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, May 29, 2006

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY

From: infolottery@mombi.org <infolottery@mombi.org>
Date: 26-May-2006 21:34
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY
To: undisclosed-recipients

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT
GORDO EL PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
www.loteria.com

REF N?: SPM/412/554/550
BATCH N?:2222/749/ES

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
ballotting sweepstake held on 20th of May, 2006. This is a millennium
scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you
do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

Your email address attached to ticket star number 750-074-752-278 drew
the lucky numbers 70-71-75-44-99 with serial number
XKP/S/SL/NO.-444600 which consequently won the draw in the 1st category.

You have been approve for the star prize of $655.000:00 (Six
Hundred And -Fifty Five Thousand Dollars Only).

This is from a total cash price of $6.555.000:00 (Six Million Five
Hundred And Fifty Five Thousand Dollars Only) shared among Ten(10)
international winners in this grand category.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Your winning prize of $655.000:00 Dollars(Six Hundred And Fifty
-FiveThousand Dollars Only) is now deposited in a suspense account
with our paying office and insured to its real value.

You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you
receive your lump prize in your account. This is a protective measure
to avoid double claiming or unwaranted taking advantage of this
program by the general public.

To claim your Prize, you are advice to contact our registered claims
agent in address below,the Claim Department of HISPANOL SEGUROS S.L
with your Full Name , Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Phone
Number and also Home & Office Address for the processing of your
claims along with your Ref & Batch No. And also a copy of your
indentification.

MR.PEREZ VICENTE
Foreign Service Manager
(Hispanol Seguros S.L).
E-mail: hispanolseguros@netscape.net

Be informed that before the paying office will effect payment of your
winning prize of $655.000:00 (Six Hundred And Fifty -FiveThousand
Dollars Only) your winning documents (International clearance
certificate,Award Winning Certificate, Certificate of Deposit,)
covering your winning prize must be legalised in the Court and
Minsitry of Justice here in Spain.

This is in accordance with the Spainish Lottery Board since after
september 11,2001. For processing and remittance of your prize funds
into your designated bank account.Your claims agent will assist you in
the processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated
bank account.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 10th June, 2006.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all
correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks
for being part of our promotions program.

Best Regards,
MRS.ANGELA GOMEZ
(PROMOTION MANAGER)
GORDO EL PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

MRS.ANGELA GOMEZ.

NOTE:The information transmitted is intended only for the person or
entity to whom or which it is addressed. Unauthorised use, disclosure
or copying is strictly prohibited. The sender accepts no liability for
the improper transmission of this communication nor for any delay in
its receipt.

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