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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Lottery Fraud > Award - maxwell-ahmed@live.com ATM card winner

Carlos Augusto Giraldo Castro [mailto:caugusto@iner.udea.edu.co] <<< Looks
like his email was hacked...

Clearly a fraud / scam for a fake lottery, get 1 a day at least. Not even a
good scam, as I don't use ATM machines, I think the last time I used one was
2-3 years ago. Regardless would people believe there is a lottery based on
worldwide interconnected ATM machines? I hope not!

Finally the prefix for the country phone is in NIGERIA (HINT) and the email
comes from http://www.udea.edu.co/portal/page/portal/portal/tv (Columbia)

Oh Well!


-----Original Message-----
From: Carlos Augusto Giraldo Castro [mailto:caugusto@iner.udea.edu.co]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 2:22 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Award

Attn:ATM card winner,

This email will come to you as a surprise.The Automated teller machine
inc.(ATM) have chosen your name/email randomly by the board of trustees
through a computerized random ATM ballot system as one of the final
recipients for the 2011 ATM grant promo.

The promo was sponsored by the Automated machine inc.(ATM)/multi-million
groups of companies to promote the use of ATM cards,and to improve the
standard of living globally,by giving out once in a "LIFE TIME CASH GRANT
PROMO" ATM Card Value USD ($850.000.00) Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand
United States Dollars, to 5 lucky recipients respectively,for the year
financial grant promo,in accordance with the enabling act Parliament world
development programme.

You have been granted an International ATM platinum card value USD
($850.000.00).To secured the release of the ATM CARD you must call and email
the assigned agent

below with your

FULL NAME:________________________
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:______________
OCCUPATION:_______________________
NATIONALITY:______________________
PRESENT COUNTRY:__________________
AGE:_______________________________
SEX:_______________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________
FAX NUMBER:_______________________

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.....
(PAYMENT REMMITANCE AGENT)
Mr.Maxwell Ahmed
E-Mail: maxwell-ahmed@live.com
TEL:+234-805-335-1060

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT AN ATM CARD,
WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE,FROM ANY PART OF THE
WORLD.Note always quote your (ATM CASH GRANT NUMBER: FA/3956/NG) in all your
emails.

NB: Information contained in this email is intended for the use of addressee
only, and is confidential. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or use
of this communication without the prior permission of the addressee is
strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this
communication you should destroy it without copying.

Best regards,
Mrs.Ash orch
Director of ATM Inc

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