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An Email with the Subject "You Have Won One Million Pounds Cash Prize" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:30:44 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "YAHOO PROMOTIONS UK" <info3@yahoo.com.hk>.
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FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL GRANTS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF:YAHOO7/315116127/27
BATCH:15/623/UK.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Yahoo! Financial new
year promotions held on the 13/02/2008.Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number 883734657492-5319 with serial number 7263-267, batch number
8254297137,lottery ref number 7336065782 and drew lucky numbers
14-22-28-37-40-44 which consequently won you the cash prize in the 1st
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
£1,000,000.00 (i.e One Million United Kingdom Pounds).
Please note that this Promotional Programmes tagged "Thanks for
contributing to our financial Sucess" was sponsored and organized by the
Yahoo! Corporation in view of the Financial benefits YAHOO! have received
from its numerous customers either through adverts, hosting and personal
emails. The reason this lottery was organized is to thank the numerous
public including users and non-users of YAHOO! MAIL for the financial
benefits THE YAHOO! CORPORATION have received as a result of their
Patronage last Year.
This Lottery is approved and licensed by the International Association of
Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is the first of its kind organised
by YAHOO! In view of this, your One Million United Kingdom Pounds
(£1,000,000.00) would be released to you by the claims office here in UK.
To file for your claims, please contact our claims director Mr.Van
Williams who is incharge of the claims office for the claims of your One
Million United Kingdom Pounds.
You are to contact the claims officer with his office email address and
telephone number provided in the below details:
contact:
Contact Name; Mr.Van Williams
REMMITANCE DIRECTOR
YAHOO PROMOTIONS UK
44 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AL UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +447024096270
Fax: + 44 7075767527
Email: claims_ypromodept3@yahoo.com.hk
For processing and remmitance of your winnings, you are required to
contact our designated claims officer with the following underlisted
informations:
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM
(Receipt Official Notification Letter)
FULL NAMES*
CONTACT ADDRESS*
COUNTRY*
SEX*
AGE*
MARITAL STATUS*
OCCUPATION*
NATIONALITY*
TELEPHONE NUMBER*
EMAIL ADDRESS*
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE (identification on delivery)*
TICKET NUMBER*
SERIAL NUMBER*
BATCH NUMBER*
REFERENCE NUMBER*
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours Sincerely,
Rev Mrs. Amelia Hunts
Online Promotions Manager
Uk Administrative Unit.