Scammer Impersonating Benin Government

Ministry of Economy and Finance Benin Ministre des Finances et de l'Economie B.P. 302, Cotonou E-mail: fmfebenin@admin.in.th Tel:+229.98.23.41.95 It Attention:Ref: FMF/SGH/101/231 Date: 26th FEB 2012. ATTN: Beneficiary. PAYMENT FILE NUMBER: A Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$3,500,000:00). Payment File No: A. 24Hrs Service: It is very important that the recipient of this Letter should call this office in order to confirm it to us that this very Letter was received by you, the true beneficiary. You are advised to read this Letter very carefully because every paragraph explains what you need to know about the Release and Transfer of your due Funds. At this point, we wish to remind you to stop all further contact with any person or person(s) whom is not recommended by this Ministry. Our Intelligence Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), Code of Conduct Bureau, Legal Unit and The Benin Police Force (B.P.F) have already apprehended some of those suspects whom attempted to divert your Funds. You are advised to stop all further contact with some scammers you have been dealing with, that have defrauded you of huge sums because they are WANTED criminal suspects. As the honourable Minister of Finance Federal Republic of Benin, I work on behalf of the Paying Bank of Benin (United Bank for Africa) under the supervision of the honourable President of The Federal Republic of Benin. We are glad to announce it to you today that the honourable President of The Federal Republic of Benin and the Accountant General of the Federation have collectively Approved and signed the Order to Release and Transfer being the certified documentation authorizing us (The Federal Ministry of Finance) to send your fund to you by ATM card. A copy of the Order to Release and Transfer have been forwarded to our international remittance department for the onward crediting of your Funds. In other words, we put it to you that we are ready to remit your said Funds into your choiced Bank Account because we have a 3-4 working days time constrain to Pay-off each beneficiary short-listed to be Paid by this Ministry. Our Legal Unit have already reviewed your Payment Files and they have passed it on to my desk for me to Pay you accordingly, so be rest assured that you will receive your due Funds as soon as possible. Officially, you will receive your due Funds via ATM card "which will enable your Funds get to you within 48hrs. This mode of Payment is defined as one of the best and safest mode to remit huge Funds internationally as it is absolutely different from the usual swift transfer which takes longer time. Most Banks within the United States of America, Europe and other developed countries operate with the "ATM card" for international transfers because it is a recent innovation in the Banking industry. Certainly we shall send you an ATM card valued US$3,500,000:00 but it will cost you the sum of $155.00 us dollars for the official keeping fee from the Sundry/Suspense Account of the Federal Government of Benin being the official Account for international/foreign Payments/debts. A Sundry/Suspense Account can be defined as a secret Account owned by a government and operated by certain assigned government officials being the authorized signatories whom must sign before Funds can be remitted from such account. For this very account no form of direct withdrawals can be made in the absent of the beneficiay in which it has been Approved by the honourable President being the principal signatory to the account. Consequent to the fact that I am responsible to Pay you, it is still my duty to enlighten you on the accurate steps to take in order for you to gain full possession of this said Funds being Approved in your name. In the combat against fraud, Funds divertion and Funds delay, we have re-lenghtly ensured that several foreign beneficiaries have been Paid accordingly in order to retain and rekindle our country's reputation on the global map because this recent government dispensation is focused and targeted to relieve all foreign debts as mandated by The National House of Assembly, The Federal Executive Council (F.E.C), Code of Conduct Bureau and The Federal Ministry of Finance (F.M.F). Already, a lot of foreign beneficiaries have been Paid by this Ministry so yours will not be an exception considering the fact that the honourable President have Approved your due Funds today dated 5th of February 2012. In accordance to section (1) paragraph 9 of the Settlement Edict Law of The Federal Republic of Benin of 1992, it is imperative that you provide us with the below listed information so that we can Pay you. 1. Your Full Name:. 2. Your Full Address: 3. Your Nationality: 6. Your Mobile or Home Telephone Number. 7. A form of identification (I.D Card or Driver's License) is also required for official references. To this effect, kindly contact this office immediately after you read this official Letter. This Official Letter is being issued to you (THE BENEFICIARY) by "The Federal Ministry of Finance" in collaboration with The Presidency. Copied to: The Accountant General of The Federation. United Bank for African (UBA). The President's office. Thanks, Yours, in service Mr.Ben Edward secretary to: Ministry of Economy and Finance Benin