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Fraud email example:

From: mswordlotopromotion <promo@mswordlottery.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:32:40 -0600 (CST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!



FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY, UK
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
E-mail:admin@ms-wordpromos.com
REF NO: MSW-L/200-334841
BATCH: 2005MJL-01

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the MICROSOFT WORD
E-MAIL MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on 12thFEBRUARY2005. Your
company or your
personal e-mail address is attached to winning number
12-28FEB-2005-02MSW, with serial
number S/N-00179 drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and
consequently won in the
first lottery category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP
1,000,000.00 POUNDS in cash
credited to file REF NO: MSW-L/200-334841 This is from total prize
money of GBP 7,000,000.00
POUNDS, shared among the Twenty (5) international winners in this
category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot
system drawn form
21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of International
"E-MAIL" Promotions
Program, which is conducted once in every four years for our prominent
MS WORD users all
over the world, and for the continues use of E-mail. We are sorry to
let you know that our
site is still under construction,as we are updating our site and our
windows 2005.
Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate
bank here in UK, and
insured with your REF NO: MSW-L/200-334841 and your E-mail address,
Please note that, you
are to contact us via email as we are promoting the use of E-mail,You
have the right to call
the bank, as we will provide you with the necessary details on how to
claim your prize. You
are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until
you have been processed
and your money remitted to your personal account.
We hope with your prize,you will be happy to promote the use of E-mail
and the use of MS
WORD.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email for
processing and remittance of your prize money to you. Your assigned
claims officer contact
email is:
Name: Jack Harold
E-mail:jackharold@mswordpromotions.com
He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize
money must be claimed not
later than the 5th of march, 2005. All funds not claimed on or before
the fixed date will be
penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with your claims
officer.
Sincerely,
Mr.Jack harold
For MS WORD LOTTO UK;
Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately.
SPONSORS:
CHIEF SPONSOR;
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK, MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS ASIA MICROSOFT
CO-OPERATIONS USA,
ALPHA PRIVATE BANK UK, ALPHA EXPRESS DELIVERIES UK.,





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