An Email with the Subject "Western Union Payment Notification" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 27 Dec 2015 05:12:37 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as Mr Eddy Benson.
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Attn: Client, This is to inform you that the Federal Government Nigeria is now to handle all foreign arias/debts. The Board of Federal Ministry of Finance Republic of Nigeria.are here to notify you of your payment inherited sum of which you didn't receive till now, After our general meeting held last week federal government has instructed Department to compensate all Foreign arias/debts with the sum of $980.000.00. We mean those Foreign that paid a lot of money for Fraud stars in Republic Nigeria here also they instructed this Department to send your funds to you through western union money transfer for easier receive of your inherited funds without any further delay. Note that every arrangement has been concluded with the Management of Western Union head office Nigeria, They request your name and address were your fund will send through western union transfer. The maximum amount you will be receiving each transfer is sum of $3,500. and you can receive as many you as you like each every day until the total payment completed. You requires to send them the sum of $74.00 dollar, for re-mewing and reconfirming your payment file that Department has been deposited in their office with your name and address. This is how you should list your information bellow; Beneficiary name---------------------------- Address-------------------------------- Tel phone----------------------------- Text question-------------------------- And Answer------------------------- here is their contact information; Director Name. Dr Paul Mba, Email address w_union_nig201@yahoo.com.vn Note as soon as the required fee of $74.00 is send today for the renewing reconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow morning. Here is their information they gave us for you to use it send the require $74.00 dollar through western union transfer with the name and address below: Receiver name ---------ANTHONIA CHIZOBA City-------------------------LAGOS Country------------------REPUBLIC NIGERIA Test Question----------COLOR Test Answer------------WHITE Amount-------------------$74.00 We wait to receive the western union payment information today..Please if you are not the real beneficiary don't respond to this message. Yours in service Mr Eddy Benson Federal Republic of Nigeria.