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An Email with the Subject "CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:53:21 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPT."<fpd@thelittlevillage.com>.
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INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA (ICB) FROM THE DESK OF: MR.KWESI BENSON. Foreign Payment Officer OUR REF: ICB/RC/IRD/CBX/011/10. ATTN: BENEFICIARY. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ORDER. THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED VIA OUR BANK. THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA AND OTHER MEMBER COUNTRIES HAVE APPROVED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK TO TAKE CARE OF ALL LONG AWAITED FOREIGN PAYMENTS. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE IS THE INFORMATION SHE TENDERED AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE: NAME: LAURA BURKE, BANK NAME: CITI BANK BANK ADDRESS: NEW YORK, USA. ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428 SWIFT: CITIUS33 ACCOUNT NAME: LAURA BURKE. DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE , AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO HER ACCOUNT. IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECOMFIRM YOUR INFORMATION BY FILLING THE SPACES BELLOW AND FOR IMMEDIATE PROCUREMENT OF THE TRANSFER DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY. A TOTAL OF US$12.7M UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY HAS BEEN APPROVED TO BE PAID TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS YOUR NAME WAS LISTED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT AND WE NEED YOU TO RECONFIRM THE BELOW FOR US TO START THE TRANSFER PROCESS IMMEDIATELY. 1.YOUR NAME:................... 2. COMPANY'S NAME:............. 3. YOUR ADDRESS:.............. 4. YOUR TEL/FAX:............. 5. BANK NAME:................. 6. BANK ADD:.................. 7. BANK TEL/FAX:............ 8. ACCOUNT NAME:............... 9. ACCOUNT NO: ................. 10. SWIFT/ROUTING NUMBER:............ AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE YOUR RESPONSE AND THE CONFIRMATION, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECCESSARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR THAT OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITTANCE PAYMENT HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK THROUGH INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITTED PAYMENTS IN THE LIST OF THIS LAST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR. HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DOCUMENTS TO THE SAID MRS. JUNE A. WARD IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES AND DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THESE FUNDS MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.DO NOT PASS THIS INFORMATION TO ANY SECOND PARTY WHATSOEVER TO AVOID CANCELLATION OF YOUR PAYMENT AS YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHO IS BEHIND THE CHANGE OF ACCOUNT. YOURS FAITHFULLY, MR. KWESI BENSON FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK ACCRA-GHANA. CC: BOARD MEMBERS (ICB). CC: THE SENATE COMMITTEE. CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS (FPD). CC: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF GHANA