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Fraud email example:
From: uknational lottery <uk_win5@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 15:18:05 +0200
Subject: WINNER N0 4 CONGRANTULATIONS!!!
MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD
FROM: THE DESK OF MRS. TINA HARRIS.
(ONLINE COORDINATOR)
UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY.
HEAD QUARTER
P.O.BOX 4060
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
REFERENCE NO: MSWL/200/21067.
BATCH NO: UK/2054/011.
WINNER NO: 4. OF THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
INSURANCE COMPANY: INDEX INSURANCE UK
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.
DEAR WINNER NO: 4.
THE UNITED KINGDOM COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE 9 WINNER'S OF OUR ANNUAL LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HELD ON 30TH OCTOBER 2007
THE ANNOUNCMENT MADE TODAY YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO. WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00221, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LUCKY 9 WINNER'S LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU ARE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS OF £1.2 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS. (One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Pounds) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSWL/200-21067. THIS IS FROM TOTAL SUM OF £10.8 MILLION POUNDS SHARED AMONG THE 9 LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY YAHOO MAIL THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA. IT IS PART OF INTERNATIONAL "E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORD USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE.
FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR WINNING FUND, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIM DIRECTOR MR. PAUL JONES IMMEDIATELY ON PHONE: TEL: +44 702-402-7853 OR BY E-MAIL uk_claimoffice45@yahoo.co.uk TO COMMENCE THE PROCESS TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS AS SOON AS POSIBLE. BELOW IS THE CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY CLAIM DIRECTOR.
: uk_claimoffice45@yahoo.co.uk
NAME: MR. PAUL JONES.
TEL: +44 702-402-7853
FAX: +44- 870-974- 6873
PROVIDE HIM WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW:
1.NAME: 2.ADDRESS:3.MARITAL STATUS:4.OCCUPATION:5.AGE:6.SEX:7.NATIONALITY:8.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10. DIRECT MOBILE PHONE
11. EMAIL:12.FAX NUMBER:13.BATCH NUMBER:
14.REF NUMBER:
THAT WAY, YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS/PAPERWORK CAN BE PREPARED FOR YOU. YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SHOW AN INSTRUMENT OF IDENTIFICATION I.D. DRIVERS LICENSE OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
FOR SECURITY REASONS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL TILL YOUR CLAIMS ARE PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU IN WHATEVER MANNER YOU DEEM FIT TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. THIS IS PART OF OUR PRECAUTIONARY MOTIVE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM. PLEASE BE WARNED.
GOODLUCK FROM ME AND MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE UK/NATIONAL LOTTERY.YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PREVIOUS WINNERS
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