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A "Mr. Tony Elumelu" Advance-Fee Scam
From: Mr Tony Elumelu <Muh@jeans.ocn.ne.jp>
Date: March 3, 2019 at 12:10:30 PM MST
Subject: United bank notifies you about you funds
Reply-To: Mr Tony Elumelu <ofile4862@gmail.com>
Greeting to you dear, incase you received this message today quickly get back to me, I have tried all means to inform you about our negotiation with Federal Ministry of Finance to release your payment total $9.500.000.00 which has been released,
Federal Ministry of Finance agreement with UBA bank is that New ATM visa card account will be open on your name an credit your total fund into the Visa card and ship the ATM Visa card with your fund documents to you in your state which if your details is complete now I would have start the process immediately, so please dear quickly reply back to me with this below details so I will start the process immediately
The details for the account to be open
FULL NAME::;;;;;
AGE::;;;;;;
Email Alert;;;;;;
PHONE CONTACT::.....
COPY OF YOUR ID::...
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may you day be blessed
Am Mr Tony Elumelu
WhatsApp number +229-9949-3547
Office Email: ofile4862@gmail.com