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An Email with the Subject "Re: Overdue contract Payment" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:19:42 -0500 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "Rita Franklin"<info@frbgov.us.tf>.
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Attention: Sir Transaction code: BLB-XXX-2007 PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT US$8.5 MILLION I am Mrs. Rita Franklin Accountant General Federal Reserve Bank New York. I am contacting you in respect of your Inheritanace payment. There is a fax I received yesterday stating that you have authorize Mr. Tony Douglas to claim the funds on your behalf. if that is true, kindly send to my office power of attorney to change your information to that of your partner Mr. Tony Douglas. Furthermore, to facilitate the transfer of your Inheritance payment, I will send you the online account details where your moneny was deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank. The Following information are needed immediately to programme your payment. 1 Your full name and phone number: 2 Your Address: Kindly get back to me urgently. Mrs. Rita Franklin Accountant, Wire transfers Processing Division