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Fraud email example:
From: "lotto board" <lotto_board3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:14:50 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON US$2,950,000.00 /RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY.
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY
FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2005
YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW THIS MESSAGE IS FROM
THE
PROMOTION MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT OMEGA
CROSSING SA
YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, THE SUM OF US$ 2,950,000,00 PLEASE
CONTACT
MR:JOE ADAMS
YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
ON PHONE NO.+ 27 83-866-3866,
email: joeadams11@hotmail.com
(GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY)
PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made for this month of
October, the winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, 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 all part of the world as part of our electronic business
Promotions Program.
Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your
visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for.
You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482,with
serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus
number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.
Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756
Your Serial Number. 454-17
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12
Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,950,000.00
in cash,which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is
from the total prize money of US$26,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!
Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of US$2,950,000.00 is now
with Omega Crossing Finance and Security Company insured with your email
address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact (OMEGA
CROSSING SA) your agent and give them your full names so that they will
re-insure your CHEQUE under your full names.
Please note that OMEGA CROSSING your paying agent, will invite you to their
office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to
hurry up and contact them immediately.To begin your claim, please call your
claim agent immediately, and also to send an urgent message to MR:JOE
ADAMS.through Phone or Email address
MR:JOE ADAMS.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
OMEGA CROSSING SA.
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN,AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O.Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27 83-866-3866,
EMAIL: joeadams11@hotmail.com
NOTE:In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided
above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010
SOCCER WORLD
Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
MISS.MERVIN NKUMA
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY.
2nd Floor SABC
Radio Park Building
P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road.
Johannesburg, South Africa.
OMEGA CROSSING SA
GOES INTERNATIONAL
AS THE 2010
WORLD CUP
WILL BE HOSTED BY
SOUTH AFRICA
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED
BY:
(F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT
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