An Email with the Subject "FROM WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC FOR YOUR PAYMENT" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:23:48 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as office________________________fall <officeda16@att.net>.
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Dear, Friend, INFORMATION REACHING US FROM OUR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS NOW, STATES THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 48HOURS TO EFFECT PAYMENT FOR THE ACTIVATION OF YOUR MTCN TO ENABLE YOU CASH UP YOUR FIRST $6,000.00. FROM YOUR TOTAL (FUND OF NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND STATE DOLLARS) SINCE YOU ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE THIS PAYMENT WE HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU ARE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY WHATEVER YOU HAVE FOR THE ACTIVATION FEE SINCE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE REQUIRED SUM,TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE HERE. YOU ARE TO PAY WHAT EVER YOU HAVE FOR THE ACTIVATION FEE; WE WILL ACTIVATE YOUR MTCN UPON RECEIPT OF THIS PAYMENT. BE INFORMED THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY THE BALANCE SUM OF YOUR ACTIVATION UPON CASHING UP OF YOUR FIRST $6,000.00. ALSO I AM USING THIS MEDIUM TO INFORM YOU THAT FAILURE TO PAY THE BALANCE SUM WILL LEAVE US WITH NO OPTION BUT TO DEACTIVATE YOUR MTCN OF WHICH YOU WILL AND CAN NEVER CASH UP THE BALANCE SUM I WANT YOU TO SEND THE RENEWING AND TRANSFER FEE WITH THE INFORMATION BELLOW. 1.RECEIVER NAME:............. MR,Okolo Augustine, 2.COUNTRY:............. BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA. 3.CITY :............... COTONOU . 4..TEST QUESTION:....HONEST 5.TEST ANSWER:......TRUST. PLEASE ANY AMOUNT YOU SEND LET US KNOWU SEND US THE MTCN NUMBER IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THE MONEY AND IMMEDIATELY WE CONFIRM THE TRANSFER FEE WE WILL SEND YOU THE FIRST RECIEPT OF YOUR $6,000.00. TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW. REGARDS MY DIRECT PHONE LINE IS +22999408868 MR, Mark LARRY. MANAGER.FROM WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC FOR YOUR PAYMENT Mark LARRY |