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Fraud email example:
From: prizealert@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 14:49:06 -0800
Subject: Prize Alert For Anglo/Franco Lottery Winners
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
ATTENTION:THIRD CATEGORY WINNER
DEAR WINNER,
After a successful completion of the third category draws of
ANGLO/FRANCO
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, held on 2nd APRIL, 2005, we are pleased to
inform
you of the official announcement today, that you have emerged one of
the
winners of the ANGLO/FRANCO LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS,
which is part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 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.
Your email, attached to ticket number 714-5-9827, with serial number
14-83
drew the lucky numbers 03, 15, 23, 25,35, 40, (30), and consequently
won
in the Third Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay
out
of 1.2 million Great Britain Pounds(GBP) in cash,
which is the winning payout for each third category winner. This is
from
the total prize money of 19.2 million Great Britain Pounds(GBP) shared
among
the sixteen international winners in the Third category.
CONGRATULATIONS.
The entire payout for third category winners amounting to 19.2
million
Great Britain Pounds(GBP) is currently deposited in an escrow account
with
our corresponding bank, the entire sum insured . To avoid mix up of
numbers
and names of any kind, we request that you keep this award strictly
from
public notice until the entire process of transfering your claims has
been
completed, and your winnings remitted to you via one of the payment
options
available to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We also wish to bring t o y our notice our end of year (2004) high
stakes
where you stand a chance of winning up to 5 million Great Britain
Pounds(GBP).
contact your claims agent immediately,to begin your claims process;
MR RABIAS FLORIAN
CLAIMS DEPT. MANAGER,
ANGLO/FRANCO LOTTERY UK
EMAIL: rabiasflorian@uk2.net
For due processing and remittance of your prize money, remember, you
must
contact your claims agent to commence claims process.
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of
your
correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A-F-I32198-00
BATCH NUMBER: 51513-AF
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
ANGLO/FRANCO LOTTERY UK.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.
Do not reply to this mail.
Contact your claims agent
___________________________________________________________________________
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