a.) I have never in my life used Western Union for anything.
b.) I don’t think WU uses YAHOO! as their email server.
c.) I am not an idiot.
d.) Somebody out there is dumb enough to fall for this shit. And that is scary and sad.
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from: Anniversary < wwwuuuvvv@hotmail.com >
reply-to: wuamt@consultant.com
to:
date: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:28 AM
subject: Thank you for using Western Union!
signed-by: yahoo.comDear Sir / Madam,
For 156 years, Western Union has been connecting people. At Western Union, there’s so much more than money you’re sending. Every sender and receiver is important to us. To celebrate our 157th Anniversary United Kingdom, we’re rewarding our customers with prizes of USD60, 000.00
Because you sent money on-line, from an agent location or received money through Western Union, you’ve been selected.
However, you are required to forward the following information for immediate payment of your USD60, 000.00
1.) Bank Name;
2.) Beneficiary:
3.) Account Number:
4.) Bank Address:
5.) Swift Code or Routing Number:
6) Country of Residence:
6.) Your Mobile Telephone Number:You will be contacted by a Western Union in the next 24 hours as soon as you forward your required information and you will receive the USD60, 000.00 prizes immediately from us.
(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
Name: Mr. Hillary Newton
E-mail: wuamt@consultant.com
TEL+44-703-174-66-48
Fax +44-84-47-74-73-70Save time, send money, earn rewards! Western Union is a service people trust.
ANNIVERSARY DAYThank you for using Western Union!
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We endeavor to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your Information. We also endeavor to restrict Information access to our employees, agents and representatives that need to know it. Western Union will never disclose your personal or billing information to a third party.
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