An Email with the Subject "FINAL NOTICE." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:40:43 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as <patricia_walker@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.
GLOBAL SOFTWARE PROMOTIONS. THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT REF NO: TLOT/553724560/06 BATCH NO:51551/AIS7632/ABN FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION: We happily announce to you the draw (#152/54395) of the GLOBAL SOFTWARE SPONSORED online Sweepstakes program held 1st of February 2006 in which your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:03-09- 13-35-43-45(bonus no.08), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000 (Five hundred thousand united states Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of (US$6,000,000) Six Million United States Dollars shared amongst the (12)lucky winners in this category. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place once in two years. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$500,000 (Five hundred thousand united states Dollars) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact the Agency. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: MR.Phil Owens. TEL: 0031-627-032-938. E- mail: infosoftware2006@netscape.net Alternative Email: infosoftware@mrlottery.com For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your choice. remember,all winnings must be claim not later than FEBRUARY 28th 2006, after this date, all unclaimed funds will be returned to the promotion company. Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Yours faithfully, Mrs. Patricia Walker. (Lottery Co-ordinator) E-mail: infosoftware2006@netscape.net NB: All participants below the age of 18 years old are automatically disqualified.