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An Email with the Subject "urgent attention" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:09:17 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "pet onyekwe" <petonyekwe@yahoo.com>.
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DEAR SIR, WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY, I AM WRITING YOU THIS PERSONAL LETTER ON BEHALF OF MRS. FLORENCE ZABINDA, THE WIFE OF LATE WILLIAMS V. ZABINDA , BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE WOULD BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO EACH OTHER, LIKEWISE DEVELOPING A CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP. I AM MR PETER ONYEKWE, THE MANAGER IN CHARGE OF DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT IN THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. PRESENTLY, AS THE MANAGER ,IN CHARGE OF THE ACCOUNT BELONGING TO LATE DR. WILLIAMS V. ZABINDA ,WHO WAS ASSASINATED BY THE REBEL FORCES LOYAL TO MAJOR JOHN PAUL KOROMA, HE WAS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, NATIONAL GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING CORPORATION OF SIERRA LEONE. THE LATE DR WILLIAMS V. ZABINDA ,PRESENTLY HAS THE SUM OF SEVENTEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$17,315,000) WITH THE BANK.THE DEATH OF THIS CUSTOMER IS KNOWN TO EVERY STAFF IN THE UNION BANK,MRS. FLORENCE ZABINDA,HAS MANDATED ME TO SEARCH FOR A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGHNER,THAT WILL ACECPT THIS FUND ON HER BEHALF AS THE BENEFICIARY. WE INTEND TO TRANSFER THIS FUND IN YOUR NAME TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT THIS IS KNOWN ONLY TO ME BECAUSE,I AM THE MANAGER INCHARGE OF THIS ACCOUNT. SHE PHONED TO INFORM ME . RIGHT NOW, I HAVE SEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET TO GET YOUR NAME. I AM CONTACTING YOU IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT IT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO INVOLVE YOU AS A FORIEGNER WHO WILL POSE AS THE BENEFICIARY.SHE HAS AGREED TO EFFECT ALL CHANGES IN THE FILE TO YOUR NAME AS SOON AS YOU ACCEPT. I WANT TO INFORM YOU ALSO THAT YOU WILL SHARE %20 OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION AFTER IT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT,WHICH WILL TAKE SOME WEEKS . FEEL FREE AS THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE. ALL I REQUIRE FROM YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING; 1. YOUR FULL ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN EFFECT THE CHANGE IN THE FILE. 2.YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER.3.YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, BUT IF YOU FEEL YOU CANNOT HANDLE THIS BUSINESS,PLEASE KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. THANKS & BEST REGARDS, MR PETER ONYEKWE.