How to mix MSN, Microsoft and Yahoo in one Lottery e-mail
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All of these companies are regularly misused for lottery scams. Basically the crooks are using the brand names to try and achieve a higher trust factor.
Trust is a very hard thing to gain online. And as the crooks are not in a position to provide their own trust factor, they use the names of well know companies and public persons to lull potential victims into believing what they are offering is an honest offer or, as in this case lottery company.
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MSN AWARD TEAM <paulsmiths_uk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Subject: MSN AWARD TEAM
To:
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Msn Award Team
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London
SM1 4te United Kingdom.
Batch: 12/25/0340
Ref:MSN-Y/101OXI/02
Hello Winner
Congratulations to you, we bring to your notice the result of YAHOO LOTTERY WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO & MICROSOFT WINDOWS. We are happy to inform you that your your email address in addition to millions of company and individual email addresses were extracted with a software and the addresses were scrutinized with a ballot system and after the process, 100 email addresses were selected and they were shared into 5 categories respectively and which you are a winner in the 3rd category of (500.000.00GBP) .Be informed that your cash donation has a hardcover insurance policy that makes it impossible to make any deduction of any kind, until the sum is finally credited into your designated account.
NOTE: Please contact the claims department With the following information.
1.Full name…………
2.Country…………..
3.Contact Address……..
4.Telephone Number…….
5.Marital Status………
6.Occupation………….
7.Age………………..
Mr. Daniel Moore
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
PHONE:+44 794 679 1342
EMAIL:msnawardteam12@jmail.co.za
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