" As reflected in our first mail to you, this lottery program
has been on-line for so many years till date. A lot of
people have also benefited from it, with winnings ranging
from $5,000, $100,000 and more."...
If you have received this email, please remember that it is very
common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly
different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different
provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common
place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first,
although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.
The Spoof Email ...
Dear Sir/Madam,
As reflected in our first mail to you, this lottery program
has been on-line for so many years till date. A lot of
people have also benefited from it, with winnings ranging
from $5,000, $100,000 and more.
This year's program has been designed to give out lump
sums to fewer individuals and corporate winners. Emails
listed on the Internet were picked at random from different
websites, discussion groups and search engines for the final
selection and winning.
Your email address was picked by our automated computer
ballot system, which has been programmed for this random
selection. This has eventually qualified you for the lump
sum jackpot of ?2,000,000.00 Euros.
You are to provide the below details to us, to enable the
speedy evaluation and processing of your winnings. We advice
that you adhere strictly to these procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.
1. Your full names
2. Your full home / Office address
3. Direct telephone/fax numbers and email
The above detailed information will be absolutely necessary
for the processing of your payment cheques, drafts or wire
transfers through our Clearing House in Europe. Note that
this winning is valid for one month and failure to issue
claims before the expiration of this period will
automatically void your payment.
Remember to quote your ticket number in your future
correspondence. Congratulations and we look forward to
hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mike Anderson.
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