This is the text of an e-mail I received today. I find these to be quite laughable sometimes. I always imagine that these guys are getting in late on some sort of loose criminal syndicate MLM or something. Do people still fall for these things?
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Attention:
There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of $950.000.00 USD. directed in cash credited to fileKTU/9023118308, at the owner of this email address. The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND contacted us for your over due payment a couple of hours ago due to your allocated security code.
They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a name so that the fund can be safe and avaliable to pick up by the beneficially,due to such development,we are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email address,so we require some more information in order to complete this transfer.
FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:
In order to resolve this problem, please email via Western Union Solicitors Fund Verification Department.
As soon as this information is received, and you have complied with the requirements of payment of the western union charges $200.00 USD, payment will be made to your nominated bank account or at the counter directly from The Western Union Transfering Bank.
Note: That this is not one of those African scams, that all they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you will not receive your funds, but note that this is not scam and is directly from the Management of Western Union Money Transfer United Kingdom Head Office.
Below is the information to send the $200.00 today through Western Union money transfer to make it faster and easier.
SENDER'S NAME:
RECEIVER NAME: OKAGBUE CHRISTIAN.
CITY:COTONOU
RECEIVING COUNTRY; BENIN REPUBLIC
TEST QUESTION: IN GOD
ANSWER; WE TRUST
AMOUNT; $200.00
MTCN NUMBER.............................
Please don't forget to send the MTCN number to us immediately you send the money and make sure that you send with this information to avoid mistake ok. Waiting to have the MTCN..
Sincerely,
MR. MARK JAMES.
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It came with a couple of poorly placed Western Union logos and, to top it off, this image:
