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FROM THE DESK OF DR. MANSUR MUHTAR (OFR)
MINISTER FOR FINANCE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OUR REF: FMF/FGNX0011-ODCS/09 YOUR REF:
ATTN: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR OVERDUE CONTRACT / INHERITANCE FUND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE WAS
RECENTLY SET UP AND MANDATED BY THE PRESIDENT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,ALHAJI UMAR' MUSA YAR'ADUA (GCFR) TO VERIFY ALL GENUINE CONTRACTORS /
INHERITANCE CLAIMS AND PAY THEIR LIABILITIES BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR 2009.THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE OFFICE WAS EQUALLY MANDATED TO INVESTIGATE JOBS EXECUTED BY FOREIGN CONTRACTORS
BETWEEN 1999 TILL DATE. THE PRESIDENT STRESSED ON THE PROBLEMS OF FOREIGN CONTRACTORS HAS ALREADY
FACED WITH THE PAST MILITARY GOVERNMENT AND THAT OUR FOREIGN DEBT HAS TO BE REDUCED DRASTICALLY AS
DIRECTED BY THE WORLD BANK.
CONSEQUENTLY, THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SET ASIDE
US$3.4BILLION TO PAY IN GOOD CLAIMS FROM FOREIGN CONTRACTORS / INHERITANCE FUND (NEXT OF KIN). IN
LINE WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY) ORDERED
THAT CONTRACTORS AND NEXT-OF-KINS WHOSE FILES HAVE SHOWN SUFFICIENT PROOF REGARDING JOB EXECUTION
AND THEIR DEBT OUTSTANDING FOR A LONG TIME BE SETTLED WITHOUT DELAY. WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT
YOUR FILES WAS FORWARDED TO US BY VARIOUS OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS SHOW THAT YOU HAVE FULFILLED ALL
CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOUR PAYMENT HAD BEEN DELAYED FOR SO LONG WAS BECAUSE OF COUNTER-CLAIM FOR
THE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND. THIS NECESSITATED THE PERUSAL OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO YOUR CONTRACT
PAYMENT; WE WERE CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE THE ACTUAL BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUND. THE ATTEMPT TO
DIVERT YOUR PAYMENT TO NEW ACCOUNT WAS DONE BY YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES IN COLLABORATION WITH
SOME OFFICIALS; MOST OF THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN SEVERAL OFFICIAL MISCONDUCTS HAVE BEEN SACKED.
THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS OFFICE IS NOW DIRECTING YOU TO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF CREDIT
CONTROL/WIRE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL TREASURY, MR.FRANCIS ABIOLA BECAUSE THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
HAS MANDATED FEDERAL TREASURY FEDEDRAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO CLEAR THEIR FOREIGN DEBT THROUGH THE
APEX BANK AND IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE EITHER BY, SWIFT WIRE
TRANSFER, MT760 PAYMENT OR CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT.
FINALLY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH UNAUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE (S) AND
IMPOSTORS, THIS IS TO ENSURE NEW EFFORT TOWARDS YOUR PAYMENT AND TO AVOID HITCHES IN FINALIZING
YOUR PAYMENT, YOU ARE ALSO ADVISED TO RECONFIRM YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS AND ALL NECESSARY DETAILS
FOR PROPER VERIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF THE IRREGULARITIES IN THE PAST.YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE
DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL /WIRE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL TREASURY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
MR.FRANCIS ABIOLA ON TEL: +234-806-9596206 OR EMAIL: franftn1@gazeta.pl FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF
YOUR CONTRACT FUND. YOU HAVE LITTLE OR NO TIME IN COMPLYING WITH THIS DIRECTIVE AS WE ALREADY HAVE
OVER 67 FOREIGN CONTRACTORS / INHERITANCE TO ATTEND TO WITH LIMITED FUNDS.
GET BACK TO ME WITH THE BELOW DETAILS IMMEDIATELY YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE.
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YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. MANSUR MUHTAR (OFR)
MINISTER FOR FINANCE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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WARNING! YOU ARE TO DIS-REGARD ANY COMMUNICATION FROM ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD TELLING YOU THAT
THEY WILL PAY YOU YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT VIA SEVERAL MEANS. REMEMBER YOUR FUND WAS ORIGINATED FROM
NIGERIA AND YOU SHOULD FURTHERMORE CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL/WIRE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL
TREASURY, MR.FRANCIS ABIOLA FOR FUTHER COMMUNICATION.