An Email with the Subject "CONGRATULATION" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:58:55 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY PROMOTIONS" <snodken@myvine.com>.
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The Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation
PO Box 1010,Liverpool
L70 1NL,United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Seven
hundred And Fifty Thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterlings(£750,000.00
) for the Annual 2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by
YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.
YAHOO/MSN WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people
that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo
and Hotmail, we only select five people every Month as our winners
through electronic balloting System without the winner applying.
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 10 days from
the date of this Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has
won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
These are your identification numbers:
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
Our Event Manager will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, Please be warned.
Attached here is the claim verification and funds release form. You
are expected to fill and submit to the event manager.
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES: __________________________________
2.ADDRESS:__________________________________________
3.SEX: _______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:___________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
10. STATE:__________________________________
11. COUNTRY________________________________
12. NEXT OF KIN:_____________________________
13. ZIP CODE:_______________
14:NATIONALITY:___________________________
15:Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:
To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form
to our events manager immediately via email.
(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER )
Name:Mr.Cox Rooney
E-mail: microsoftprizeclaims@yahoo.co.uk
Once again congratulations...
Cordially,
Mrs.Caroline Martino
Online Co-ordinator
(Yahoo/Msn Lottery Games/Lottery Coordinator).