GEORGE EDWARDS: COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $,900.000.00USD

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Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 04:06:06 -0700
From: or_593du@verizon.net
Subject: CONTACTS MONEYGRAM OFFICE FOR YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER
To:

Attn: Sir /Madam,

WE THE MONEY GRAM URGENT REMITTING OFFICE HAVE SENT YOUR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $,900.000.00USD TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $10,000.00USD PER DAY. NOW WE HAVE SEND THE FIRST PAYMENT TO YOU. SO CONTACT OUR DIRECTOR MR. JOSHUA DICKS JR. AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN BEABLE TO PICK UP YOUR FUNDS THROUGH MONEY GRAM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.

HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF MONEY GRAM
DIRECTOR GENERAL :MR. JOSHUA DICKS JR.
EMAIL ADDRESS : (moneygramm@w.cn)
PHONE NUMBER :+22998837661

THEN CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.
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CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE MONEY GRAM INFORMATION TO YOU AS URGENT AS YOU CAN.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS "U"
GEORGE EDWARDS.

From: moneygramm@w.cn
Subject: PAYMENT FROM MONEYGRAM OFFICE.
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 17:54:41 +0100

MONEY GRAM REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
178 AVENUE PAPE JEAN PAUL II,
01 B.P. 2020, COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN
Telephone :+229 98837661: Fax : + 229 96769879.

E-mail: (moneygramm@w.cn)

Website: www.moneygram.com

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email response in regards to your compensation ($900,000.00 USD) payment through this Money Gram Branch Office here in Cotonou Benin Republic. We are instructed to send your funds to your address in your city Money Gram office from here in Benin Republic office Money Gram money transfer and you will be receiving your fund ( $10,000.00 U.S.D) per day within 90daysuntil you received all your total payment which is the sum of US$900,000.00 as scheduled in our office here.

We wish to convey to you that every other necessary arrange ment for transmission of your payment has been completed by the Money Gram Office , But we will not hesitate to inform you that it is now your responsibility to officially settle for the re-validation administrative charges of your payment file in order to enhance a successful transfer of your payment without any obstruction along the line.

Furthermore, we are therefore notifying you that you are to officially make an administrative charge of ( $59.00 only ) to enable us process the validation of your payment file through our head office here. Note In Money Gram transaction when an amount of fund in transation is more than US$5,000.00 Dollars, the document file will be validation before the transfer will commence as ordered by the Federal Ministry of Finance and in all the Money Grams of the world-wide.

We want you to know that this is a legitimate transfer and that is why our Federal Ministry of Finace said that your file which was deposited at this MoneyGram with your name must be validation before the transfer will commence.

Reconfirms your transfering address
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Be rest assure that as soon you send this $59.00 we must start transferring your fund to you through this Money Gram Department without any further delay and this is the only fee you have to pay in this transaction as it was written down already by the Federal government of this country that mapped out the compensation for you.

You should send the $59.00 via Money Gram money transfer or western union through the name of our cashier managerPaul Felix Below is the destination address:

SENDERS NAME………………???
RECEIVER'S NAME....... Paul Felix

COUNTRY…….Republic of Benin.
CITY………Cotonou
AMOUNT… $59.00
TEST QUESTION……In God
SECURITY ANSWER……………..We TRust
MTCN………………………………???

We are waiting to hear from today with the fee to enable this department to release your fund immediately.

Looking forward for your anticipated response.

Very best regards,

Mr. Joshua Dicks Jr.

Director MoneyGram
International Benin Republic.

Call For urgent discusion..+22998837661

International Benin Republic.

Call For urgent discusion..+22998837661

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