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An Email with the Subject "PICK UP YOUR $5,000.00USD" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:28:21 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Western Union Money Transfer <okhahlamba@telkomsa.net>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
How are you today? I write to inform you that we have already sent you $5,000.00USD through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation payment of $1.800,000.00USD via western union by this government. I called to give you the information through phone as internet hackers were many but i cannot reach you yesterday even this morning,So I decided to email you the (MTCN) and sender name so that you can pick up this $5,000.00USD to enable us send another $5,000.00USD by tomorrow as you knows we will be sending you only $5,000.00USD per day.Please pick up this information and run to any western union (OUTLET) in your country and pick up this $5,000.00USD and send us an email back,so that we can send another $5,000.00USD by tomorrow. Manager: Mr Frank Amos email me on: wunion420@gmail.com call us on: +234-8131-034-469 once you picked up this $5000.00USD today. Here is the western union information to pick up the $5000.00USD, MTCN : 602 155 4697 Sender's Name: Mark Winters Question: Honest Answer:Trust Amount send: $5,000.00USD country:Nigeria I am waiting for your E-mail once you pick up $5000.00USD, Thanks Mr Frank Amos