Madu Associates Contract Payment 419 Scam

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MADU ASSOCIATES

ATTORNEY & SOLICITORS

12/14 MOSHOOD ABIOLA IKEJA - LAGOS,NIGERIA

TEL/FAX: 234-1 759393111

Dear Contractor / Beneficiary,

We are an Independent Legal Firm attached to the Office of the Presidency.Our services are in need in matters concerning contract payment. Your name appeared in one of the weekly payment schdule Newsletters from the Presidency and that is how we got to know about your contract payment and all the things you have gone through.

It is true that there has been a lot of Litigation FOR and AGAINST your Contract Payment. Some Top Government Officials want to frustrate your effort by imposing unnecessary fees and charges,their plan is for you to leave your Contract funds so that they will come back and claim the funds. In Telegraphic Transfer what the APEX BANK does is to deduct all charges and remit the balance.

You are not going to pay any fees or charges/No upfront payment. All we need from you is a POWER OF ATTORNEY to empower us to help you collect your Contractual Payment.We are prepared to be your representative here in Nigeria and are ready to step on toes just to make sure that you receive your funds.

Our retaining/Professional fees is cheap and Negotiable and can be paid after you must have received your Payment.Our word is our bond. Contact us immediately through the above tele/fax or email if you want to engage our services.

Yours Faithfully,

Uchechukwu Madu

Principal Attorney.

Comments:

We are an Independent Legal Firm attached to the Office of the Presidency.

How do they attach your firm to the office of the Presidency, with super glue?

Your name appeared in one of the weekly payment schdule Newsletters from the Presidency

Newsletters? Is your Presidency also spamming?

You are not going to pay any fees or charges/No upfront payment

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Our retaining/Professional fees is cheap and Negotiable and can be paid after you must have received your Payment.

That's a blatant lie! At some stage these scammers send you a fake letter from the Central Bank of Nigeria where they request a "small" payment of $720.00 before releasing your so-called contract payment.

When the victim challenged them about their promise of no upfront fees, Mr. Madu Uchechukwu (or Uchechukwu Madu, he seems to have problems making up his mind about his alias) replied as follows (pay attention to the bad spelling and grammar, not something you would expect from a Principal Attorney):

Sir,

Remember that you are the one delaying the tranfer of your fund. Also remember that i did not ask you to pay to me any fee, no. the fee you are ask to pay is the fee that came with the document i sent to you which you are the only one in possition to pay it to enable the ministry release the transfer of your fund.

Do not miss this opportunity sir.

Regards.

Madu Uchechukwu (Esq)

Our word is our bond.

Yeah right! Since when does a 419 swindler keep his word?

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