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Fraud email example:
From: "Philip Churchill" <sixballgamesuk@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:43:54 +0000
Subject: prize notification!!!!!!
THE 6 BALL GAMES LOTTERY
LONDON OFFICE
233-5 AMITHY GROVE,
LONDON,SW200LL.
UNITED KINGDOM
Dear Winner,
We are please to announce you as one of the 3 lucky winners in the 6
BALL GAMES LOTTERY draw held on 3rd of January. All 3 winning addresses were
randomly selected from a batch of 5,000,000 international emails. Your email
address emerged alongside 2 others as a 3rd category winner in this month's
draw.
Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
£2,000,000 Pounds (Two million pounds) only.The following particulars are
attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) Winning numbers: 05,11,25,31,59 62
(ii) Serial number: 71-2-5166
(iii) Lotto batch number: 6BG-110
(iv) Reference number: WH-904-3
Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings:
Mr.Norman King
Claims Department Manager
WILSON & HENRY FINANCIAL FIRM
Email: mrnormanking@msn.com
Fax: +44 7005804427
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Mr. Philip Churchill
Promotions Manager
Tel: +44 7040118013
Fax: +44 7005805159
N.B:
1.All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today.
2.Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3.Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4.All winners under the age of 18 are automatically dis-qualified.
5.Please do not reply to this email, contact your claims agent (Norman
King).
_______________________________________________________________________
The 6 BALL GAMES LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored by financial
Corp's and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. 6 BALL
GAMES internet draw is held monthly, and is organized to encourage the use
of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200
Million Pounds are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We
also encourage you to visit our website and take your chance to play and
become part of our monthly winners. Millions are won on a monthly basis on
one of the world's most famous free lotto service.
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