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Fraud email example:
From: Vittorio award notification <vittorioawardinfo@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:31:41 +0200
Subject:
You have been awarded 1.000,000.00 euros! V. Foundation congratulates you!=
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<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" =
/><o:p> Vittorio Fondacione congratulates you!<o:p></o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>=
The Fondaczione di Vittorio, hereby notify you that you have been chosen =
by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Do=
nation.<o:p></o:p>The Fondazione Di Vittorio, established by the Multi-Mil=
lion groups and now supported by the United Nations, European Union (EU) a=
nd the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was conceived with t=
he objective of poverty alleviation world wide, Integrated Rural Developme=
nt Programme, environmental development and protection against global warm=
ing and personal education on business development. The Vittorio Fondazion=
e in conjunction with these world bodies is giving out a yearly donation o=
f EUR 10, 000,000.00 (Ten Million Euro) to 10 lucky recipients.<o:p></o:p>=
<o:p></o:p>These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 10 lucky in=
ternational recipients worldwide; in different categories for their person=
al business development and Integrated Rural Development Programme on glob=
al warming. At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used by you to dev=
elop a part of your environment against global warming.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></=
o:p>Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millio=
ns of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the rec=
ipients to receive the award sum of EUR 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) do=
nations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation and these world bodies in accorda=
nce with the enabling act of establishment. <o:p></o:p>After contacting ou=
r office in <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:o=
ffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:country-region=
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