Lottery scams
CONTACT US FOR YOUR LOTTO WINNING NOW. diamondexpcourier@aol.com
Scam Email received July 7, 2018 from satoko@eos.ocn.ne.jp
Email From:
satoko@eos.ocn.ne.jp
Subject:
CONTACT US FOR YOUR LOTTO WINNING NOW.
Other emails used:
diamondexpcourier@aol.com, diamondexpcourier@aol.com
Email Subject:
CONTACT US FOR YOUR LOTTO WINNING NOW.
CONTACT US FOR YOUR LOTTO WINNING NOW. – diamondexpcourier@aol.com
Hello, Your Email address won our lotto award this year 7/7/2018 and needed to be paid as we used to do. Note;Your payment will be send to you through atm card.This our lotto award started since 2015 and the aim of this award is to help our customers and people from other parts of the World who may wish to promote Diamond Express Courier Service at it&s height as number 1(best) in Africa and 2nd in the world. This is just like American Green Card Lotto, to leave and work in America, Which some of our people here has benefited to leave and work in America today. Many people has won and benefited from this our Lotto award and confirmed to the world of its profit and benefits. This year your Email address won our lotto award and needed to be paid as we used to do as i told you earlier.You have nothing to fear about your Winning because You are in the right office dealing with the right people now. This Company- Diamond Express Courier Service will not involves in anything that is not real and legal. Once again,Your payment will be send to you through atm card.This your ATM CARD of $1.5M usd (one million five hundred thousand dollars) is with DECS (Diamond Express Courier Service) with Package Number:00983451. Please Contact us now with your delivery information&s such as, Your Name, Your Address and Your Telephone Number. Contact Person; Mr.Patrick Eagle. Email: diamondexpcourier@aol.com (or) diamondexpcourier11@gmail.com Tel:+22996735004 Kindly contact us now to enable us start your delivery process without any delay. Best Regards, Mr.Patrick Eagle. Head Of Foreign Delivery Department(DECS) diamondexpcourier@aol.com
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