Internet Lottery Scams
Yahoo Lottery Incoperation (2007)
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Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 05:18:44 -0900 (GMT+9)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATIONS!!!
From: “MICROSOFT WINDOWS LIVE”
Yahoo Lottery Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS (£500.000.00) for the month of march 2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.
YAHOO & MICROSOFT 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,we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact your Claims Agent on or before your date of Claim, Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw 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:
Batch number…………………YM 09102XN
Reff number…………………..YM35447XN
Winning number……………….YM09788
These numbers fall within the African agent’s Location file, you are requested to contact OXFORD BANK PLC, send your winning identification numbers to them. Phone:+44-70111-52528
You are therefore advised to send the following information to the bank to facilitate them and process the transfer of your money.
1. Full name…………..
2. Country…………….
3. State………………
4. Contact Address……..
5. Telephone Number…….
6. Marital Status………
7. Occupation………….
8. Sex………………..
9. Age………………..
Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
Mr. Herley Peterson
(Public Relations Officer)
