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  • prof_franciscus4@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: prof_franciscus3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:55:17 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Open=20Vacancy=20PT?=

>From The Desk of Prof. Franciscus Gerardus
William Harvey Research Institute
Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry
John Vane Building
Charterhouse Square
London
EC1M 6BQ


Hello,

My name is Timothy Rudolf P.A to Professor Franciscus Gerardus,
Researcher HIV Immunology. My Boss and his fellow collaborators have been
researching into possible ways to create Immunity to the HIV Virus, so far
his research has made significant contributions to our understanding of
immunity to infection, inflammation and to fundamental Immunology with the
result that He has been elected to serve as a member of the MRC College
of Experts (2005-2009).


We have donors who have been making generous donations to the Institute
for the development of this research. Due to intensive research work, lack
of available time and different forms of donations, from our American and
European donors, we hereby need a collector in your country who would act
as a representative, collecting payments on our behalf.


Job Specifics:
1. Collection of Donations / Payments
2. Cashing of Donations / Payments
3. Deduction of commission 10% per donation/payment received
4. Sending cashed donation/payments to the institute following Our Instruction.
5. Keeping Record of each donation / payment received and sent.


Note that your commission for being our representative is 10% per
payment received and cashed. If you are interested in working with us,
reply specifically to: prof_franciscus4@sify.com with the following details

Full Names:
Address:
City:
State:
Zipcode:
Country:
Age:
Present Occupation:
Telephone(s):
Question (Have you done this before): YES / NO

After two months of working with us, you would be invited on an all expense
paid trip to our Institute to see the progress of our Research.

Thank you very much.



Regards,
Timothy Rudolf For Prof. Franciscus Gerardus
William Harvey Research Institute

NOTE: reply specifically to: (prof_franciscus4@sify.com)

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