An Email with the Subject "MR DAVID OTTO" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:08:38 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as <frankjohn5@virgilio.it>.
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FROM THE DESK MR DAVID OTTO CENTRAL BANK PARKING COURIER DEPARTMENT NIGERIA. DEAR FRIEND, I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME. I AM MR DAVID OTTO I WORK IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, PACKAGINGAND COURIER DEPARTMENT. I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE CENTRAL BANK WHO SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU .I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN EUROPE WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR CBN ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS $20,000,000.00 ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE . ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS GIVE ME YOUR MAILING ADDRESS YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME . MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU ,YOU CAN E- MAIL ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADRESS :otto_david2100@yahoo.co.uk FOR SECURITY REASONS. OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYSTO THE BOXES TO YOU. NOTE: COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY THROUGH E-MAIL . YOURS FAITHFULLY. MR DAVID OTTO HEAD CENTRAL BANK COURIER DEPARTMENT NIGERIA.