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--- On Fri, 2/13/09, DMO <d.m.o.090@live.com> wrote:
--- On Fri, 2/13/09, DMO <d.m.o.090@live.com> wrote:
From: DMO <d.m.o.090@live.com> Subject: *CLARIFICATION FOR PAYMENT** To: Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 1:53 AM
DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
FOREIGN DEBT MANAGEMENT BOARD
17 Marina Str.Lagos PHONE: +234 808 585 3204
EMAIL: dmo.09@live.com
OUR REF: DMO/6000X1/0909-09
DATE: 20TH FEB.2009
DEAR BENEFICIARY,
CLARIFICATION FOR PAYMENT
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU OF THE REASON YOUR FUNDS HAS NOT BEEN PAID TO YOU FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW.
WE RECEIVED WELL OVER NINE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE RELEASE OF THES FUNDS.THESE APPLICATIONS MADE APPROVAL FOR THE RELEASE OF FUNDS QUITE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY REQUESTED THE RELEASE OF THIS PAYMENT IN DIFFERENT METHODS AND ALSO FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES.
SOME OF THESE APPLICATIONS REQUSETED THE RELEASE OF THIS PAYMENT IN AN ATM DEBIT CARD, SOME REQUESTED IT TO BE PAID THROUGH A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT WHILE OTHERS REQUESTED A DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER AND CURIOUSLY, ALL THESE FIRMS CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE THESE APPLICATIONS ON YOUR BEHALF.WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR THIS TRANSFER, FOUR DIFFERENT CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR THE DELIVERY OF AN ATM DEBIT CARD AND TWO DIFFERENT ADDRESSES FOR THE DELIVERY OF A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT.
BELOW ARE THE NAMES OF FIRMS THAT MADE THESE APPLICATIONS:
FOBBES CONSULTING
PHB AND ASSOCIATES
FRANKARAB CONSULTING SERVICES
HUSSIEN AND HUSSIEN ASSOCIATES LTD
PEDRO CHAMBERS
BRIGGS FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
MAKO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
BEN BROOKS CONSULTING
AB SOLUTIONS
IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY ANY OF THESE FIRMS WHICH YOU AUTHORISED TO MAKE PAYMENT APPLICATION ON YOUR BEHALF.YOU ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO RECONFIRM YOUR CONTACT DETAIL INCLUDING YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND AS WELL INDICATE YOUR PREFERED METHOD OF RECEIVING THIS PAYMENT.
WE SHALL EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH ANY METHOD OF YOUR CHOICE AS SOON AS WE GET RESPONSE FROM YOU.
FINAL, PLEASE DO ACCEPT OUR SINCERE APOLOGY FOR THE DELAY IN MAKING THIS PAYMENT.
SINCERELY,
