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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278, United States of America. It has come to the Notice of the authority of Federal Bureau of Investigation and Money Laundering Monitoring Unit, Through our Intelligence Monitoring Network, That you have an abandon cheque valued $12, 200,000.00 (Twelve Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which was sent to you from the bank of Africa through DHL Courier service. THE SAID CHEQUE, After due investigation was carried out contrary to Article 102,Section 36,Sub-Section IV of the 1995 Financial and Allied Decree 20,guiding money shipment. With full apology, we wish to remind you of the consequences of shipping such amount of money into the country without complying with the provisions of the financial regulations and decree 20 of 2001 which stipulates that an amount of such magnitude must be cleared of Money Laundering and Drug Clearance which will duly guarantee and cover the money as being legitimately acquired. This cheque is now pending to be release to your destination on the receipt of the above document. By virtue of the powers conferred on us, in our capacity as the accredited agency to fight crime we therefore wish that you are advised to bring to this office Drug/Money Laundering Clearance Certificate immediately for the release of your CHEQUE. You are required to bring the sum of $250 to our office to be sent to the appropriate office in charge of issuing the clearance in Africa if you do not have it and failure to comply within 24 hours will result in have your cheque confiscated and also charge you for money laundering. Your immediate response and cooperation is highly anticipated. J. Britt Johnson Special Agent in Charge New York.