An
Email with the Subject "Your Award!!!" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:48:06 -0800
and has been classified as a Lotto/Lottery Scam Email.
The sender shows as =?UTF-8?Q?Western_Union=C2=AE?= <westerni_union2@virgilio.it>.
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.
EEEEEstdClass Object
(
[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => scams@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:48:06 -0800
[received:] => Array
(
[0] => from smtp1web.tin.it ([212.216.176.195])by chester.loopbiz.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69)(envelope-from )id 1PK5af-0002gP-J7for scams@scamdex.com; Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:48:06 -0800
[1] => from feu15 (10.192.64.25) by smtp1web.tin.it (8.5.113) id 4CE500CA003128E5; Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:38:53 +0100
[2] => from (41.216.52.20) by webmailvtin.alice.it; Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:38:52 +0100
)
[message-id:] => <684242.532301290328732949.JavaMail.defaultUser@defaultHost>
[date:] => Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:38:52 +0100 (CET)
[from:] => =?UTF-8?Q?Western_Union=C2=AE?=
[reply-to:] => claims.centre@rocketmail.com
[subject:] => Your Award!!!
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_62163_33009644.1290328732949"
[x-originating-ip:] => 41.216.52.20
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=3.8
[x-spam-score:] => 38
[x-spam-bar:] => +++
[x-spam-flag:] => NO
)
Domain Names used for collecting scam email ("Honeypot email accounts") have been obscured and replaced with the token 'HUN1P0T'
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Note, Western Union has been directed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release your award winnings of $950,000 to you. Contact below for payment: Name: Rev. Benedict Hopewell E-mail: claims.centre@rocketmail.com Regards, Mrs Josephine Allen
Note, Western Union has been directed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release your award winnings of $950,000 to you. Contact below for payment: Name: Rev. Benedict Hopewell E-mail: claims.centre@rocketmail.com Regards, Mrs Josephine Allen