Usually, I edit out the worst formatting errors from lottery scam e-mails like the one below. But usually, they just have a few hard line breaks. This one though, is almost hopelessly malformated. And the subject line… Which legitimate lottery agent would write PLZ BE INFORM in the subject line of a lottery notification? Of course, all the other marks are in place as well, such as an undisclosed-recipients in the mail-to field, a ridiculously large sum of money and of course the fact that they have randomly selected for a list of 50 million e-mail addresses.
Just more baloney:
From: euroinformationdesk1@virgilio.it
Subject: PLZ BE INFORM
Date: 15 June 2006 15:51:50 GMT+02:00
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Reply-To: trustclaimagency@netscape.netPLZ BE INFORM
Dear
Winner,.
We are pleased to
announce
you as
third category winner of this years
annual ITACA
Award. All
winning
addresses were randomly selected
from a batch of
50,000,000
international emails. Consequently,you
have therefore been
approved
for
a total pay out of 870.812,79 euro (Eight hundred and seventy
thousand, eight hundred and twelve euro,seventy-nine cent)only.
The
following
particulars
were attached
to your
lotto
payment order(i)Lucky numbers:
8-67-44-23-69-33 (ii) Ticket
number:
22413965456-
7344 (iii) Batch
Number:
ECVC/15/768/TVHS (iv)
Lottery
Ref Number:
OSS/232-ILGI0412/05
(v) Serial Number: ES-
498-5780-
18
Your
security file
number is ES-
ES9980490465SD. Pleasecontact the
underlisted claims
officer as soon as
possible for the
immediate
release of your winnings:
Name: Anthonio Rubio
TRUST
CLAIM AGENCY S.
L
C/Santander, 1 28008 Madrid-spain.
TEL:+34-652-541-
356
TEL/FAX:+34-
940-468-530
EMAIL TO: trustclaimagency@netscape.net
After the
acknowlegement
of the receipt of
this winning
notification you
would be sent a
lottery claims/Apraisal
form to
fill and submit to
our lawyer who
will carry out the legalisation of
the transfer of
your
winning.Do not
forget to quote your reference
number in all
correspondence.
contact the
underlisted claims
officer as
soon as
possible for
the
immediate release of yourwinnings:
Once
again
on behalf of all
our staffs we
are
wishing
you a big
CONGRATULATIONS!!!Yours sincerely,
Sara Vincente
For
Claims
Officer
Euro Lotto Company,
