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Lottery Scam Letter

Mega Lottery International

Jerry Van Hall, Lottery Coordinator

Sam Jackson, Fiducial Agent

 

Letter Source Report: This "winning notification" is a form letter.  That means that I have received the exact same letter from different contributors, with all the same numbers but different mailing dates.  Since this is the only one to arrive with the full email header, I am unable to tell you if it is being sent by different con artists from different locations.  Please note that it is addressed to "Dear Sir/Madam" which is pretty silly since they are supposedly notifying a specific person that they have won.

Also notice the use of the word "fiducial" instead of fiduciary.  This is the typical type of error made in Nigerian Scam Letters.

This letter was sent from an IP server in Nijmegen in The Netherlands, near the German border.  VisualRoute WHOIS result shows that a Spam REPORT should be directed to abuse@prioritytelecom.nl

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Reply-To: megabonds@netscape.net

Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!YOU HAVE WON.

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:22:02 +0000

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MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: MLI/5361-ILGI0509/45
BATCH: IPD/15/096/PTNL
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 11th of November 2003. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 20511465897-6291 with serial number 472-971103 drew lucky numbers 8-66-97-22-71-64 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information very confidential till your claims has been processed and your prize/money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000,000 company and 300,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place annually. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year USD10 million international lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiducial agent
MR SAM JACKSON of the,
MEGA BONDS AGENCY
TEL:0031-622-161-207,0031-207-088-884
FAX:0031-645-272-053
Email:megabonds@netscape.net
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 29th of November 2003. After this date all unclaimed,funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank
you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mr.Jerry Van Hall
Lottery Coordinator.
REPLY TO
megabonds@ netscape.net

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