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Fraud email example:
From: "NATION LOTTO" <lotto_512@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 19:21:32 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!!CONGRAT...
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,4/ 4/2005, of winners
of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 20/
4/ 2005 as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals
and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle
East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions
Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting various
websites we are running the e-business promotions for.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number
513-10 drew the lucky numbers 9, 6, 12, 29, 30, 45, 66, and consequently won
in the Second Category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is
from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the Omega Crossing Finance and Security
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 your prize, you will participate in our mid year
(2004) high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact your
claim agent
immediately;
MR. ERIC .S .ANDERSON .
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
OMEGA CROSSING.
TEL:27-73 588 22 13
FAX:27-115076240
EMAIL:ericanderson307@yahoo.co.uk
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 5-12- 2004. 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 provided below in every one of your correspondences with
your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006
Henley Road
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent through
his email
contact
above.
_________________________________________________________________
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