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An Email with the Subject "Fw: CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR WINNING PRIZE NOW," was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:19:12 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Arthur Carter <apaulc36@yahoo.com>.
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--- On Mon, 3/16/09, marku4go <marku4go@o2.pl> wrote: |
Dear Winner, We are writing in respect to your unclaim lotto winning prize of $850,000USD( Eight Hundred and fifty Thousand US Dollars only) which you won through the email-ballot draws in our Euroafric Lotto Award in 2008 in the second category prize winnings.We wish to inform you that your total prize money of $850,000USD has been scheduled for payment Via Western Union System after our initial letter to your address for your payment was not replied.You are here by requested to contact Western Union Office through this e-mail address: Contact Person:Name:Sir.John Booma ( wwwwestern_union@live.fr ) Telephone:+2299220361 E-mail (wwwwestern_union@live.fr ) The only money you will send to the office of Western Union to transfer your Winning Prize in your country is $355us Dollars only being their official processing fee so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $355 US Dollars You are contact Western Union office as directed above for your payment,and do Re-confirm bellow info's. to them: Receiver name------------- Country-------------- City---------------- Tel---------------- Test question------------- Test Answer---------------- As soon the required fee of $355.00 is send today for the renewing reconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow. Send the $355.00 dollar through western union with the name and address below: Receiver name ----------------Abisi John Country-----------------------Benin Republic City--------------------------Cotonou Test Question-----------------GOD Answer-------------------------BLESS M T C N------------------------ SENDER,s NAME------------------- Amount-------------------------$355.00 Thanks, Dr Mark Ugo President International Lotto Commission.