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Cancelled: DEAR FRIEND. @ Friday, 15 June 2018 imfoffice342@gmail.com
Scam Email received June 19, 2018 from officeoffice4142@yahoo.com
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Cancelled: DEAR FRIEND. @ Friday, 15 June 2018
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Cancelled: DEAR FRIEND. @ Friday, 15 June 2018
Cancelled: DEAR FRIEND. @ Friday, 15 June 2018 – imfoffice342@gmail.com
JUN 15 style=font-size: 24px; vertical-align: middle; color: #454545; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 26px;> DEAR FRIEND. has been cancelled cellspacing=0″ cellpadding=0″> When Friday, 15 June 2018 10:30 PM to 11:30 PM (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time – Dublin / Edinburgh / Lisbon / London Message DEAR FRIEND. GOOD DAY? MY DEAR, PLEASE CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE FOR YOUR FUNDS WORTH SUM OF $2.700, 000.00 HAS BEEN RELEASED AND THE TRANSFER BEGAN TODAY THROUGH WESTERN UNION OFFICE AND AMOUNT WHICH YOU WILL BE RECEIVING EACH DAY IS $7000.00 DAILY. SO CONTACT THE MANAGER IN WESTERN UNION RIGHT NOW AND ASK HIM FOR YOUR FIRST PAYMENT, WESTERN UNION OFFICES MANAGER NAME IS MR.Mark Everson, AND ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE PAYMENT AND ALSO SEND THEM YOUR INFORMATION TO ENABLE THEM ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT FILE SO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PICK YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OK EMAIL: OR CALL TEL: +229 69 16 70 46 1. YOUR RECEIVER'S NAME===== 2. YOUR COUNTRY======== 3. YOUR CITY======== 4. YOUR HOME ADDRESS======= 5. YOUR TELEPHONE=========== 6. YOUR SEX/AGE===== 7. YOUR ID PASSPORT======== 8. YOUR TEST QUESTION========= 9. YOUR ANSWER========= 10. YOUR OCCUPATION===== PROMOTION OFFICER YOURS SINCERELY, NAMES: MR.Mark Everson, WEBSITE: WESTERNUNION EMAIL ( imfoffice342@gmail.com ) ADDRESS: NO. 85 QUEEN RUE BPH141 KINGSTON STREET, COTONOU BENIN EC4V 4AB SAVE TIME, SEND MONEY, EARN REWARDS!WESTERN UNION IS A SERVICE PEOPLE TRUST. ANNIVERSARY DAY THANK YOU FOR USING WESTERN UNION style=text-align: center; margin-top: 15px; font-family: helvetical, Arial, sans-serif; color: #878787; font-size: 12px; padding-bottom: 10px; max-width: 590px;> This event invitation was sent from style=text-decoration: none; text-shadow: white; color: #2862c5;>Yahoo Calendar imfoffice342@gmail.com
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