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Fraud email example:
From: brigitte seebass <b_seebass@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:00:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!CONGRATULATIONS!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!
OYL KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, n.l
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD
ATTENTION: DEAR WINNER,
RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,
15th of MARCH 2005 winners of the OY-KEIKKAUS
NETHERLAND
LOTTERY/INTERNATIONALPROGRAMS held on 31st of November
2004.
Your company, attached to ticket number
025-1146-1992-750,
with serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers
13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery in
the 3rd
category.
You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$800,000.00 in cash
credited
to file REF NO. OYL/2551256003/22.
This is from total prize of US$17,500,000.00 shared
among
the seventeen international winners in this category.
All
participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn form
15
million
names from Australia,New Zealand, America, Europe and
North
America and Africa as part of International Promotions
Program, which
is
conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a company insured in
your
name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask
that you keep this award strictly from public notice
until your claim
has
been
processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will
participate in our
end
of year high
stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT;
[Brigitte Harris] FOREIGN SERVICE ANAGER,
b_seebass@yahoo.com with the following
information:Your Full name,Age, Sex, Reference Number,
Batch Number, Country of origin ,Residential
Address,Occupation , Position,Telephone And Fax
Number.
For due processing and remittance of your prize to
you.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not
later
than 30th of september 2005. After this date, all funds
will
be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and
batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent.
Furthermore,
should there
be any change of your address , do inform your claims
agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for
being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Collins Cox.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
OYL KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, n.l.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS
__________________________________________________
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