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Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 20:57:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CIA GENERATED BOGUS "WINNER" SCAM
REPLY ASAP
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 9:35 PM
>From s.ericsson@cox.net Wed Nov 5 20:35:51 2008
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mta196.mail.re4.yahoo.com from=3Dcox.net; domainkeys=3Dneutral (no sig)=20
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from 68.230.240.47 (EHLO eastrmmtao105.cox.net) (68.230.240.47) by mta196.m=
ail.re4.yahoo.com with SMTP; Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:35:51 -0800=20
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from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao105.cox.net (InterMa=
il vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20081106043551.K=
JNB23768.eastrmmtao105.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net>; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:35=
:51 -0500=20
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from eastrmwml33 ([172.18.18.217]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id =
bgbq1a00A4h0NJL02gbqdv; Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:35:50 -0500 a=3DOWyB6QUpKIs6Pc+=
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A:4 a=3D9xyTavCNlvEA:10 a=3Dh9s5Ru71U4oA:10=20
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from 212.100.250.225 by webmail.east.cox.net; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:35:50 -050=
0=20
Message-ID:=20
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Date:=20
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:35:51 -0500=20
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Attn:Winner,
Your e-mail address has being approved a lump sum payment of 1,000,000 Euro=
s=20
having emerged winner in the SONY ERICSSON PROMOTION organized in=20
UNITED KINGDOM. For claims contact;
Mr. David Moore
E-mail: sonyericssonclaims@googlemail.com
TELEPHONE: +44-703-193-1551
Congratulations,
Mrs Diana Hall
Online Co-ordinator.
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