The International Awareness Organisation being used for a lottery scam
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Originally this was a colourful HTML email in blue and red.
The African crooks like using non-profit organisations like International Awareness as a front for their scam or fraudulent messages. I wonder if this will show up as much as Fondation de France has?
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Benjamin Lassiter <lassiter.ben@gmail.com>
Date: 2008/10/20
Subject: CALL REV SUNTO JUDE FOR YOUR WINNING SUM
To:
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
FROM DR BENJAMIN LASSITER
PROMOTION MANAGER
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY.
22 GARDEN CLOSE, STAMFORD, LINCS, PE9 2YP LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Attention winner you are advice to call 00 44 703 187 0287 after reading this text
!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department, wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years’ International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on 16th October, 2008, in London, England.
This makes you the proud winner of cash prize of £450,000.00 GBP (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British pounds).
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: 5647600545188 and serial number: IAWP/556543450906 was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.
For you to claim your winning sum, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager, of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent payment of your winning sum.
Claims Manager:
Claims Department
Rev Sunto Jude
(revsuntojude2008@yahoo.com)
Tel : 00 44 703 187 0287
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE………… FAX: ……………………
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:
14) WINNING SUM:
On behalf of the Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion , congratulations once again
Call Rev Sunto Jude after you have seen this email for futher details
Sincerely,
DR BENJAMIN LASSITER ( PROMOTION MANAGER )
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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