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Here is the first fraudulent email message I received:  
 
Hello ,
I am very happy to visit your web site and i am interested in your
beautiful collection of work you have in your gallery.i want to
purphase one ought of your artwork for the presentation to the board of director of our company for the well done job during the last tenure that will be coming up shortly.some of your
product in your website had already sold or not available .
I want you to get back to me with the price of recent artwork that is
ready for sale and shipping cost of this artwork via Fedex or any
shipping method, to this Address below.
i will be looking forward to hear from you asap,
i want you to get back to me  so that the
payment shall commence asap.
The artwork needed is------------   Dutch Tulips
 
 
 Best Regards
 Number  8 MALIKOTA ROAD
 NAIROBI
KENYA
BRENDA(MRS)
 
 
Subsequent EMAIL: 
 
Meanwhile for the shipment,i will want you to find out about the shipping method and if posible i could recommend a courier service which i will give you their contact detaiols and you get in touch with them with the weight of the painting so that they can give you  aquote for the shipping.
  I think i will prefer that because they are very reliable and they deliver door to door and no further payment upon receiving.
So i will want you to get in touch with them soon.
 
 
Here is their contact:
Cleflinkexpress courter service.
Email address:cleflinkexpress@deliveryman.com
 
 
I will be waiting to hear from you as you hear from them.
Thanks
Stay Bless
Brenda
 
THE EMAILS FROM THE “SHIPPER”

Hello Customer, 
 Welcome to Clef Link Express Courier Service. 
 In respond to your request,we do normally ship internationally and 
 delivered door to door delivery immediately after 
 the confirmation of 
 payment. 
 We will be able to ship from  Indianapolis,USA to 
 Kenya,Nairobi. 
 To ship this goods of weight 10 pounds will attract a 
 total sum of $450.00. 
 This include packaging,insurance and handling. 
 The goods will be delivered within 3-4 days of pick 
 up .
 
 We accept Credit cards for payment which include 
 Visa card,Master card 
 and western Union Money Transfer. 
 But For now our credit card machine is faulty and we 
 are upgrading it as 
 well which gives the chance for only Western Union 
 for payment. 
 The goods will be picked up from your destination 
 24hrs after the 
 confirmation of payment and delivered within 3-4 
 days of pick-up.

Hello Mrs. Jenifer,
   Thanks for your patronage.
Well since you have the package now to be of 3 pounds in weight,then this will attract the sum of $300.00 which include insurance and handling,but for closer to 6-8 pounds will be an increase of $50.00.
   Meanwhile,we have an agent who make the pick up in the whole of the state,who reside in Texas,so he will be the one to makle the pick up.We can even give you a call before coming,that means you will have to give us your phone number.
    For the payment information,here is the details required for the payment via the Western Union Money Transfer:

  1) Receivers Name: Mr Laguda Alex Olatunji

  2) Address: 32 Julia Hopewell Avenue Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria


   Below are the information you will get back to us with:

  1)Control Number(This is the MTCN)

  2) Test Question and Answer{Secret Code}

  3)Senders Name as used in filling the western form

  4)Senders Address/Zip Code as filled in the Western  Union Form

When the payment is made and fund is confirmed by western union money transfer,our pickup team shall come over for the pickup on monday as scheduled.


We will be expecting to hear from you in other to expedite this with you.

Best Regards                                                                          
John Sabur
Account Dept.
Cleflink Express Courier service

 

Ademola Kareem 
 Customer Service 
 Clef Link Express Courier Service. 
 234-8025927435 . 
 
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