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An Email with the Subject "***12-06-2011***Important Message - Please Read Immediately" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:25:40 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Western Union Pay-Out Office" <do-not-reply@westernunion.com.my>.
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.
SouthEast Asia Regional Headquarters, The Western Union Company Kuala Lumpur 51100 Malaysia ATTN: I am Abdul Rahim Bin Ibrahim. I am auditor General of Western Union, Malaysia. I have only been recently appointed and transferred from Brunei. On commencement of my duties here, I discovered a pending transfer of US$698,000.00 (Six Hundred and Ninety-Eight Thousand United States Dollars) in the system. I promptly informed the Malaysian Government and it was agreed that the funds be refunded to either the Sender or the initial Receiver. I intend to input your name as the initial Receiver. I am contacting you to come across with names which you could use to receive $9,820 daily/ weekly until money is cleared from the system. It is very important that you respond urgently. In case you are wondering, I got your email off an internet index. I have the M.T.C.N numbers on my desk right now as I send this mail, the government has permitted me to ensure that all the money must be transferred as soon as possible to the receiver. Please send me the following information; Name: Address: Phone: Occupation: Best regards, Abdul Rahim Bin Ibrahim Tel: +60 (0) 14 326 3972