An
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and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email.
The sender shows as Mr Alex Wright <test1@irost.ir>.
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transactioninvestmentproposalfundbusinessmutualchurchdearnmr alex wright mr alex wright,
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[date:] => Thu, 9 May 2013 20:16:02 +0430 (IRDT)
[from:] => Mr Alex Wright
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[subject:] => Investment Proposal
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[x-ham-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "lester.newsblaze.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, seeroot\@localhost for details.Content preview: City of London Investment Group Plc 77 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AS www.citlon.co.uk RE:Proposition: Dear, [...] Content analysis details: (1.3 points, 4.0 required) pts rule name description---- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------0.0 SPF_HELO_PASS SPF: HELO matches SPF record 0.8 DATE_IN_PAST_12_24 Date: is 12 to 24 hours before Received: date-0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record-1.3 RP_MATCHES_RCVD Envelope sender domain matches handover relay domain 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [URIs: citlon.co.uk] 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 1.9 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
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City of London Investment Group Plc 77 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AS www.citlon.co.uk
RE:Proposition:
Dear,
Greetings,
I am Mr Alex Wright, Associate Director of City of London Investment Group Plc, The World Largest Funds Management Company with Huge Capital Investment Funds.
l have a mutual joint venture investment transaction which l want to establish with you in your country as equity Participation, please do reply this letter so that l can give you the details of this business transaction.
Do include your phone number for an oral discussion on this issue.
Thanks
Best regards,
Mr Alex Wright
City of London Investment Group Plc 77 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AS www.citlon.co.uk
RE:Proposition:
Dear,
Greetings,
I am Mr Alex Wright, Associate Director of City of London Investment Group Plc, The World Largest Funds Management Company with Huge Capital Investment Funds.
l have a mutual joint venture investment transaction which l want to establish with you in your country as equity Participation, please do reply this letter so that l can give you the details of this business transaction.
Do include your phone number for an oral discussion on this issue.