An
Email with the Subject "Dear Winner" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:55:08 -0800
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as M T N 2010 LOTTERY DRAW NOTICE <smagnusmtndept49@msn.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.
This a (redacted) view of the raw email headers of this scam email.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has been suppressed, but can be
supplied as received to appropriate investigating or law enforcement agencies on request.
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[delivery-date:] => Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:55:09 -0800
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[x-originating-ip:] => [165.146.29.31]
[reply-to:] =>
[from:] => M T N 2010 LOTTERY DRAW NOTICE
[subject:] => Dear Winner
[date:] => Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:55:06 +0000
[importance:] => Normal
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[bcc:] =>
[x-originalarrivaltime:] => 22 Dec 2009 12:55:07.0303 (UTC) FILETIME=[FCCFC370:01CA8305]
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=-1.4
[x-spam-score:] => -13
[x-spam-bar:] => -
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With due respect we bring to your notice your winning details, so we request that you should view the attached file and contact the Claim Department Agent at
Email: smagnusmtndept@galmail.co.za
Tel: (+27) 710 440 189
Congratulations once more Yours faithfully, Jeff R. Holton Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Online coordinator for MTN-SAC Lottery Award
*MTN-Lottery South Africa is a free service that does not require you to buy a ticket, it is an annual promotion*. Copyright 1994-2009 The MTN interactive Lottery Inc.
Dear Winner
With due respect we bring to your notice your winning details, so we request that you should view the attached file and contact the Claim Department Agent at
Email: smagnusmtndept@galmail.co.za
Tel: (+27) 710 440 189
Congratulations once more Yours faithfully, Jeff R. Holton Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Online coordinator for MTN-SAC Lottery Award
*MTN-Lottery South Africa is a free service that does not require you to buy a ticket, it is an annual promotion*. Copyright 1994-2009 The MTN interactive Lottery Inc.