Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
Edozie Johnson of Indonesia (2007)
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From: “edozie johnson”
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION.
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:48:55 +0100
ATTN: DEAR,
MY BOSS GAVE ME A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OF $1,200.000. (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) THAT I SHOULD SEND IT TO YOU AS COMPENSATION FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO ASSIST HIM GETS THE FUNDS. REMEMBER HE CONTACTED YOU SOMETIME IN THE PAST TO ASSIST HIM REPATRIATE THE FUNDS ABROAD.HE DIRECTED ME TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT HIS SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO INDONESIA UNDER THE COOPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM INDONESIA.
HE LEFT TO INDONESIA EARLIER LAST WEEK WITH SOME PEOPLE AND FROM THERE; HE WILL GO TO THE USA. MEANWHILE, CONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN SEND THE ORIGINAL DRAFT TO YOU. MY BOSS IS PRESENTLY IN INDONESIA FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS. HE REITERATED THAT HE DIDN’T FORGET YOU’RE PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST HIM IN TRANSFERRING THOSE FUNDS DESPITE THAT IT FAILED YOU SOMEHOW.
NOW GET IN TOUCH SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU THE CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT OF TOTAL $1,200.000, WHICH MY BOSS KEPT FOR YOUR COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST HIM IN THIS MATTER. HE APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH. SO FEEL FREE AND GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND INSTRUCT ME WHERE TO SEND YOUR DRAFT TO YOU. THANKS,
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR.EDOZIE JOHNSON.
