An Email with the Subject "THANKSGIVING PERSONAL DONATION OF $429,600 USD FROM THE SMITH FAMILY, THE RECENT WINNER OF OUR $429.6 MILLION JACKPOT LOTTERY." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:28:32 -0500 and has been classified as a Lotto/Lottery Scam Email. The sender shows as "PowerBall Lottery"<powerballdonationannoncer@gmail.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Greetings, First of, Thanksgiving is a great time to be thankful and appreciate who you have and what you have. It is a time for families to meet, socialize and enjoy each other's company, sometimes the only opportunity in a year. Some prefer it to Christmas because of less emphasis on consumerism. In light of this, the recent winner of our Jackpot Lottery has deem it necessary to donate the sum of $429,600 USD each to you and Ninety Nine other lucky beneficiaries, in fulfillment of giving out 10% of their winnings as Thanksgiving donation gift. Mind you, this is not a regular circulation, contact the family's spokesperson and oldest of the children Valerie Arthur Smith via: valeriearthursmith@gmail.com for more information about this donation and for confirmation of this great news, click the link below; http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/watch_live_at_3_pm_429m_powerball_winners_step_for.html Regards, The PowerBall Donation Announcer. For The Smith Family.