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.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

WINNING NOTIFICATION.

From: Mrs.Colen Van Ken. <zwerus@lycos.nl>
Date: 01-Aug-2006 19:32
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.
To: Administrator <ideceive@gmail.com>

BANK GIRO LOTERIJ. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM.
VAN EEWGHENSTRAAT 71 1071 GK, AMSTERDAM, THE - NETHERLANDS.

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: NBDJH087/HJSDS098/7633/98
BATCH: 4566FG/GYFGH54/SAS5465

Attn:

BANK GIRO LOTERIJ WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the released results of the BANK GIRO
LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 12th July 2006.You were
entered as dependent client with: Reference Number: 7334NFJF/UDDFMF/NDDD
Batch number: DFFF346/56TR/765GHG.

Your email address attached to the ticket number 445555377 that drew the
lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweep take in the category
(B), in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of One Million
Euros Only (€1,000,000.00) in cash credited to file reference number:
43QFFSS/GDFD7565/66HGMH.This is from a total cash/prize of Ten
Million Euros (€10,000, 000.00) shared among the ten International Winners
in Category (B)

Congratulations!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
(90,000) ninety thousand names of email users around the world, as part of
an international promotion program meant solely for enhancing and
encouraging human development across the globe.

Note that due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we would appreciate
that you keep your winnings to your self, even after your claims has been
processed and your funds remitted to you. This is part of our security
measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage by
impersonators.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
your Attorney in the Legal Department of the Bank Giro Loterij assigned to
assist you in the processes, Notarization/Legalization of your Winning.

Barr. Roland Bosman.
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
TEL: +31-649-304-012.
FAX: +31-206-006-898.
Email: verification2000@netscape.net

Include:
1. Full Names:
2. Date of birth:
3. Sex:
4. Marital status:
5. Nationality:
6. Contact Address:
7. Telephone Number:
8. Next of kin:

The Attorney will on your behalf expedite the processing,
Notarization/Legalization of your Winning and transfer of your winning
funds. Your security file number is 345DF/E5A*X903 (keep personal)
Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than 20days from official
date of notification after which it will be declared unclaimed and will be
added to next stake of 17,000.000 euro international lottery program. And
should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible.

Note: Non-resident winners will require a notarization / legalization of
his or her winning in the Area Court of Justice (ACJ) this is going to
expedite the processing, Notarization/Legalization of your Winning and
remittance of your prize funds.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

Anybody under the age of eighteen (18) is automatically
disqualified. Please do not replies to this e-mail address; contact your
nominated Attorney as indicated above.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Colen Van Ken.
Co-ordinator International.

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