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CONGRATULATIONS absabank.absabank@safrica.com
Scam Email received June 20, 2018 from kennethhowardd@gmail.com
Email From:
kennethhowardd@gmail.com
Subject:
CONGRATULATIONS
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Email Subject:
CONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULATIONS – absabank.absabank@safrica.com
Dear Lucky Winner, This is to inform you that your Email Address is selected among Ten Lucky Winners won the total sum of Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros for the 2016 with winning Ref No:UNPAP/2016/SA, International E-mail Draw which was organized and Sponsored by the United Nations World Wide Poverty Alleviation Promotions(UNPAP). Your email address is among the winners in a random World Wide Web computerized draw system, extracted from over a Million companies and individual email address of the people that are active online. Ten people are selected yearly to benefit from this award and you are one of the Selected Lucky Winners.Send your full name,Address and Phone Number to United Nations Approved Paying Bank below for the processing of claims/winning prize. Absa Bank Ltd, Affiliates of Barclay&s Bank Europe United Kingdom England London London Address:75 King William St, London, EC4N 7AB, UK Tel:Fax:+44 20 77116550 Email:absabank.absabank@safrica.com Congratulations, Yours faithfully, Dr.Mrs. Vehalian Lawson (UNPAP)Media Officer absabank.absabank@safrica.com
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