An Email with the Subject "you have won the sum of (US$2,500,000.00)" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:27:49 -0500 and has been classified as a Lotto/Lottery Scam Email. The sender shows as NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM <info@hotmail.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Dear Winner,
Congratulations!!! This is to inform you that you have won
the sum of US$2,500,000.00 in the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) Promo held in lagos on the 3rd February
2009.
This lottery programme is of random selection of emails of
all
persons who happens to be online since the beginning of this
year.
During the selection, the email address of seven (7) people
were
randomly selected to receive the prize award and that is how
your
email address came out as one of the winner. In other to
claim your
prize,you are to contact the Fiduciary manager with your
ticket Number
07-08-10-19-40-46-{55} and you are also advise to fill and
submit the
form below.
Full Names:
Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Tel / Mobile / Fax #:
Country Of Residence:
Agent Name: Mr. Evans Chukwu
Email: nnpclotteryprogram01@yahoo.co.jp
Lottery funds is sponsord by the Nigerian Petroleum Fund
Project 2009 (NPFP). Lottery is apporved
and authorised by the Nigerian Gaming body(NGB).
Congratulations once again.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Justice Edobor
NNPC Notification Officer