Mastercard Bonanza International Program Email Scam

Did you receive the email below? If so you unfortunately did not win a drawing worth 800,000 Euro from MasterCard, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lilita Skarbniece [mailto:info@lilitaskarniece.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:19 AM
To: feedback@securepcnews.com
Subject: CONTACT YOUR PAYING BANK

MASTERCARD BONANZA INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
MASTERCARD GROUP
22 rue lanne,
93200,Saint Denis
France.
Draw Code Number is 11 12 13 17 21 27 33
Reference & Batch Number is MBIP-L/02CTG/3103/14FR.
You are one of the lucky winners in the Mastercard Bonanza
International Program(MBIP) held on the 21st january 2008
in FRANCE.
This Promotional Program is the 3rd time in its series which we intend
to hold annually in comformity with our corporate policy and sense of
civic responsibilities.
You have therefore been approved to receive the Sum of 800,000 Euro
Contact your Paying Bank CREDIT DU NORD BANK OF FRANCE below with the required
information
below.
{Operational director}
Name:Clerk Lepen
TEL:+33-609-562-906(all calls only during the European working hours)
Email:credit.du-nord@laposte.net
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1. FULL NAMES:
2. NATIONALITY:
3. DATE OF BIRTH:
4. SEX:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. CONTACT ADDRESS:
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:
10. TOTAL AMOUNT WON:
Fill the above details and send to them via email.
Regards
Mrs.Lilita Skarbniece.
Head of Public Relations
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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