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Offline Michael (alan1998)

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Email: Random....
« on: November 16, 2014, 03:54:35 AM »
Wondered what it was. Decided to be stupid and open it on my actual machine, not a VM. The email contained the following.

NO text/message. Blank, nadda, but contained a file attachment called kdlv.docx (Windows Word).

The contents of that file were this.

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Congratulations this is to certify that your Gmail address have won you $500.000.00 USD, and an Apple laptop for this 2014 annual sweepstakes lottery, which were organized by GMAIL & MICROSOFT OUTLOOK LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS 8.MICROSOFT WINDOWS collects all the Gmail addresses of people that are active online; among the people who subscribed to Gmail and Outlook. Gmail we only select five people every year as our winners through an electronic balloting system without the winner applying. We congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

 NOTE: CONTACT THE EMAIL GIVEN BELOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION.
Contact Email: gmalpt@outlook.com
1. FULL NAME: 2. HOUSE ADDRESS:
3. OCCUPATION: 4. SEX: 5. AGE:
6. DIRECT PHONE NO:  7. STATE:  8. COUNTRY:
Thank you and accept my hearty congratulations once again!

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