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Attention: Sir/Madam,

SUB: CONTRACT INHERITANCE PAYMENT/SCAM VICTIMS/PAST LOTTERY WINNER.

Complement of the season to you and your family. I hope this Email finds you in a Perfect condition. My name is Rev Adeyemi Samuel, Head of international payment body United Bank for Africa (UBA). I am writing this Email to officially inform you that issues has been finally resolved regarding your long overdue payment and the United bank for Africa has been contracted by the United nations /Compensation Award Committee/International Monetary Fund {IMF} to ensure that you receive your payment without any further delay.

This was concluded after the meeting with the board of directors and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which just ended three days ago and was subjected that in 2014 all outstanding payment should be paid to beneficiary and your payment file was submitted. You will be receiving the sum of US$10,500.000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) from the United Bank for Africa Payment centre.


For reference purpose, You will be required to reconfirm the below information;
Full Name: …………………………………
Address: ……………………………………
City: …………………………........
State:...................................
Country: ……………………………………………
Zip code: ………………………..
Telephone Number(s):……………………………#Office:……………………
Email Address: ………………………….....

Please note that your Payment Code: {UBA/0633/USXX/06PAXX } is to be kept confidentially for security reasons and should not be shared with anybody. Please use your payment code as YOUR SUBJECT when replying and make sure you confirm the above information for immediate action.

All legal arrangement has been concluded by the Compensation Award Committee and the United Bank for Africa (UBA). So therefore, as the legal beneficiary, you are required to pay the Stamp Duty/Acceptance fee in the amount of US$350.00 Dollar Only.

As soon as we confirm the above details, We shall send your the Release order Form (K.T.T FORM) and the Payment Advice so that you will be able to make the payment for the Stamp Duty/Acceptance fee to help expedite your payment matters. Note That this is the only payment that you have to make before we proceed with the remittance of your long overdue payment to your designated account.


As soon as we confirm the above information, you will be advice on the next step. Your immediate response is needed as soon as possible.
On behalf of the UBAGroup we say Congratulations to you.

Rev Adeyemi Samuel
United Bank for Africa Plc
UBA House Marina. Lagos, Nigeria 23401.

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  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Had my payment today, but they deducted income tax - cheeky bu66ers!
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • Spank
    Spank Posts: 1,751 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I've got a dumber 1 than that.


    A few weeks a go I had a parcel waiting for me at the depot (think it wa RM, but cant be sure) & to get it all I had to do was d/l & print the shipping label:rotfl:
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,920 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Does your local police station have a landline number?

    Give them that. I did once.

    P C Plod...

    Oddly i never got any return emails from them.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

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