A Scam Email with the Subject
"Gooday From Mrs Mercy Benson."
was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:59:40 -0700 and has been classified as a
Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam.
The sender was
"Mercy benson" <mercy_benson007@hotmail.fr>,
although it may have been spoofed.
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return-path:
<mercy_benson007@hotmail.fr>
envelope-to:
submitted@HUN1P0T,scams@HUN1P0T
delivery-date:
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:59:41 -0700
reply-to:
mercy_benson001@yahoo.com
from:
"Mercy benson" <mercy_benson007@hotmail.fr>
subject:
Gooday From Mrs Mercy Benson.
date:
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:59:36 +0200
mime-version:
1.0
content-type:
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
status:
RO
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From Mrs Mercy Benson DANANI REFUGEE CAMPC/O ROCK OF AGES EVANGELICAL MINISTRY ABIDJAN - COTE D’IVOIRE
DEAR, I am Mrs Mercy Benson in Abidjan cote d’ Ivoire, I wish to solicit for your help in migrating to your country and invest my funds briefly, I am a Sierria Leonean nationality and a wife to the late Dr. Maxwell Benson untill his death, my husband was the general overseer of the diamond mine in kanema Sierra Leone; On April 6th 2003, the military forces loyal to the government of Ahmed Tijan Kabbah invaded the diamond mine, and assasinated my husband, mistaking him for his brother Mike Benson who is the deputy to the leader of the revolutionary united front ( R U F)Foday Sanko; when the news reached me, I hurriedly gathered some valuables in our family villa and escaped for my dear life in accompany of my only son Paul, among the valuables was a file that contained details of a deposit my husband made in a security company in Abidjan Cote d’ ivoire. He
deposited fifteen million united states dollars ($15,000,000.0) USD in a trunk box with this security company as precious stone, in the name of our only son Paul and the money was made from sales of gold and diamond during his time as the general overseer. Now we are in Abidjan and has verified the deposit with security company. I have decided to look for a good enterprenure to whom I can entrust this funds to after which we would arrange to meet with you in your country. We need your assistance to move this funds out of Cote d’ ivoire for investment in your country, as we can not invest here due to its nearness to our country. If you would assist us in this regard, we ask for your professionalism to look for a viable and lucrative business, so that we can invest wisely. We have it in mind to give you 15 percent of the total funds and 20 percent share in any
investment you would embark upon. If you would assist us, we would also set aside 5 percent of the funds for auxillary expences which you might incure in the course of this transaction. The fortune we have revealed to you should remain confidential as it is only you and we have told about it. The private email address below has been acquired for this transacttion, so that your message will be confidentially recieved. Note, that this transaction is hundred percent risk free. You are by reason of this email requested to forward your particulars to us in other to submit it to the security company as the beneficiary and would give you the contact of the security company to futher your claims immediately, so as to transfer the funds in your account. I am eagerly waiting for your urgent response and God bless you.
