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Fraud email example:
From: MSWORDMEGAPROMOLOTTERY <claimsagent_kelleycole@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:34:16 -0500
Subject: ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD (CONTACT YOUR CLAIMSOFFICER)
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT
LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.
89 New Fetter Lane London, EC4A 1AG U.K
MR. TINZO PAOLO
PHONE #:+447024063776
REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN
MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS,
EMAIL AWARD PROMO: UNITED
KINGDOM
Finally today, we announce the winners
of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT
LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 10 th july
2006. Your company or your
personal e-mail address, attached to
winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100,
with serial number 647489, consequently
won in the Tenth lottery
category.
You are therefore been approved for lump
sums pay out of GBP
5,500,000.00 POUN DS ($10,464,000 USD) in
cash Credited to file REF NO:
MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number
23-76-06-54-42-100, this is from total
prize
money of GBP 27,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared
am! ong the Twenty five
(25)international winners in this
category.
All participants were selected through
our Microsoft computer ballot
system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000
names from each continent, as part
of International "E-MAIL" Promotions
Program, for our prominent MS WORD
user all over the world, and for the
Continuous use of E-mail. Your
fund (certified Cashiers cheque) has been
insured with your REF NO:
MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number
23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning
prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email for
Processing and remittance of your prize
money to you. The claims processor
is:
Name: Mrs kelley cole.
E-mail:claimsagent_kelleycole@yahoo.co.uk
Do email the above email a ddresses, all
at once. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your
reference and winning numbers in all
correspondences with your clai! ms
officer.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BEL
OW INFORMATIONS REQUIRED TO
CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:
1. Full Name: ...........................
2. Address:
................................
3.Nationality:
..........................................
............
4.Age: ........................Date of
Birth: ......
5. Occupation:
..........................................
..........
6.Phone: ............Fax:
..................................
7. State of Origin: ...Country:
.................
8: DELIVERY OPTIONS
Upon reciept of the duly requested data, I
will send you the contact
information of the payment office so you
can proceed with effecting the
release of your claim in anyway you deem
fit, submit back immediately
DELIVERY OPTIONS:
(1) A: BANK SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER
(2): COME TO OUR OFFSHORE PAYMENT CENTER
IN UK
(3): BY OUR COURIER FIRM,
Sincerely,
Secretary
Mrs. Maurrine Diane H.
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to
contact your claims officer
immediately by email. Or call the
promotion director MR. TINZO PAOLO on
PHONE #:+447024063585 to confirm your
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winnings.
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