YES!!! - RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES Phishing Scams

RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES


Date Reported: 5th August 2005	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

YES!!!

Apparent Sender:

RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES

Return Address:

Catherine Williams < cm_wms@yahoo.com >

Email Format:

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Scam number:

aa-988

Comments:

"After a successful completion of the third category draws of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 29TH JULY 2005..."

THIRD CATEGORY WINNER

After a successful completion of the third category draws of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 29TH JULY 2005, we are pleased to inform you of the official announcement today that you have emerged one of the winners of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 35,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.

You/Your company, attached to ticket number 777-78-1105, with serial number 234-90 drew the lucky numbers 8, 12, 31, 52, 38, 40, (9), and consequently won in the Third Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of US$2,600,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for third category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$112,010,000.00 from which Fourteen international winners in the Third category will be shared.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with OLDMUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES, insured in your name. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep this award strictly confidential from public notice until the entire process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your certified banker's Cheque sent to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2005) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to US$1.0 billion; we hope that with a part of your prize you will participate. Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process;

MR.WALTER SMITH,
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE,
OLDMUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES LTD.
PHONE: +27 73 7523444
EMAIL: waltersmith444@yahoo.co.uk

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent within a week of receiving this mail.

NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: RIS-5892ZA13-09 BATCH NUMBER: 7901IT-A3 Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL
789 KENT ROAD,ILLOVO
JOHANNESBURG.2167
SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Rather, contact your claims agent whose credentials are listed above. All staff of Rand Intranet Sweepstakes Special, Old mutual Finance And Securities and members of their family as well as South Africans of all ages are barred from this lottery.

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