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VERY URGENT drgaruskara001@outlook.fr
Scam Email received June 29, 2018 from drgaruskara001@gmail.com
Email From:
drgaruskara001@gmail.com
Subject:
VERY URGENT
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Email Subject:
VERY URGENT
VERY URGENT – drgaruskara001@outlook.fr
DEAR FRIEND, I AM DR GARUS KARA FROM BURKINA FASO BANK OF AFRICAN I HAVE A GENIUE BUSINESS TRANSACTION OF $20.5MILLION US DOLLARS (TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD) TO TRANSFER INTO YOUR OVERSEA ACCOUNT, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY. YOUR FULL NAME YOUR OCCUPATION.. YOUR AGE.. YOUR MARITAL STATUS.. YOUR PHONE NUMBER.. YOUR COUNTRY/NATIONALITY.. PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW (drgaruskara001@outlook.fr) ONCE I RECEIVE ALL THE INFORMATION FROM YOU, I WILL SEND TO YOU THE APPLICATION LETTER WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK IMMEDIATELY. BEST REGARD&S, THANKS DR GARUS KARA drgaruskara001@outlook.fr
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