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Receive your empowerment funds juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
Scam Email received July 5, 2018 from juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
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juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
Subject:
Receive your empowerment funds
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Receive your empowerment funds
Receive your empowerment funds – juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
Greetings, This is to inform you as there&s an ongoing United Nations/Unicef empowerment fund program for farmers and small scale business owners all over the world. This program is meant to empower the less privileged all over the world as this is not a loan but a give away. So the UN/UNICEF is giving a minimum of $1million, to maximum of $25million depending on your scale of business. If you&re interested kindly reply back with your full data to receive your empowerment funds. Thank you Yours Sincerely, Caryl M. Stern UNICEF-USA Chief Executive Officer United States Fund For Unicef. juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
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