An
Email with the Subject "From Mr. John Sono" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:21:23 -0800
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The sender shows as "consultant" <consultant@aruba.it>.
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Be so kind to contact me at your earliest convenient for a possible business
presently in Johannesburg working as an investment consultant with the bank
business.
As at this moment,I am constrained to issue more details about this business
about me as we progress with the business.I thank you for spearing moments
email address.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Warmest regards,
Mr.John Sono.
From Mr. John Sono
Rissik Street Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Hello Dear,
Best of the season!
I was reading through your profile on the internet and found it interesting.
Be so kind to contact me at your earliest convenient for a possible business
deal involving money transfer of about $14.2 Million USD.
I am an investment consultant with a prime bank here in South Africa.I am
presently in Johannesburg working as an investment consultant with the bank
at their Johannesburg office. I am posed to work this deal out if we can do
business.
As at this moment,I am constrained to issue more details about this business
until your response is received.
As we have not met before,I will forward to you everything you need to know
about me as we progress with the business.I thank you for spearing moments
of your very busy schedules to read my proposal. Send your response to my
email address.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Warmest regards,
Mr.John Sono.