An
Email with the Subject "Fw: GOOD NEWS" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:28:39 -0700
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The sender shows as Arthur Luna <aluna831@sbcglobal.net>.
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5 million us dollarscontactwinluckyclaim millionglobalpaymentservice transferfundmaildeliverydollarcolindpt121@yahoo.comyahoo.com(colindpt121@yahoo.com.hk)(s) or office (s)
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--- On Sat, 4/25/09, Ikobo Inc <info@ikobo.com> wrote:
--- On Sat, 4/25/09, Ikobo Inc <info@ikobo.com> wrote:
From: Ikobo Inc <info@ikobo.com> Subject: GOOD NEWS To: info@ikobo.com Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10:54 PM
--
Our Ref: IKG/NG/ICO
Your Ref:
iKobo is a company that specializes in money transfer through Visa Card. As
part of our commitment in bringing our services to the world, iKobo wishes
to announce to you that your email emerged as one of the lucky winners to
receive a grant of 2.5 million US Dollars.
This fund would be made available to you through an iKobo Visa card. We
have concluded plans to deliver this card to you as soon as possible. If
you are interested in claiming your funds, please contact the Visa card
dispatch center(colindpt121@yahoo.com.hk) with the following details:
FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS:
SEX:
AGE:
As soon as we receive the above details we shall immediately proceed with
the delivery of your card. You have to stop communication with any other
person(s) or office (s) to avoid hitches in receiving your payment. We look
forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Regards
Colin David
www.ikobo.com