I'm posting a recent 'notification' that I received in my email (late July). I have disregarded the email and chalked it up to another SCAM:
Please don't respond to links - I'm just posting to show you what many SCAM emails look like.
Here it is:
VIRGINIA LOTTERY Ref: VG/lo/3681Batch: 08125
Dear Lucky Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We the board and management of Virginia lottery Sweepstakes wishes to inform you of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program hold on day 28th July 2007. It's yet to be claimed and you are getting the final Notification as regards. Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 08-17 20-23-50-17 with serial numbers VG/01-08-10-23-34 and drew the lucky numbers 8-17-20-23-50 (17) which subsequently won you (One Million USD) as one of the 10 Mega winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of $1,000,000.00 The draws registered as hold in London United Kingdom on the 28th of July 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.
Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are to make contact with your claim agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize to file for your claim
Please Contact your fiduciary agent with this details below
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( 1 ) Name in full:
( 2 ) Address:
( 3 ) Country:
( 4 ) State/ Provence:
( 5 ) Sex:
( 6 ) Age:
( 7 ) Maritual Status:
( 8 ) Next Of Kin:
( 9 ) Occupation:
( 10 ) Phone/Fax:
( 11 ) Current E-mail:
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Executive DirectorVIRGINIA LOTTERY
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Contact your fiduciary agent: Governor Tim KaineEmail: info_virginia@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +447024096041
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with your details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.
Best Wishes,Executive Director, Ms. Hill Christian.
The sender address from this SCAMmail was hill_christian23@hotmail.com
Sorry - but I don't think that a legitimate Virginia Lottery organization would be using a hotmail account if they were informing me that I just won 1 MILLION DOLLARS!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
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