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An Email with the Subject "CONGRATULATIONS LUCKY WINNER, CONTACT THE APPROVED PAYING BANK." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:37:32 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "RHODE ISLAND (RI) POWER BALL LOTTERY ONLINE DRAWS" <rhodeislandpowerball07@gmail.com>.
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RHODE ISLAND (RI) POWER BALL LOTTERY ONLINE DRAWS
CLAIMS CENTRE PLAMS HOUSE,
51 PLAM AVENUE RHODE ISLAND.
FROM: AWARD DEPARTMENT
RHODE ISLAND (RI) POWER BALL LOTTERY
DATE: 21ST OF JULY, 2007.
REF: RIN/33377469937/07
BATCH: 44/00319/IRL
ATTENTION: LUCKY WINNER.
AWARD NOTIFICATION.
We happily announce to you the draw (#4577) of the RHODE ISLAND (RI) POWER
BALL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 21st Day of
July 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 044-0132-590-129
with Serial number 4117-44 drew the lucky numbers: 14 30 39 43 46 power ball
number 14 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e.
power play 4. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,
500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) in cash
credited to file REF NO. RIN/33377469937/07. This is from a total cash prize
of US$15,000,000 shared amongst the 2nd Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category. Draws of 21st Day of July 2007.
Additional Information Jackpot winner(s) 2 Machine used for draw (RI)
Winners by Lucky Dip 216277 Ball set used 7. All participants for the online
version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer
draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and
corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your US$1, 500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars Only), would be released to you by our approved paying Bank or
office in Europe.
Our European paying Bank will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our European Paying Bank; POSTBANK
NL in the Netherlands through the Director, Processing/ Verifications
Department (PVD).
Mr.Edward Stoner.
Email: pvdverifications@gmail.com
Web site: - www.postbank.nl.
Also provide him with the following details too: Full Names, Telephone, Fax
number, Nationality, Age, and Occupation.
For due processing and remittance of your prize money, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with the paying Bank. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 4weeks. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform the
paying Bank as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Ing. Borman Nelson
Co-ordinator.