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EGeezer
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[419] Now this is a chuckle...

Gotta love it - Great composition, spelling, grammar, etc.
I haven't seen this version before, gave me and lovely bride a good laugh.

Sad, but some people will still fall for this stuff.

Subject: YOUR COMPESATION PAYMENT

OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file which worth about Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$2.5Million) only.

We also found out that you have not receive any payment since the British Government has set aside Eight Hundred Million United State Dollars (US$800,000,000.00) only from the One Billion Dollars collected from fraudsters with the help of the Economic Financial Crime Commissions both in London and Nigeria. These include cash and frozen assess to compensate those who have been attempted or victims of fraud by some imposters/fraudsters in Nigeria, London and other part of the country.

Hence we have decided to bring a solution to your problem by arranging your payment through an accredited bank in USA. This is the latest instruction by the President Chief Olusegun Obasonjo (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in conjuction with US government.

Please confirm if you will like to receive the fund (US$2.5Million) by sending us the below information and how you wish to receive your fund.

1. Your Full Name and Address

2. Direct Phone/Fax number

3. Your Age and Nationality

4. Occupation

For your information you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) in respect of transferring your fund, this is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. You are advised to contact the below office of the Financial Auditor International Credit Settlement Dept. United States of America with the above information as soon as you receive this important message for more direction on this

Contact Person: Richard Hilton

Email: wordpayment2@yahoo.com

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (445) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Richard Hilton.

Regards,

Mr. Jami Chuck

Secretary

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Laidback

join:2001-09-30
Woodstock, ON
depending the date of the letter, Tony Blair stepped down as Prime Minister of England June 27th.

MGD
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join:2002-07-31
Fort Lauderdale, FL

said by Laidback See Profile :

depending the date of the letter, Tony Blair stepped down as Prime Minister of England June 27th.
Obviously, news of that event has yet to reach the back alleys of Nigeria Expect a revision of that template sometime in the third quarter.

MGD


Kibbles
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Mission Viejo, CA
reply to EGeezer
I am surprised the letter did not ask you to set up three bank accounts so "your" funds could be deposited in them.
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