A Scam Email with the Subject
"Urgent Help."
was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on
Tue, 20 May 2008 03:15:07 -0700 and has been classified as a
Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam.
The sender was
oscar abdul <oscar21222@yahoo.ca>,
although it may have been spoofed.
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FROM: MR OSCAR ABDUL ABIDJAN-IVORY COAST. WEST AFRICA. EMAIL: ATTN: WITHOUT ANY DOUBT I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS BORN OUT OF GENUIE NEED FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
I AM MR OSCAR ABDUL THE SON OF LATE GENERAL ROBERT ABDUL I AM UNDER HIDEOUT NOW.MY FATHER WAS ASSACINATED TOGETHER WITH MY MOTHER BY THE REBEL FORCES DURING THE ( COUP DīETAT) THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE 19 SEPTEMBER 2002 WHICH THEY DID NOT SUCCED THAT BRINGING A LOT OF PROBLEM IN COTE Dī IVOIRE IVORY COAST.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY PERENTS A DEPOSIT WAS MADE IN MY NAME, A DEPOSIT SLIP AND CERTIFICATE MEANT FOR A SECRET DEPOSIT FOR THE SUM OF USD $16 MILLION (SIXTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) HE MADE IT WITH A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, COTE Dī IVOIRE IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.
I COLLECTED THE
DOCUMENTS FROM MY LATE FATHERīS SAVE AND PRESENT THEM TO THE BANK FOR TRANSFER. I AM LOOKING FOR A TRUSTED AND RELIABLE FOREIGNER TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO HIS OR HER BANK ACCOUNT ABROAD AFTER WHICH I WILL JOIN THE PERSON FOR THE INVESTMENT OF THE MONEY IN GOOD BUSINESS AND FOR ME TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION. THIS WAS THE INTENTION OF MY PERENTS BEFORE THEY DIED.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO IMMEDIATELY. YOU WILL ALSO BE IN CUSTODY OF THE MONEY PENDING WHEN I WILL JOIN FOR THE INVESTMENT IN GOOD BUSINESS AND FOR ME TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE MY PERENTS ARE ALL DEID.YOU WILL HAVE 15% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AND ALSO 30% SHARE OF THE BUSINESS WILL BE YOUR OWN ANNUALY.
PLEASE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TRANSACTION AS THERE ARE A LOT OF BAD THINGS HAPPENNING TO MY FAMILY NOW. I TRUST AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT SIT ON THE MONEY WHEN IT IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT BEFORE I WILL JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY. YOU CAN CONTACT ME WITH MY EMAIL ADDRESS. GOD WILL BLESS YOU FOR ASSISTING ME.
BEST REGARDS MR OSCAR ABDUL PLEASE DIRECT ALL YOUR MAILS TO MY PRIVATE ADDRESS
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