An
Email with the Subject "Fw: Western Union payment" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:18:52 -0700
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The sender shows as Arthur Luna <aluna831@sbcglobal.net>.
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--- On Thu, 4/30/09, WESTERN UNION <ikodia@kaixo.com> wrote:
--- On Thu, 4/30/09, WESTERN UNION <ikodia@kaixo.com> wrote:
From: WESTERN UNION <ikodia@kaixo.com> Subject: Western Union payment To: Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 9:33 AM
Western Union payment
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Kind Attention,
There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of $800,000.00USD directed in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308 at the owner of this email address.The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND contacted us for your over due payment for a couple of hours ago due to your allocated security code.
They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a name so that the fund can be safe and avaliable to pick up by the beneficially due to such development. But we are unable to complete the transfer directed at an email address.So we require some more information in order to complete this transfer.
YOUR FULL NAME:RECEIVER'S ADDRESS:MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:OCCUPATION:A COPY OF IDENTIFICATION:In order to resolve this problem,please email via Western Union (SFVD) Solicitors Fund Verification Department:email:western_unionavaliblepickup@hotmail.com).
As soon as this information is received payment will be made to your nominated bank account or at the counter directly from the Western Union Transfering Bank.Note: That this is not one of those scammers that all they are after is to ripe off people money and at the end you will not receive your funds.
Meanwhile it was directly from the (IMF) INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND United Kingdom and our Motto is to serve you better.
THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
Your's in service,
Dr JOHNSON BOB
Western Union Payments
Western Union®
www.westernunion.co.uk.
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