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An Email with the Subject "Urgent payment notice from Western Union [MTCN 2530356593]" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:47:43 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Office File <office2.files@rediffmail.com>.
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FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. Plot1261 Hopewell Street Victoria Island COTONOU BENIN Phone Number: +229-99931549 Contact E-mail: westrnuniontransfer1101@w.cn ATTENTION: OF BENEFICIARY, THE BOARD OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC.ARE HERE TO NOTIFY YOU OF YOUR PAYMENT INHERITED FUNDS OF $1.5MILLION.AFTER THE MEETING HELD ON 5TH OF OCTOBER 2010. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN INSTRUCTED THIS DEPARTMENT TO SEND YOUR FUNDS THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER FOR EASIER RECEIVING OF YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO BE SENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING EACH DAY STARTING FROM THE DAY YOU COMPLY WITH THIS OFFICE IS THE SUM OF $5000.00. ALSO YOUR ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US THE SUM OF $185 DOLLAR ONLY FOR RENEWING AND RECONFIRMING YOUR PAYMENT FILE THAT WAS DEPOSITED IN THIS OFFICE WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISE TO GO THROUGH THIS EMAIL CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND AND READY TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTENTS BEFORE REPLYING TO IT.WE ARE INSTRUCTED BY MRS. JOYE NELSON. TO TRANSFER YOUR FUND WHICH YOU LOST TO BENIN SCAMMERS WITH THEIR AFFILIATED LOTTERY OFFICE HERE IN WEST AFRICA TO YOU VIA OUR SERVICE (WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER) SO YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $5000.00 USD DAILY UNTIL IT COMPLETE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF ($1.5MILLION.USD). MEANWHILE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US THE REQUIRED FEE OF $185 USD FOR YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $5000 THAT WE HAVE ALREADY REMITTED TO YOUR NAME BECAUSE WITH OUT THAT YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE FIRST $5000 FOR IT IS ON HOLD. NOTE: THE REASON WHY WE NEED YOU TO SEND US THE $185 USD IS THAT WE TRIED TO DEDUCT THE TRANSFER FEE OUT FROM YOUR FUND BUT THE MINISTER ADMINISTRATOR TRUST FUND OF (COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC) TOLD US THAT NO ONE HAS ACCESS OVER YOUR FUND AS IT HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND STAMPED THAT NO MONEY SHOULD BE DEDUCTED UNTIL IT GETS TO YOU TO AVOID ANY MISUNDERSTANDING AND FOR SECURITY REASONS. HERE IS THE INFORMATION OF THE ONE WE SENT TODAY TO YOU BUT IT WILL REMAIN ON HOLD UNTIL YOU SEND US OUR RENEWING CHARGES OF $185 BEFORE WE CAN RELEASE IT TO YOU SO YOU CAN TRACK IT WITH OUR WEB SITE.WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM TO CONFIRM IF TRULY YOUR MONEY IS AVAILABLE OR NOT. Mtcn===2530356593 Sender First Name== EZE Sender Last Name== BASIL Amount==$5000 TRACK THE MTCN NUMBER WITH OUR WEBSITE BELOW: http://www.westernunion.com/ info/selectCountry.asp or www.westernunion.com FINALLY UPDATE US WITH THE $185 USD TO ENABLE US PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY, BELOW IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO REMIT THE REQUIRED $185 USD VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BEING OUR RENEWING CHARGE FOR YOUR $185, USD. PAYMENT INFORMATION. 1.RECEIVER NAME:............EZE BASIL 2.CITY:..................... COTONOU 3.COUNTRY :................. BENIN . 4. TEST QUESTION:...........IN GOD 5.TEST ANSWER:..............WE TRUST 6.AMOUNT:...................$ 185USD YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED .WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE TO QUICKEN THE PROCESS. CONTACT OUR PAYMENT CENTRE WITH YOUR INFORMATION AND THE REQUESTED FEE. 1.SENDERS NAME: 2.SENDERS ADDRESS: 3.MTCN#: 4.MOBILE/DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED. BEST REGARDS. YOURS IN SERVICE DENNIS WATSON. OPERATION MANAGER WESTERN UNION (COTONOU BENIN) Phone Number: +229-99931549 Contact Email: westrnuniontransfer1101@w.cn |