An Email with the Subject "Donation !!!" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:55:10 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as YOUR ID HAS WON VISA MASTER CARD DONATION <mfservice@virgilio.it>.
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Donation !!! The VISA MASTER CREDIT CARD/AMERICA EXPRESS CARD would like to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business development. The VISA MASTER CREDIT CARD/AMERICA EXPRESS CARD now supported by the United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was conceived with the objective of human growth, educational and community development. We are giving out a yearly donation of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) each to 10 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 10 lucky international recipients worldwide, in different categories. Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected amongst the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) as charity donations/aid. For qualification documentation and processing of your claims. Contact our official processing agent with donation pin number, which you will use in collecting the funds. Please endeavour to quote your Pin Number:(1776) File Numbers: (VMAE-444-6647) in all correspondence to our claim agent including your full name and address and phone numbers. Mr.Raymond van der Veldt Email: esfcorp@netscape.net Tel/Fax: (+31) 847-300-847 You are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole information (PIN) confidential until you have collected your donation Yours sincerely, Keith Johnson Award coordinator