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Fraud email example:
From: "LOtt " <lott120@rediffmail.com>
Date: 14 Nov 2006 04:05:53 -0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS![
AWARD PRIZE: £1,000,000,000 GB
Claims Agent
Name: Desmond SmithCONTACT BAR: lotteryagent_smith1@yahoo.co.uk
AWARD FINANCE DEPARTMENTSACCREDITTED EGENCY.
REF NO: MSW/ 776090X2/23BATCH NO: 013/05/8394369
DEAR WINNER,
This Award is sponsored by a consortium Software promotion Companies ,The Intel Group ,Dell Computers,Microsoft and other International Companies to encourage the use of the internate and promote computer literacy worldwide.
We are proud to say that over 20 million American Dollas are won annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.
Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic Online Sweepstakes Realise on the November 2006. Your electronic Email- Address emerged as one of the online winning Lucky-Emails in the 1st category and therefore you are hereby Approved to claim a cash award of >>£1,000,000,000 GB<<<{ One Million Great Britian Pounds SterlingsOnly}.
We write to notify you of this award, to advise you contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message .For more informations concerning the processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you.It is important to note that your award information was Released with the following particulars attached to it.
Ticket No: 8603775966738Serial No :5368/02Winning No: 03,15,21,22,36,47,27 { Bonus No:17}
Please contact the claim agent mentioned above not more than 3 days to facilitate the realise of your prize ,You are required to only send the below informations to him for the process of your Award Certiticate free to enhance the payments fund to you by cash ,or Bank to Bank remmittance to your a/c to be submitted Immediately the Certificate is Approved for Payments by the payee bank.
Your Full Name Your Address and Nationality.Your Date of Birth.Your CccupationYour Phone / Fax if any.
Please remember ,All winning must be claimed not later than 2 days on receipt of this notification and Note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence .Once again ,on behalf of all our staff>
CONGRATULATIONS![
Sincerely,Ms Danny EllenPromotional co-ordinator.
The Microsoft National Lottery Inc
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