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The sender shows as "HON. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA" <pres.ghana@gmail.com>.
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[subject:] => FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF GHANA.
[from:] => "HON. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA"
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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: * FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF GHANA HIS EXCELLENCY HON. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, EMAIL: (pres.ghana@live.com) DIRECT LINE: +233 264 948 880 REF: RG/OTP/001-01. * ATTN: MY DEAR FRIEND, COMPLEMENT OF THE SEASON, [...] Content analysis details: (-1.5 points, 4.0 required) pts rule name description---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 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: live.com] 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (pres.ghana[at]gmail.com)-2.0 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals-0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message-0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain-0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid-1.0 UPPERCASE_75_100 message body is 75-100% uppercase 1.0 FREEMAIL_REPLY From and body contain different freemails 0.6 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
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I AM HIS EXCELLENCY HON. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, THE NEWLY APPOINTED PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF GHANA WEST AFRICA. I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT I WILL BE SENDING MY SECTARY (MR. BEBAAKO MENSAH) FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF YOUR COUNTRY AND HE WILL BE BRINGING YOUR OUTSTANDING CONSIGNMENT BOXES, ATM CARDS, UN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT AND ID CARD TO YOU, PLEASE YOU MOST BE SURE HE WILL NOT GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION'S AND CUSTOMS PROBLEM AS HE IS THE GENERAL SECTARY OF OUR COUNTRY REPUBLIC OF GHANA AND HE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION'S AND CUSTOMS ROOT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM,
AS SOON AS HE IS THROUGH WITH THE MEETING HE WILL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE HAND OVER OF YOUR PARCEL TO YOU, (PLEASE RE-CONFIRM YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER) TO AVOID MISTAKE IN PROCESS OF DELIVERY.
I HAVE TAKEN THIS TASK UPON MYSELF BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH ON COST OF DELIVERY, BUT NOTHING WAS RECEIVED BY YOU. I MUST SAY THAT YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON THIS TIME BECAUSE MY SECTARY WILL PERSONALLY BRING THE PARCEL TO YOUR DOORSTEP AFTER HIS MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF YOUR COUNTRY AND THERE IS NOTHING ANY ONE IN THIS WORLD CAN DO ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THE UNITED NATION SECRETARY GENERAL AND YOUR PRESIDENT IS AWARE OF THIS DELIVERY.
THE ONLY OBSTACLE HERE IS THAT THE PACKAGE HAVE TO BE REGISTERED AS A PRESIDENTIAL PACKAGE FOR HIM TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS IN OUR AIRPORT. SO PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT OUR REGISTRAR ON THE CONTACT DETAIL BELOW AND REGISTER YOUR PARCEL THEN GET BACK TO US WITH THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE SO THAT HE CAN COME ALONG WITH YOUR PARCEL.
I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE DELIVERY REGISTRATION WILL BE COMPLETED. BUT IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE THIS TIME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MY GOVERNMENT.
FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF GHANA
HIS EXCELLENCY HON. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, EMAIL: (pres.ghana@live.com)
DIRECT LINE: +233 264 948 880 REF: RG/OTP/001-01.
ATTN: MY DEAR FRIEND,
COMPLEMENT OF THE SEASON,
I AM HIS EXCELLENCY HON. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, THE NEWLY APPOINTED PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF GHANA WEST AFRICA. I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT I WILL BE SENDING MY SECTARY (MR. BEBAAKO MENSAH) FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF YOUR COUNTRY AND HE WILL BE BRINGING YOUR OUTSTANDING CONSIGNMENT BOXES, ATM CARDS, UN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT AND ID CARD TO YOU, PLEASE YOU MOST BE SURE HE WILL NOT GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION'S AND CUSTOMS PROBLEM AS HE IS THE GENERAL SECTARY OF OUR COUNTRY REPUBLIC OF GHANA AND HE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION'S AND CUSTOMS ROOT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM,
AS SOON AS HE IS THROUGH WITH THE MEETING HE WILL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE HAND OVER OF YOUR PARCEL TO YOU, (PLEASE RE-CONFIRM YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER) TO AVOID MISTAKE IN PROCESS OF DELIVERY.
I HAVE TAKEN THIS TASK UPON MYSELF BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH ON COST OF DELIVERY, BUT NOTHING WAS RECEIVED BY YOU. I MUST SAY THAT YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON THIS TIME BECAUSE MY SECTARY WILL PERSONALLY BRING THE PARCEL TO YOUR DOORSTEP AFTER HIS MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF YOUR COUNTRY AND THERE IS NOTHING ANY ONE IN THIS WORLD CAN DO ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THE UNITED NATION SECRETARY GENERAL AND YOUR PRESIDENT IS AWARE OF THIS DELIVERY.
THE ONLY OBSTACLE HERE IS THAT THE PACKAGE HAVE TO BE REGISTERED AS A PRESIDENTIAL PACKAGE FOR HIM TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS IN OUR AIRPORT. SO PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT OUR REGISTRAR ON THE CONTACT DETAIL BELOW AND REGISTER YOUR PARCEL THEN GET BACK TO US WITH THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE SO THAT HE CAN COME ALONG WITH YOUR PARCEL.
NAME OF REGISTRAR: MR. NELSON A. MOHAMMED
EMAIL: (nelsonhammed@live.com)
TEL: +233 241 722 400.
I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE DELIVERY REGISTRATION WILL BE COMPLETED. BUT IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE THIS TIME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MY GOVERNMENT.
WAITING YOUR URGENT RESPOND,
BEST REGARDS,
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
HIS EXCELLENCY HON. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF GHANA,
DIRECT LINE: +233 264 948 880.