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Fraud email example:
From: "lottodraw draw" <lottodraw25252@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:55:07 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION
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, 1/11/2005, of
winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held
on 30TH 03/ 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
(2005) high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately;
MR. JOHN BUKANGO.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK, 0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
OMEGA CROSSING.
TEL: 27-8221-540-52
EMAIL- johnbukango@yahoo.com
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 two weeks of
announcement. 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 mailbox. Contact your claims
agent through his email contact above.
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