Lottery scam quick guide: it's a scam if...

  • you win any lottery where you didn't buy a ticket! It's really that easy! It's not just too good to be true: it's bait in a trap!
  • you receive a generous grant out of the blue. Sadly (but not surprisingly) there aren't any benevolent people regularly throwing around millions of pounds/dollars/euros to randomly chosen people. This is just the lottery scam without the ticket.
  • they send you partial payment in the form of a cheque, money order, or direct bank transfer and want you to pay them fees out of that money. They're playing you for a sucker: cheques are frequently forged, and direct transfers made by compromising some poor schmuck's online banking service. You'll wind up a victim of fraud, or a party to it.
  • they want you to send them any money of any sort for any reason. They might try to say there are courier fees or taxes to cover. They're lying. Call their bluff and tell them to take the fees out themselves -- they'll never ever agree, because they can't defraud you unless money is making the reverse trip from you to them somehow.

Monday, February 06, 2006

WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: lottery00_5 <lotto4winners@o2.pl>
Date: 04-Feb-2006 14:18
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
EURO MILLIONS
PROMO/PRIZE:
DEPARMENT
Blanchardstown Corporate Park 2,
Blanchardstown,
Dublin 15
Ireland.

(Customer Services)Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch:074/05/ZY369
Fax:0044-7030-401-543
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,
RE:BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw of the EURO
MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT Online Sweepstakes
International Lottery Program held on monday january 30th
2006.Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of
distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America,Asia,
Australia,
New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South
America as part of our international promotions programme
conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas
entries.We hope with part of your prize awards, you will
take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw selected your name and
email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
03,09,35,39,42,with luckystars (01),(08), which subsequently
won you the lottery inthe 2nd category i.e.5+1 star
Category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of �1,737,262 (One million, Seven hundred and
thirty seven thousand, Two hundredand sixty two euro) in
file kTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize shared amongst the first Six
(6) lucky winners in this category i.e.5+1 star
Category.Yourprize award has been insured in your name and
is ready for claims.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to
expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim
agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21
days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of
your
winning and remittance to your designated bank account after
all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed
with.

This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our uropean booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.

In view of this, your �1,737,262 (One million,
Seven hundred and thirty seven thousand, Two undred and
sixty two euro) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe. Please be informed that claims
not
processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to
the pool without further notice.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as
you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via
e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the
batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours
of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person:
Mr.Paul Vanfrant.
Email:promolotto_02@o2.pl
Tel:0044-7031-964-168 or
00447031922752
Fax:0044-7030-401-543

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
confidentiality,and press anonymity until the end of
proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further
advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality
until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our
precautionary measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs.Mildred Hugo
lotto4winners@o2.pl
Fax:00447030401543

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