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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Fw: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

The usual suspects apparently.


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-----Original Message-----
From: "Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)" <executivegov.cbn.gov.nigeria@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:46:04
Reply-To: executivegov.cbn.gov.nigeria@gmail.com
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
WUSE, ABUJA , NIGERIA
DIRECT LINE +234-808-875-0385.
REF: CBN/GO/ABJ/2012.

RELEASE OF YOUR $18.5MILLION.

I, write to bring to your kind notice that since my assumption of office
as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), sanity, transparency
and accountability has not only been restored to our banking industry, but
the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F), the World Bank and the
Transparency International respectively have applauded our debts
reconciliation programe with them and our foreign creditors as well.

Be well informed that we are presently offsetting all outstanding payments
owed our foreign creditors dated from the years of military regimes in
Nigeria to the present civilian administration led by President Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) under enabling environment.

This message is therefore occasioned by your outstanding payment of
$18,500,000,00, *Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only), that emanated from your transaction with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) executed for the government of
Nigeria.

We are releasing outstanding payments like yours from our federation
accounts with our offshore service banks. Any of the banks shall contact
you on receipt of our payment advice in your favour, and you will be
requested to confirm your ownership of the $18.5million with your payment
package i.e, hard copies of our government's documentary approvals
alongside the International anti-drug, anti-terrorists and anti-money
laundering free certificate, establishing that your $18.5million emanated
from a genuine transaction with the government of Nigeria, and NOT Drug,
Terrorists, Money Laundering or its other related offences money. All
payments go through Wire Transfer, Bank Draft or Cashiers Cheque as you
may deem convenient. You are hereby, requested to to furnish us with your
Full Names, Address and Cell Phone Number for details of your immediate
funds release.

We honestly regret any inconveniences the delay in receiving your
$18.5million must have caused you. Be assured my administration have
perfectly arrested all such sad and ugly circumstances surrounding the
release of our foreign creditors funds. Release of your $18.5million is
now guaranteed and i am here to protect and enhance your interest.

Accept my warm regards as i look forward to your prompt response and
speaking with you.

Yours-in-service,

Malam.Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
DIRECT LINE +234-808-875-0385.