An
Email with the Subject "I need your urgent assistance" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:26:00 -0800
and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email.
The sender shows as hemannhamsa1@gmail.com.
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assistanceafrica3 million usdforeignbankcontactaccount millionpartnertransaction35%60%5%urgent transferbusinessmailbank usd department bank auditsurprisehemannhamsa1@gmail.com will (b.o.a)($17.3 million usd ) mr hemann hamsa, &n...nmr hemann hamsa
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[date:] => Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:26:04 -0800 (PST)
[from:] => hemannhamsa1@gmail.com
[reply-to:] => hemannhamsa1@gmail.com
[subject:] => I need your urgent assistance
[to:] => undisclosed recipients: ;
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[x-spam-subject:] => ***SPAM*** I need your urgent assistance
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[x-spam-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "chester.loopbiz.com", hasidentified this incoming email as possible spam. The original messagehas been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or labelsimilar future email. If you have any questions, seethe administrator of that system for details.Content preview: This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it'sjust my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for thistransaction.I am MR HEMANN HAMSA, MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENTBank of Africa(B.O.A), I need your urgent assistance in transferring thesum of ($17.3 MILLION USD )immediately to your account.I will send you fullinformations on how the business will be executed and also note that youwill recieve 35% of the above mentioned amount while 60% is for me then 5%is for any expenses that may occur during the transaction. if you agree tohelp me execute this business reply me back for more clearification throughthis Email hemannhamsa1@gmail.com MR HEMANN HAMSA [...] Content analysis details: (4.4 points, 4.0 required)pts rule name description---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------0.6 RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB RBL: SORBS: sender is an abusable web server[212.52.148.109 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net]1.2 RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET RBL: Received via a relay in bl.spamcop.net[Blocked - see ]-0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, lowtrust[98.138.90.94 listed in list.dnswl.org]-3.0 URG_BIZ BODY: Contains urgent matter-3.0 MILLION_USD BODY: Talks about millions of dollars0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is freemail (hemannhamsa1[at]gmail.com)0.7 SPF_NEUTRAL SPF: sender does not match SPF record (neutral)2.2 FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT Envelope-from freemail username ends indigit (hemannhamsa1[at]gmail.com)0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message2.6 RCVD_IN_SBL RBL: Received via a relay in Spamhaus SBL[212.52.148.109 listed in zen.spamhaus.org]0.0 LOTS_OF_MONEY Huge... sums of money0.0 RFC_ABUSE_POST Both abuse and postmaster missing on sender domain0.5 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)0.0 T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL0.0 T_MONEY_PERCENT X% of a lot of money for you0.5 ADVANCE_FEE_2_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money1.0 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money1.0 MONEY_FRAUD_3 Lots of money and several fraud phrases
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This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.I am MR HEMANN HAMSA, MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT Bank of Africa(B.O.A),
I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($17.3 MILLION USD )immediately to your account.I will send you full informations on how the business will be executed and also note that you will recieve 35% of the above mentioned amount while 60% is for me then 5% is for any expenses that may occur during the transaction. if you agree to help me execute this business reply me back for more clearification through this Email hemannhamsa1@gmail.com
MR HEMANN HAMSA