An
Email with the Subject "NOW CONTACT WESTERN UNION AGENT FOR YOUR FUND." was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:26:35 -0800
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The sender shows as Office File <office-----file201@att.net>.
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financebankwestern unionwestern westerncontactnationalagentpaymentcustomerservicefundcustom transfersentmailbank usd today,our bank will (capital city bank)(2)your phone number: ......(i.m.f office)]
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[date:] => Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:16:39 -0800 (PST)
[from:] => Office File
[subject:] => NOW CONTACT WESTERN UNION AGENT FOR YOUR FUND.
[to:] => undisclosed recipients: ;
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[x-spam-subject:] => ***SPAM*** NOW CONTACT WESTERN UNION AGENT FOR YOUR FUND.
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[x-spam-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: Attn Customer, There is an issue involving $1.200MUSD whichwas called to Our Bank(CAPITAL CITY BANK) from THE FEDRAL MINISTRY OF FINANCEOF BENIN REPUBLIC concerning your compensation of $1.200,000.00 USD has beenforwarded to Western Union Money Transfer and An instruction has come directlyfrom Mr.Jona Akim of Ministry Of Finance. He asked us to start sending yourfund installmentally $5000 per a day through western union money transfer.Thistype of transfer means you will be recieving $5000 every day through westernunion until the total of $1.200 MUSD is completely transfered to you. Today,ourbank has effected your first payment of $5000 through western union. Nowyou have to Contact Dr. Frank Douglas on his contact below as he is the personincharge of your payment. The Western union Agent is:Name: Dr. Frank DouglasEmail :( western.union1w@w.cn ) Money sent Through Cornelis Zwaagstra, amountsent $5,000.00 to you today. So contact Dr. Frank Douglas on above emailaddress and tell him to give you needed information and also for him to helpyou pick the $5,000.00. Recomfirm your address (1)Your Full name: (2)YourPhone number: (3)Your Contact address: (4)Your Age: [...] Content analysis details: (4.8 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-----file201[at]att.net)1.6 RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT RBL: RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT[98.138.213.154 listed in bb.barracudacentral.org]-2.0 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals2.2 FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT Envelope-from freemail username ends indigit (office-----file201[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 FILL_THIS_FORM Fill in a form with personal information0.0 T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL0.5 ADVANCE_FEE_2_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money0.8 ADVANCE_FEE_2_NEW_FORM Advance Fee fraud and a form0.0 MONEY_FORM Lots of money if you fill out a form
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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.
