This scammer has written to me from Porto-Novo in Benin to tell me he is the “Secretary for International Affairs of the
United States Treasury Department”.  That seems unlikely to me.

Ignore this scammer.  He’s just after your money.

DEPARTMENT OF INT’L AFFAIRS
(Office of the Under Secretary)
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington D.C. 20220.

Urgent Attention:Beneficiary,

I am Mr.Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary for International Affairs of the
United States Treasury Department and was sworn in as the 75th Secretary
of the United States Department of the Treasury in a ceremony attended by
President Barack H. Obama, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.,see
below:

http://www.treas.gov/organization/bios/geithner-e.shtml

Following series of complains from Citizens of the United States as well
as Citizens of Other Countries In Europe,Asia and other continents over
the Discrepancies and fraudulent ways in which fund transfers are handled
by Africans which has made it impossible for a lot of People to claim
their Winning or Inheritance funds from most African Countries due to
frauds and illegal activities, A decision was reached recently by the
United States Treasury Department under the authority of the White House
to compel African Financial bodies (Banks) to urgently release all funds
of American and European and other continents citizens that are trapped in
most Banks and Courier Companies,money gram and western union agents in
Africa. It was discovered that some bureaucratic bottlenecks was put by
these Banks and Couriers etc to make it impossible for beneficiaries to
claim their funds so that they will fraudulently divert those funds to
their private accounts.

Consequent upon the aforementioned,I was personally mandated to handle
this matter to ensure that all funds of our Citizens and others which are
fraudulently being trapped in African Banks are urgently retrieved and
paid to the actual Beneficiaries under a legal manner. Our team of experts
were delegated to Benin Republic, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana for this
task and we discovered your File NO:BR227/9005666/00 as unclaimed fund.It
was discovered that officials of the Bank has only put up illegal
requirements in order to make it difficult for you to claim your fund.

The United States Department of Treasury has retrieved all Files of
illegal transactions and we will be working under a legitimate arrangement
to ensure that you follow the normal process to receive your fund.You are
requested to Re-confirm the following information to Barr.Larry Walter, by
e-mail:(barr.larrywalter@9.cn)

1. SURNAME:==
2. OTHER NAMES:==
3. PHONE NUMBER:== AND FAX:==
4. ADDRESS:==
5. AMOUNT TO BE CLAIMED: $36,500,000.00usd

Be informed that the above information will only enable us to make due
confirmation. We shall ensure that normal process is followed to ensure
that your fund gets to you without delay.Contact Barr.Larry Walter, who is
right in Benin Republic as the Legal Practitioner to United States
Department of Treasury e-Mail below: (email:LarryWalter@lawyer.com )

Yours in Service
Mr.Timothy F.Geithner
(Under Secretary)

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