An
Email with the Subject "Fw: CONGRATULATIONS!!" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:47:13 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as "Stanley Polansky" <clairstan@comcast.net>.
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I must be on their sucker list.
-------Original Message-------
From: australian lotto
Date: 7/11/2008 11:46:06 AM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!
11/07/2008 Ref: 435062725 Batch: 7050470902/189 Winning no: GB8101/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dear Sir/Madam We are delighted to inform you of your prize which was released on the 11th of july. 2008 from the Australian International Lottery programm which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from some sites. Your email address was attached to ticket number; 47001725 07056490102 and serial number 7741134002. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 and bonus number 17 which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$400 000.00 FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/09 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada Australia United States Asia Europe Middle East Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotion program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have an operational base. Furthermore your details e-mail address falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam Holland as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$400 000.00. will be released to you from this regional branch office in NIGERIA.
We hope that with part of your prize you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducial agent MR MICHEAL DICKSON. to file for your claim.
...Please quote your reference batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.
For security reasons we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programm by non-participants or unofficial personnel.
Note all winnings MUST be claimed by the 25th of july. 2008; otherwise all funds will be returned as unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.
PLEASE CONTACT MR MICHEAL DICKSON so that he will tell you of how you will receive your winning prize.
Name :MR MICHEAL DICKSON Email: m_dickson_008@yahoo.com Phone: +234 8037905628
ANYBODY UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED. YOURS SINCERELY Congratulations once again on your win!!! Best Regards co-coordinator PLEASE DO NOT REPLY THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION
