An
Email with the Subject "Dear Friend" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:37:34 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as Mohammed Karim <mohammed_karim78@yahoo.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in
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assistancemillion united states dollars00 millionpresidentcontactwinresident milliontrustworthyprojectinternetlibyabusinesssentmaildollaras a surpriserespectmohammed_karim78@yahoo.com will yahoo.comblessedach(us$70,000,000.00 million)dear
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EEEEEstdClass Object
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[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => submitted@scamdex.com,submissions@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:37:34 -0700
[received:] => Array
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[0] => from dsl51b7d924.fixip.t-online.hu ([81.183.217.36] helo=lpe.hu)by chester.loopbiz.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69)(envelope-from )id 1QCC3Z-0002ZE-7s; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:37:34 -0700
[1] => from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])by lpe.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D60CCBC923;Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:29:16 +0200 (CEST)
[2] => from lpe.hu ([127.0.0.1])by localhost (debian [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)with ESMTP id 32184-04; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:29:16 +0200 (CEST)
[3] => by lpe.hu (Postfix, from userid 33)id A9DD2CBC91F; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:29:15 +0200 (CEST)
[4] => from 196.46.245.36 ([196.46.245.36]) by 81.183.217.36 (Horde MIMElibrary) with HTTP; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:14:14 +1245
)
[message-id:] => <20110420031414.2bufr6epog8s8s8s@81.183.217.36>
[x-priority:] => 3 (Normal)
[date:] => Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:14:14 +1245
[from:] => Mohammed Karim
[to:] => undisclosed-recipients:;
[subject:] => Dear Friend
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => text/plain;charset=ISO-8859-1;DelSp="Yes";format="flowed"
[content-disposition:] => inline
[content-transfer-encoding:] => quoted-printable
[user-agent:] => Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.1)
[x-virus-scanned:] => by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at lpe.hu
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=-0.8
[x-spam-score:] => -7
[x-spam-bar:] => /
[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: Attention: Friend, I know this letter will come to you asa surprise knowing that we have not meet each other face to face. My nameare Mohammed Karim personal assistance to Hannibal Gaddafi, son of MuammarGaddafi president of Libya. [...] Content analysis details: (-0.8 points, 4.0 required)pts rule name description---- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------3.0 MILLION_USD BODY: Talks about millions of dollars-2.0 NA_DOLLARS BODY: Talks about a million North American dollars0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is freemail(mohammed_karim78[at]yahoo.com)1.6 RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT RBL: RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT[81.183.217.36 listed in bb.barracudacentral.org]2.7 RCVD_IN_PSBL RBL: Received via a relay in PSBL[81.183.217.36 listed in psbl.surriel.com]0.6 RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB RBL: SORBS: sender is an abusable web server[196.46.245.36 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net]2.2 FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT Envelope-from freemail username ends indigit (mohammed_karim78[at]yahoo.com)-2.0 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)-3.0 DEAR_FRIEND BODY: Dear Friend? That's not very dear!0.0 LOTS_OF_MONEY Huge... sums of money0.0 RFC_ABUSE_POST Both abuse and postmaster missing on sender domain0.5 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)0.0 T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL0.5 ADVANCE_FEE_2_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money1.0 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money
[x-spam-flag:] => NO
)
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not meet each other face to face. My name are Mohammed Karim personal
Libya.
venture oversea and I am looking for a trustworthy person that will
setting up of the business. Note I have set aside the sum of Seventy
project. And after my search for a credible and trust worthy person to
so that I will forward all the details in respect to this project to
Remain Blessed,
Mohammed Karim.
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Attention: Friend,
I know this letter will come to you as a surprise knowing that we have
not meet each other face to face. My name are Mohammed Karim personal
assistance to Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi president of
Libya.
My reason of contacting you is that I want to set up a business
venture oversea and I am looking for a trustworthy person that will
help me set up the business and I don't want my name to be used in the
setting up of the business. Note I have set aside the sum of Seventy
Million United States Dollars (US$70,000,000.00 million) for this
project. And after my search for a credible and trust worthy person to
help me I decided to contact you.
Please kindly confirm your willingness to help me to my email which is
so that I will forward all the details in respect to this project to
you.
Remain Blessed,
Mohammed Karim.
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