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An Email with the Subject "Dear Winner" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:28:44 -0700 and has been classified as a Lotto/Lottery Scam Email. The sender shows as "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION 2008" <winner@info.co.uk>.
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.
Dear Winner You are a winner of the UK National lottery online program that was held on the month of August,year 2008. You have been approved to claim a sum of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds ) to claim contact our accredited claims agent with the foLlowing information: 01. SERIAL No: S/N-00168 BATCH No: 2008MJL-01 02. TICKET No: 20511465463-7644 with REF No:UKNL-L/200-26937 Contact Person:Mr Pinket Griphin Email:mr.pinketgriphin@hotmail.com Tell:+44 702 304 8772 Provide him with the following information's to claim your prize. Full Name: Address: phone Number: Country of residence: Sex: Age: Occupation: Date of winning notification: Amount won: Congratulations On behalf of all members of the Lottery foundation Yours Truly, Mrs. Helen Anderson