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U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. Date:July 14, 2016
Attn Please!
Please consider this letter very urgent to avoid cancellation of your United Nation Compensation fund payment. I am Jacob "Jack" Lew the Secretary of the U.S Department of the Treasury. The executive agency responsible for promoting for a better living of the people and ensuring the financial security of the world. I was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 2013, to serve as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury. I was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a position I also held in President Clinton's Cabinet from 1998 to 2001.
By virtue of my position as the Secretary of the Treasury, I have irrevocably instructed Federal Reserve Bank, which is the authorized paying bank to release your ($17.700,000.00) Seventeen Million Seven hundred thousand United States dollars United Nations Compensation payment via SWIFT telegraphic bank transfer into your provided bank account.
However, I wish to state categorically that your fund transfer valued at sum of ($17.700,000.00) will be transferred into your provided account within 7 hours. All the cost associated with the fund transfer has been per-paid by the United Nations. The only cost associated with your fund release is the cost of processing a "Fund Clearance Certificate", which is estimated to the value of $550 USD. The "Fund Clearance Certificate" is required in accordance with the U.S Monetary Policy; and it is the ONLY expenses you will incur before the fund will be reflected into your account.
For your information, the "Fund Clearance Certificate" is a valid document required to certify that the ($17.700,000.00)Seventeen Million Seven hundred thousand United States dollars in question has been cleared and certified by the U.S. Federal authorities as a legitimate compensation payment approved by the United Nations and based on our agreement with the United Nations all your replies should be on email only for record purpose also due to some internet hackers accessing innocent peoples email account and diverting information you are hereby advised to change your email box password immediately you receive this message and stop giving it out to any body, these internet hackers are using click link or download attachment to stealing innocent peoples password so change your email box password and follow the instruction immediately.
(Designated bank account details for Electronic Transfer to avoid mistake or should in case you created a new account)
Bank Name and Address Account Number: Account Name: Routing Number:
Therefore I will advice that you adhere to my instruction and guidelines to you and everything will work perfectly even if you don't have an account you will get your fund through ATM VISA CARD, it will only take 24hrs overnight for the ATM VISA CARD to deliver to your house.
I will be expecting your swift and expedited response shortly.
From: Mr Jack Lew <westernunion296@rocketmail.com> Date: July 14, 2016 at 9:52:23 AM CDT Subject: U.S. Department of the Treasury Reply-To: Mr Jack Lew <jack.lew00002@gmail.com>
U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. Date:July 14, 2016
Attn Please!
Please consider this letter very urgent to avoid cancellation of your United Nation Compensation fund payment. I am Jacob "Jack" Lew the Secretary of the U.S Department of the Treasury. The executive agency responsible for promoting for a better living of the people and ensuring the financial security of the world. I was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 2013, to serve as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury. I was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a position I also held in President Clinton's Cabinet from 1998 to 2001.
By virtue of my position as the Secretary of the Treasury, I have irrevocably instructed Federal Reserve Bank, which is the authorized paying bank to release your ($17.700,000.00) Seventeen Million Seven hundred thousand United States dollars United Nations Compensation payment via SWIFT telegraphic bank transfer into your provided bank account.
However, I wish to state categorically that your fund transfer valued at sum of ($17.700,000.00) will be transferred into your provided account within 7 hours. All the cost associated with the fund transfer has been per-paid by the United Nations. The only cost associated with your fund release is the cost of processing a "Fund Clearance Certificate", which is estimated to the value of $550 USD. The "Fund Clearance Certificate" is required in accordance with the U.S Monetary Policy; and it is the ONLY expenses you will incur before the fund will be reflected into your account.
For your information, the "Fund Clearance Certificate" is a valid document required to certify that the ($17.700,000.00)Seventeen Million Seven hundred thousand United States dollars in question has been cleared and certified by the U.S. Federal authorities as a legitimate compensation payment approved by the United Nations and based on our agreement with the United Nations all your replies should be on email only for record purpose also due to some internet hackers accessing innocent peoples email account and diverting information you are hereby advised to change your email box password immediately you receive this message and stop giving it out to any body, these internet hackers are using click link or download attachment to stealing innocent peoples password so change your email box password and follow the instruction immediately.
(Designated bank account details for Electronic Transfer to avoid mistake or should in case you created a new account)
Bank Name and Address Account Number: Account Name: Routing Number:
Therefore I will advice that you adhere to my instruction and guidelines to you and everything will work perfectly even if you don't have an account you will get your fund through ATM VISA CARD, it will only take 24hrs overnight for the ATM VISA CARD to deliver to your house.
I will be expecting your swift and expedited response shortly.
Yours Sincerely,
Jack" Lew Secretary of the Treasury Direct Email : jack.lew00002@gmail.com
