An
Email with the Subject "RE:SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$ 1.5 MILLION PART-PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT." was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:01:10 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as "Mr. Michael Kwesi" <minerg.cost@gmail.com>.
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[date:] => Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:00:36 +0000
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[subject:] => RE:SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$ 1.5 MILLION PART-PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
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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: *NTERNATIONAL TRANSFER Processing Department Trust TowersAsylum Down 2nd Floor PMB CCCI Cantonments, Accra Ghana ATTN:FUND BENEFICIARY,RE:SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$ 1.5 MILLION PART-PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. [...]Content analysis details: (-0.8 points, 4.0 required)pts rule name description---- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------3.0 MILLION_USD BODY: Talks about millions of dollars0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider(minerg.cost[at]gmail.com)-2.0 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals-0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record2.3 DEAR_BENEFICIARY BODY: Dear Beneficiary:-2.0 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message0.0 LOTS_OF_MONEY Huge... sums of money0.0 T_HK_NAME_FM_MR_MRS T_HK_NAME_FM_MR_MRS0.1 ADVANCE_FEE_4_NEW Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)0.0 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)0.0 ADVANCE_FEE_4_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money0.5 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money1.4 ADVANCE_FEE_2_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money0.0 T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL To: misformatted and free email service0.4 MONEY_FRAUD_5 Lots of money and many fraud phrases0.5 MONEY_FRAUD_3 Lots of money and several fraud phrases0.0 T_FILL_THIS_FORM_SHORT Fill in a short form with personal information0.4 FILL_THIS_FORM_FRAUD_PHISH Answer suspicious question(s)0.5 FORM_FRAUD_5 Fill a form and many fraud phrases
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NTERNATIONAL TRANSFER Processing Department Trust Towers Asylum Down 2nd Floor PMB CCCI Cantonments, Accra Ghana
ATTN:FUND BENEFICIARY,
RE:SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$ 1.5 MILLION PART-PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I am MR.MICHAEL KWESI HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT,HSBC BANK GHANA. Sometime ago,In the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), It was revealed in your file as your name was penciled as the bonafide beneficiary to receive your over-due funds which was brought to our bank from the Economic Community of west African States (ECOWAS) In collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)
We wish to inform you that the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally resolved the issue in London after one week meeting and decided to pay all out-standing funds part-payment of US$1,500,000.00(One Million Five Hundred United States Dollars Only) via Swift Telegraphic Wire Transfer(KTT), Online Transfer or ATM Card for onwards payment, which the government is incurring deficit and we are indebted to pay all OVER-DUE funds without any further impediment.
Henceforth,All the previous Payment Centers, should submit their payment files due to their bureaucratic activities and inability to release these funds as scheduled by sending you a transfer confirmation slip to enable you notify your bank about the incoming funds into your nominated account without any further delay.
As a matter of fact we do not have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the essential remittance requirements to ensure the swift release of these funds into your account. Example, your international passport or your drivers license, your telephone and fax number for easy communication with your designated bank details.
Yours in Service, MR.MICHAEL KWESI, HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT. HSBC BANK ACCRA,GHANA
NTERNATIONAL TRANSFER Processing Department Trust Towers Asylum Down 2nd Floor PMB CCCI Cantonments, Accra Ghana
ATTN:FUND BENEFICIARY,
RE:SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$ 1.5 MILLION PART-PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I am MR.MICHAEL KWESI HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT,HSBC BANK GHANA. Sometime ago,In the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), It was revealed in your file as your name was penciled as the bonafide beneficiary to receive your over-due funds which was brought to our bank from the Economic Community of west African States (ECOWAS) In collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)
We wish to inform you that the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally resolved the issue in London after one week meeting and decided to pay all out-standing funds part-payment of US$1,500,000.00(One Million Five Hundred United States Dollars Only) via Swift Telegraphic Wire Transfer(KTT), Online Transfer or ATM Card for onwards payment, which the government is incurring deficit and we are indebted to pay all OVER-DUE funds without any further impediment.
Henceforth,All the previous Payment Centers, should submit their payment files due to their bureaucratic activities and inability to release these funds as scheduled by sending you a transfer confirmation slip to enable you notify your bank about the incoming funds into your nominated account without any further delay.
As a matter of fact we do not have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the essential remittance requirements to ensure the swift release of these funds into your account. Example, your international passport or your drivers license, your telephone and fax number for easy communication with your designated bank details.
Yours in Service, MR.MICHAEL KWESI, HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT. HSBC BANK ACCRA,GHANA
