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This is a standard lottery scam message, but a rather impersonal one as it doesn’t name a specific contact for you to call to collect your winnings. Lotto scams work just like other advance fee frauds: you are promised a fortune, but then if you contact the scammer you find that you have to pay up-front “taxes” or “fees” or “bribes” to clear the money. Once you lay out the cash, the scammer vanishes, never to be heard from again.
from ©VISA ON-LINE PROMO nurfarah@dvs.gov.my
reply-to v2010pdesk0@live.com
date Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:43 AM
subject CONGRATULATION…. OUR LUCKY WINNERWe happily announce the draw of our 2010 on-line promo of which your e-mail address attached to WINNING CODE V2010-G358FA came out as one of the winners of the VISA ON-LINE PROMO which automatically confirm you the beneficiary of the amount of FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS (485,000.00 GBP)
You have been approved of the payment of FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS (485,000.00 GBP). Contact the promo payment office UNITED KINGDOM e-mail v2010pdesk0@live.com for your payment.
VISA PROMO PAYMENT OFFICE. UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: v2010pdesk0@live.comProvide these information’s to enable the payment dept. file your payment.
WINNING CODE: V2010-G358FA
Name: __________________________
Date of Birth: _________________
Sex: ___________________________
Address: _______________________
Country of Residence: __________
Nationality: ___________________
Occupation: ____________________
Tel: ___________________________Congratulation once more
VISA ON-LINE PROMO
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