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Fraud email example:
From: COMPASS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <compasslotto1@netscape.net>
Reply-To: lottocompass@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:35:02 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING
COMPASS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMO/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: JACOB VAN COMPERSTRAAT 78, 1123 NH, AMSTERDAM -THE NETHERLANDS.
REF: MLI/DA965I-02/GF
BATCH: 9941/737867/SJ
ATTENTION:
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE: MLI
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 17th October,
2005
of winners of the SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY; THE NETHERLANDS /
INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS. Your email address attached to ticket number
025/078742; with serial number 05908 drew the lucky numbers
25-35-09-74-82,
and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have
therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 Euros (ONE
MILLION
Euros) in credited to file REF NO. MLI/DA965I-02/GF. This is from total
prize money of 15,900,000.00Euros shared among the international
winners in our 1st - 4th categories. All participants were selected
through a
computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company email addresses and
30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia, New Zealand,
America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International
Promotions
Program, which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now in custody of a Financial Security company insured in
your FILE REFERENCE. 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.
This lottery program was organized by our group of philanthropist
promoted and sponsored by Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc, eminent
personalities like the sultan of Brunei, Multi Choice and other
corporate
Organizations. This lottery program was organized to improve the use of
computer software and for the benefit of every Microsoft user. We hope
with
part of your prize, you will support our enormous programs around the
world as we wish to align you in advance.
To begin your claim, please contact your file/processing officer:
MR DAVID PEEN
COMPASS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
(AMSTERDAM - THE NETHERLANDS).
Email address:
compasslotto@netscape.net
On TEL: 0031-629-463-936
Be informed that non -residence of the Netherlands will have their win
processed accordingly, as required by the Netherlands Gaming Board
(NGB) prior to award payment policy for international winners and also
required by your authorized paying Bank. Be advised that your paying
Bank
will effect payment swiftly upon satisfactory report, verifications and
validation provided by this processing Agent. All prize money must be
claimed not later than THREE (3) weeks of receipt of this notice. After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay 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 once again from our team of staff and thank you for
being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.
Sincerely,
Mr Kenneth Kerr
Lottery Coordinator, COMPASS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL, THE -NETHERLANDS.
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