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Fraud email example:
From: lottery_center@canada.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:47:41 +0100
Subject: Congratulations! Your email address has won US$820,000.00
From: Mr. Frank Bill
No: 125 St Michael's Street
Plot 2A Harrison Drive
Ontario Canada.
(http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/index.html)
Check for LOTTO 6/49
Email: lottery_center@canada.com
Email: canada_mrslisa@canada.com
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04
Batch No: Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon: Match 6+B
WINNING NOTIFICATION
THIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE 2010 WORLD CUP TO BE HOSTED
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-
American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held
on the Mon July 3 2006 in Essex United Kingdom and
Canada Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
B9564 75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the
winning numbers 11/12/14/27/34/48 with a bonus Number
8,for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in
the 2nd category of daily three. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of US$ 820,000.00
(Eight Hundred andTwenty Thousand United States Dollars)
in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04.
This is from a total cash prize of US $11,100,000.00 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first One-Hundred
and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category
worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our Europe booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon, because this
particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World
Cup to be Hosted in South Africa hence your winning
information must be kept to enable you participate in
our subsequent games before the grand finale. In view
of this, your US$ 820,000.00 (Eight Hundredand Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you
by anaccredited commercial Bank in Austria. Our European
agent will immediately commence the process to acilitate the
release of your funds as soon as youcontact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide
Web site through computer draws system and extracted
from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed
and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim,
please contact our corresponding agent in Austria
immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow:
MR. Makus Bognar, Tel: +43-6765849954. email:
(lotteryagent@canada.com) Or
(canadalotry_agentbognar@yahoo.ca) To
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with
our designated agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff
of this program that has successfully won this
competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program. Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Gladys Owen United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator
Mrs.Patricia Hope Asst. Gen. Sec Mr. Grey Johnson
Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.
Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For European Winners Dr
Bill Wilson. African/European Head Office
Baumgarten-strasse 15 Postfach 686 Geneva CH-8201
Schaffhausen Dr and Mrs Angela Bella Head Austrian
Offshore Payment Office Verona, Italy. Thanks for your
Co-operation in anticipation Contact:
(http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/index.html) Check for
LOTTO 6/49.
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