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Fraud email example:
From: "Euro Million Bonanza" <euromillion_promotions@msn.com>
Reply-To: euroxmasbonanza_promodept@fsmail.net
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:17:49 +0000
Subject: YOU WON US$850.000 IN OUR 2005 XMAS BONANZA!!
--ATTENTION: EURO MILLIONS END OF THE YEAR PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS. ALFONSTRAAT B56, 1002 BS AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, REF: OYL /26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the 10TH GLOBAL EURO MILLIONS END OF THE YEAR PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS held on the 1st December 2005. Having picked your email address by our electronic web site visitors collators in recognition of your patronage to the Internet services, in the final draw, your name was attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with Serial number 5073-11 drew the Lucky Numbers3-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$850.000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL /26510460037/02. This is from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00 shared among the Twenty-nine international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, America and Asia as part of international promotions program to mark the end of the year, which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a Bank in United Kingdom, 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. To begin your claim, please contact our information centre with the following of your personal details : NAME:.................................................................. AGE:.................................................................. SEX:................................................................... ADDRESS:............................................................... EMAIL:................................................................. PHONE:................................................................. REF NUMBER................................................................. BATCH NUMBER................................................................. Tax I.d(if any for proper identification)........................................................ OCCUPATION:............................................................ COMPANY:............................................................... COUNTRY:............................................................... For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Send your personal details as requested above to: euromillion_promodept11@yahoo.com NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays 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 again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Sincerely,N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.Cindy Anderson, EURO MILLIONS END OF THE YEAR PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS. EURO MILLION BONANZA CYBER ANALYST
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