An Email with the Subject "GOOD NEWS--YOU WON US$2.5MILLION" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:16:08 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Springfields Int'l Ltd" <springfieldsintlltd@gmail.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
SPRINGFIELDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 8-10 WEST STREET,BERWICK,NORTHUMBERLAND, TD15 1AS UNITED KINGDOM{U.K} THIS OFFER/PROMOTION IS NOT A JOKE OR A HOAX,SO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY! Attn:-Winner, We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of the SPRINGFIELDS INTERNATIONAL[SWEEPSTAKES} PROMOTIONS {lottery programmes}held recently.You were entered unaware as an independent participants with Ticket Number: 719-226-1319 with Serial Number-902-66.Your email address attached to Lucky Draw number: 5, 12, 30, 11, 17,-43 with Bonus number 25 which consequently won in the 2nd Category of the SPRINGFIELDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED organised Email lottery Programmes. You have been approved for a payment of the sum US$2,500,000(Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in cash credited to file Reference number:SPFD/BCC 00078653.This is from a total cash prize of US$25,000,000.00{Twenty Five Million US Dollars} shared among the ten International winners in the 2nd categories. All participants were randomly selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 250,000 names of email users around the world, as part of their yearly international promotion program ,this programme is sponsored by a conglomeration of multi national Companies in North/South America, Europe,Oceania and Asia in collaboration with Computer Hardware and Software manufacturers worldwide. Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we urge you to keep this winning personal and discreet until your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to you, this is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of the system by other participants or impersonators. Your lucky Draw number fell under our European coupon booklet, thus your winning prize sum is now deposited in a special account with the OFFICIAL approved European Bank based in Holland-Netherlands- Bank-POST BANK NL.To begin your claim, DO NOT contact us, instead contact the approved paying bank as they will guide you step by step until your winning prize is paid to you. Dr.Michael W. Stam. Processing/VerificationDepartment. Post Bank NL Antwoornumer 1802,1055AM Amsterdam-Netherlands. Web-Site:-www.postbank.nl Email address:- lottopostbanknl@aim.com // lottopostbanknl@aim.com Also give him the following information:- YOUR FULL NAMES:- CONTACT STREET ADDRESS:- YOUR NATIONALITY {CITIZEN OF WHICH COUNTRY}:- TELEPHONE NUMBERS-OFFICE/MOBILE:- FAX NUMBER:- OCCUPATION:- YOUR AGE:- REF Number: SPFD/BCC 00078653. BATCH No: -SPFD/98657/ BCC Your security file number is SPFD/2090/WIN/2007/2.5USD (keep personal).Remember,your winning must be claimed as soon as possible as failure to claim your winning prize will obviously mean that your winning prize will be re-staked in our next lottery draws,so ensure that the needful is done now and quickly too. Once again, accept our profound and sincere congratulations on your winning. CONGRATULATIONS! Yours Sincerely, Caroline Taylor Moore{Esq} {Online Co-Ordinator}