD OF CUSTOMERS SERVICE)

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