An
Email with the Subject "NOW CONTACT WESTERN UNION AGENT FOR YOUR FUND." was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:22:05 -0800
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financebankwestern unionwesterncontactnationalagentpaymentcustomerservicefundcustom transfersentmailbank usd today,our bank will (capital city bank)( western.union1w@w.cn )(i.m.f office)]
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[date:] => Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:21:56 -0800 (PST)
[from:] => Office File
[subject:] => NOW CONTACT WESTERN UNION AGENT FOR YOUR FUND.
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[x-ham-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "chester.loopbiz.com", hasidentified this incoming email as possible spam. The original messagehas been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or labelsimilar future email. If you have any questions, seethe administrator of that system for details.Content preview: P { MARGIN: 0px } UL { MARGIN-TOP: 5px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px} OL { MARGIN-TOP: 5px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px } Attn Customer, There is an issueinvolving $1.200MUSD which was called to Our Bank(CAPITAL CITY BANK) fromTHE FEDRAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF BENIN REPUBLIC concerning your compensationof $1.200,000.00 USD has been forwarded to Western Union Money Transfer andAn instruction has come directly from Mr.Jona Akim of Ministry Of Finance.He asked us to start sending your fund installmentally $5000 per a day throughwestern union money transfer.This type of transfer means you will be recieving$5000 every day through western union until the total of $1.200 MUSD is completelytransfered to you. Today,our bank has effected your first payment of $5000through western union. Now you have to Contact Dr. Frank Douglas on his contactbelow as he is the person incharge of your payment. The Western union Agentis:Name: Dr. Frank Douglas Email :( western.union1w@w.cn ) Money sent ThroughCornelis Zwaagstra, amount sent $5,000.00 to you today. So contact Dr. FrankDouglas on above email address and tell him to give you needed informationand also for him to help you pick the $5,000.00. Recomfirm your address (1)YourFull name: (2)Your Phone number: (3)Your Contact address: (4)Your Age: Youwill also have to send them the tax clearance charges of $137, USD [as perthe instruction from the International Monetary Fund(I.M.F office)]Pls contactDr. Frank Douglas ASAP and send them the fee for them to send you the pickup information for your first $5000 payment. Mrs Linda King Yours in Service.Cotonou,Benin Republic. [...] Content analysis details: (2.4 points, 4.0 required)pts rule name description---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------1.2 HK_SCAM_N8 BODY: HK_SCAM_N80.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is freemail(office----file0127[at]att.net)-0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, lowtrust[98.138.90.84 listed in list.dnswl.org]-2.0 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals2.2 FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT Envelope-from freemail username ends indigit (office----file0127[at]att.net)-2.0 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message0.0 LOTS_OF_MONEY Huge... sums of money2.5 FREEMAIL_REPLY From and body contain different freemails0.0 T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL0.0 T_FILL_THIS_FORM_SHORT Fill in a short form with personal information0.5 ADVANCE_FEE_2_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money
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Attn Customer, There is an issue
involving $1.200MUSD which was called to Our Bank(CAPITAL CITY BANK) from THE
FEDRAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF BENIN REPUBLIC concerning your compensation of
$1.200,000.00 USD has been forwarded to Western Union Money Transfer and An
instruction has come directly from Mr.Jona 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 $1.200 MUSD is completely transfered to you.
Today,our bank has
effected your first payment of $5000 through western union. Now you have to
Contact Dr. Frank Douglas on his contact below as he is the person incharge of
your payment.
The Western union Agent is:Name: Dr. Frank
Douglas Email :( western.union1w@w.cn )
Money sent Through
Cornelis Zwaagstra, amount sent $5,000.00 to you today. So contact Dr. Frank
Douglas 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 $137, USD [as per the instruction from the International Monetary
Fund(I.M.F office)]Pls contact Dr. Frank Douglas ASAP and send them the fee for
them to send you the pick up information for your first $5000 payment.
Mrs Linda
King Yours
in Service. Cotonou,Benin Republic.
