An
Email with the Subject "Fw: Contact Western Union" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:15:36 -0800
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To: <mike_wilson22@nifmail.jp>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:44 AM
Subject: Contact Western Union
----- Original Message -----
From: <mike_wilson22@nifmail.jp>
To: <mike_wilson22@nifmail.jp>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:44 AM
Subject: Contact Western Union
Attn:Beneficiary,
We the federal ministry of finance Benin Republic wish to notify you of
your
payment inherittance funds of $2.500,000.00 dollars. After the meeting
held on
31st of December 2008,Our Governor Mr.Alhaji Mohammed Banney has
Instructed t
his Department to send your funds through western union money transfer for
qui
ck collection of your inheritted funds without any further delay to avoid
you
paying money to the fraudsters.
You are required to forward your name and address were you want your funds
to
be send through western union money transfer and the maximium amount the
weste
rn union money transfer will send to you per day starting from tomorrow is
$70
00 dollars. Also you are required to send the sum of $105 dollars only
for th
e Re-newing and re-confirmation of your payment file that was Deposited in
thi
s office with your name.Fill the form below and forward it to the western
unio
n paying agent together with the requested $105 dollars:
Your Receiver,s name__________________
Your country__________________________
your city_____________________________
Your text question_____________________
Your answer__________________________
Telphone____________________________
Contact the western union paying agent with below information's:
Contact Person Mr. Mr.Don Bright
TEL: +229 93-991-335
Email: western.union@bk.ru
As soon as the western union money transfer paying agent confirm this $105
dol
lars from you for the re-newing and re-confirmation of your payment file
you w
ill start receiving your funds as from tomorrow morning. Contact western
unio
n office and ask them to give you information you can use to send the
$105.00
to them to enable them start sending the payments to you tomorrow.
The western union is waiting to receive the western union payment
information
s today, and Please for your earlier information if you are not among the
bene
ficiaries do not send any money to the western union paying agent. But if
you
are among the beneficiaries who receive this message you go ahead and send
th
is $105 dollars and you start receiving your funds through Western union
money
transfer.I will also advised you to call the paying agent Mr.Don Bright
with
this telephone number +229-93-991-335 immediately you send him your
contact in
formation.
Yours in service
Dr.Mike Wilson
Federal republic of Benin
Contact Western Union
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