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An Email with the Subject "YOUR PAYMENT INFO." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:23:12 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as =?iso-8859-1?Q?Western_Union=AE_Agency_Benin?= <western.unionbr@yahoo.com.ph>.
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From: Mr. George Anagovi Western Union Payment Officer Payment Hotline :+229-97153455 Dear sir, We have sent your first $5,000.00 USD as per instructions to send your part payment of $35,000.00 which you will use for the opening of a NON RESIDENT DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT for the remittance of the balance of $4,765,000.00 USD as approved by the Ministry of Finance. Find below the MTCN details for the payment sent this morning for your pick-up at any western union outlet near you. Your first $5,000.00 is available for pick up NOW. Log into our website and track to verify the status of the transfer. https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) : 8222623510 Sender First Name: Ozekwe Sender Last Name: Lawrence Test Question: REFERENCE Answer: * * * * * (ie. Your 5 digit EFTP PIN) Call:+229-97153455 for voice confirmation and email me on ( western.unionbr@w.cn ) for data reconfirmation. You will receive further transfer instructions upon your prompt response. I await your urgent response. Best Regards Mr. George Anagovi Western Union Payment Officer Payment Hotline :+229-97153455 |