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Fraud email example:
From: "promodirector" <uknationalottery5@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 02:08:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
WINNING NOTICE
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR WINNER
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "2" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the Category "2" draws of U.K NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a
winner under the Second Category, which is part of our
promotional draws.
The draws were held prior to your notification.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe,Middle East, and New Zealand
as part of our International Promotions Program.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
3322/6181-22 with serial number 92-71 drew the lucky
numbers 19, 21, 25, 30,41,44 (22), and consequently
won in the Category "2".You have therefore been
awarded a lump sum pay out of £1,200,000,00 (One
Million two Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash, which is
the
winning payout for Category "2"winners.
This is from the total prize money of £2,400,000.00
shared among the 2 international winners in this
category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your funds are now deposited with INTERNATIONAL
CONTRACTING COMPANY U.K LTD, a reputable finance firm
in the U.K, insured in your name.In your best
interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names
of any kind, we request that you keep the entire
details of your award strictly from public notice
until the process of transferring your claims has been
completed, and your funds
remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our mid year
(2004) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning
up to £40.Million, we hope that with a part of your
prize you will participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin
your
claims process;
MR.CARL GARETH
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTING COMPANY U.K LTD
TEL/FAX:+44-871-521-2157
EMAIL:lotterycoordinator2@uklotteryuk.net
For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.Remember, you must contact your
claim agent. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below your reference
and Batch numbers. Note that you are to forward this email to the
finance firm in your first correspondence with them, whether by email
or fax.
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK-NL/0627/03
BATCH NUMBER: WD 18/0065/03RN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY,
UNITS 2A AND 2B,OLYMPIC WAY,
SEFTON BUSINESS PARK AINTREE LIVERPOOL,
L30 1RD.
UNIED KINGDOM
N.B.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT
REPLY TO THIS MAIL BOX,YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOURS CLAIMS
AGENT FOR FURTHER PRIZE CLAIM PROCEDURE
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