Apologies for this non-TE post, but this made me chuckle when I found it in the spam folder of an email account I don't use very often:Wire Transfers, Federal Ministry of Finance Republic of Benin.
Attention:
This is Mr. Michael Toure, The Secretary of the Treasury for
International Affairs is a senior position within the Republic of
Benin Department of the Treasury Federal Ministry of Finance on
international wire transfers. You are to reply through this my
official email address.(info.**redacted**@gmail.com) because
this is to inform you that your fund was brought to my desk because
the director & management of the WESTERN UNION & MONEYGRAM transfer
have declared to divert your fund to the government treasury account
just because you can not pay the wire transfer fee. In reasoning
wisely to this complaint I told them to wait until I heard from you
today so that I will know the reason why you decided to reject such an
amount of money USD$15.4Million which is your rightful & legal overdue
inheritance payment just because of the transfer fee.
The reason why i sent this email to you is because its your sweat and
for this reason you still have this last chance to claim your fund if
you can send USD$59.00 today because i have already arranged your
wires ready for its daily wires to you but failing to do this, i will
allow them to have power over your fund and am very sorry if you
failed as this is the last chance.
Therefore, send the USD$59.00 immediately you receive this email today
and email your full name and address to me if you want your
USD$15.4Million be sent to you by western union OR Moneygram transfer
but the maximum amount officially allow for it per day wire to you is
USD$8,500.00 per day until you receive your complete USD$15.4Million
from here . The second option is for you to send me the full details
of your bank account if you want your fund to be fully transferred by
direct bank to bank wire transfer to your account at once. After you
have sent the $59.00 and email me the mtcn numbers, you are to
indicate your wish to receive your funds as I have stated above and
the funds will be released to you without any hitch.
Here is the western union or WorldRemit information in the name of my
accountant to avoid delay in receiving your fund and remember that I
have done my best for you and I will make sure that your wire will
begin to be released to you from the moment you send this $59.00 .
Send the $59.00 now and send me email with the western union mtcn or
WorldRemit money transfer online reference numbers when you send the
money , you can as well call me or Whatsapp me on this number
+229-**redacted** when you have sent the money now ok .
Receivers Name:......RENE TAKA
Pay-Out Country:... Benin
Pay-Out City : Port-Novo
Amount to send: ...$59.00
SEND MTCN NUMBER....
Send it and email the MTCN control number, amount sent, name and
address of sender to me for easy collection and once again remember to
reply through this my official email address
info.**redacted**@gmail.com
TAKE NOTE: REPLY ONLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL: info.**redacted**@gmail.com
Thanks.
Mr. Michael Toure.
Treasury Department, International
Wire Transfers, Federal Ministry of Finance Republic of Benin.
Telephone:+229-**redacted**
Of particular amusement was the offer to send the money in daily instalments, which by my reckoning would take on the order of 6 years!
Anyway, can anyone lend me $59..? ![Laughing :-DD](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley_laughing.gif)