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Fraud email example:
From: thomas martin <australialotto212@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: claimofficeforauslottery@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 15:43:30 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTO!!!!!
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: australialotto212@yahoo.com
CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC:
Date: 30/04/2006
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 30th APRIL 2006 from the AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.
Your email address was attached to ticket number;17212, serial Number;7741137002. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 8382-
42bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$300,000.00 (THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted Annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some Multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communitieswhere they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative
Office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your
prize of US$300,000.00 will be released to you from this regional Branch office in NIGERIA.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
*****Simply contact our fiducially agent:-
REV. DANIEL ALABI.
+44-7024072625
claimofficeforauslottery@yahoo.com
In order to file for your claim. Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this
notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to
help locate your file easily.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the 29th of MAY 2006; Otherwise
all unclaimed funds will be returned eventually and donated to charity organizations.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards
Carol Sweet.
(Coordinator)
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
*****Simply contact our fiducially agent:-
REV. DANIEL ALABI.
+44-7024072625
claimofficeforauslottery@yahoo.com
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
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- thomas martin
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