An
Email with the Subject "CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOU FIRST PAYMENT" was
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finance.9590993814bankwestern unionwestern westernunioncontactnationalagentpaymentcustomer transfercustomfundsentmailbank usd today,our bank mtcn will (capital city bank)(westernunion40@hosanna.net)(2)your phone number:(3)y...dear
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[date:] => Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:43:22 -0800 (PST)
[from:] => "REV .PHILIP.OBI"
[reply-to:] => westernunion40@hosanna.net
[subject:] => CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOU FIRST PAYMENT
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Western
Unionå
Welcome to Western
Union
Send Money Worldwide
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
tel. phone +229-99-6537-73
Dear Customer,
There is an issue involving
$1.7MUSD which was called to Our Bank(CAPITAL CITY BANK) from THE FEDRAL
MINISTRY
OF FINANCE OF BENIN
REPUBLIC concerning your compensation of $1.700,000.00 USD has
been forwarded to Western
Union Money Transfer and An instruction has come directly
from Mr.lawrence Akim of Ministry Of Finance.He asked us to start sending your
fund installmentally $5000 per a day through western
union money transfer.
This type of transfer means you will
be recieving $5000 every day through western union until the total of $1.7MUSD
is completely transfered to you. Today,our bank has effected your first payment
of $5000 through western union.Now you have to Contact REV.PHILIP.OBI.Email on
his contact below as he is the person incharge of your payment.
The
Western union Agent is:Name:REV.PHILIP. OBI.Email;(westernunion40@hosanna.net) Tel +229-99-6537-73 .Money sent Though REV. PHILIP ,
OBI.amount sent $5,000.00 in your name today. So contact REV. PHILIP.OBI. on
above email address and tell him to give you needed information and also for him
to help you pick the $5,000.00.Recomfirm your address.
(1)Your Full
name: (2)Your Phone number: (3)Your Contact address (4)Your
Age
You will also have to send them the tax clearance charges of
$155usd[as per the instruction from the International Monetary Fund(I.M.F
office)]Pls contact REV.PHILIP.OBI. ASAP and send them the fee for them to send
you the pick up information for DR.MIKE.JONES. For The management. Western
Union Department Cotonou,Benin republic
HERE IS WESTERN UNION INFORMATION
SENDER NAME........................MIKE JONHSON
MTCN.........................................9590993814
AMOUNT..............................5000.00USD
TEXT QUESTION.............................
ANSWER............................................
DR.MIKE.JONES. For The management. Western
Union Department Cotonou,Benin republic