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Fraud email example:
From: Dan Vaness <dan_vaness44@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:45:10 +0200
Subject: STAR PRIZE WINNER.
GRAND PRIZE
Welcome to Volkswagen International
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
Avenida Primado Reig3, 28011, Madrid , Spain
Reference Number: VOLKSWAGEN/WIN/100/04/07
Serial Number: VOLKSWAGEN /556543450906
!!!CONFIRMATION ON YOUR STAR PRIZEŽS!!!
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the Volkswagen International Company wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' VOLKSWAGEN International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held in September, 2007, in Spain .
It is a promotional program aimed at promoting VOLKSWAGEN NEW AUTO CAR SERIES to the world market. While participants were selected through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over 1,000,000 names/email addresses of individual and companies from America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand.
Your email address emerges a proud winner under the Second Category with a prize of brand new 2007 Volkswagen New Beetle, and Star Cash Prize of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand (2,500,000) Euros. The car comes with a special VOLKSWAGEN Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2008. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any VOLKSWAGEN INTERNATIONAL depot or service station worldwide.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE:
YEAR: 2007, MODEL: Volkswagen New Beetle. This is the first promotional program for the year 2007.It is absolutely the biggest bonanza in this year stakes.
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:
Congratulations once more, and keep trusting Volkswagen International for top quality auto Car.
Thus your winning prize sum is now deposited in a special account with the OFFICIAL approved European Bank based in Holland-Netherlands- Bank-POST BANK NL. To begin your claim, contact our Director of Promotions,Mr.Daniel Vaness on email address;dan_vaness44@yahoo.dk with the above tabulated informations.
Note: You are advised to keep your winning information confidential to yourself any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winner will result to disqualification.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.DANIEL VANESS
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
VOLKSWAGEN INTERNATIONAL
AMSTERDAM .THE NETHERLANDS
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THE VOLKSWAGEN INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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