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Fraud email example:
From: "Sabine Mahofer" <lottery.group@aol.at> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johaness.gruber.lottery@aol.at
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 22:33:26 +0200
Subject: EUROPEAN E-LOTTERY BANANZA GROUG
EUROPEAN E-LOTTERY BANANZA GROUG
VIENNA AUSTRIA
A-114 Hauptstrasse
1010Vienna
<https://www.lotojuegos.com>
Ref No: LN/88-5/0008.
Batch No: 009/9876SP
(Award affiliate with Subscriber Agents)
Award Co-ordinator: Sabine Mahofer
Office E-mail: lottery.group@aol.at
website:https://www.lotojuegos.com
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of 920.000,00 (Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand Euro Only) from the E-LOTTERY BONANZA International programs held on the 5th of May 2008, in Vienna, Austria. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which you were selected
The e-Lottery is approved by the European Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitise the public. To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim your prize.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our Austrian representative office in Vienna Austria, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of 920.000,00) will be released to you from this regional branch office in Austria.
Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company here in Austria and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and your winning Cheque have being sent to you or remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your identification numbers.
Ticket number 02008-120002008-09
Serial number 61002008
Lucky number 01/03/05/07/09
Ref number N.EGS/3662367114/13
Winning No 01/03/05/07/09
To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Lottery National Co-ordinator as follows
LOTTERY NATIONAL AGENCY
Mr. Johannes Gruber
Tel: +43-681-103-77-265
Email: johaness.gruber.lottery@aol.at
You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!
920.000,00
FILL THE FORM BELOW:
1. *Name in full. ---------------------------
2. *Address. --------------------------------
3. *Nationality. ----------------------------
4. *Age. ------------------------------------
5. Occupation. -----------------------------
6. Telephone Number. -----------------------
7. *Mobile. -----------------------------------
7. *Present Country. ------------------------
8. Fax [optional]. -------------------------
9. *Email address. --------------------------
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 26th of July 2008. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HIS MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Yours Sincerely.
EUROPEAN E-LOTTERY BONANZA GROUP
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