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.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!!!

ATTN: Cash Winner,

Finally today,we announce to you the results of the Microsoft AOL
Lottery DRAWS held on 22th november,2007. Your E-mail address attached
to winning numbers 11.28.48.34.44.34, Consequently won in the Eight
category.

The online draws was carried out through random sampling in our
computerized E-mail selection machine from a database of over
1,000,000 E-mail addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This is to encourage our prominent Microsoft AOL Internet Explorer
users all over the world and for the Continuing use of E-mail
facilities.

Since the draws was conducted through zonal batching of the emails
sampled,and the globe was divided into Zones,You are hereby notified
that your winning falls under Europe Zone,and hence you are to be paid
by our European Payment Center.

You have been approved for lump sums payout of £610, 000.00 GBP
{1,267,000 USD}. Which has been credited to File with Ref No:
MSAOL/8700/LOM/008 and winning NO: 11.28.48.34.44.34.

Below is the security agency contact details:
NAME OF AGENCY: AMS SECURITY AGENCY LIMITED
ADDRESS: 165 Hythe Heatherwold Newton Newbury Berkshire RG 209BG UK
CONTACT OFFICER: Mr.Robben Smith
TEL:+44 704 576 3199 {DIRECT LINE}
Email: ass_claimsagent00@yahoo.co.uk

As the lottery beneficiary of £610,000.00 GBP {1,267,000 USD}, you are
hereby advised to fill the Microsoft AOL verification form with the
complete information requested in order for us to verify your claims
before approval of winning funds payout.

FIND BELOW THE MICROSOFT AOL VERIFICATION FORM
Name:.................,
Country:......................
Place of Residence.......
Occupation:.....................
Sex:.............................
Age:...........................
Amount Won:.......................
Land Telephone no:....................
Mobile Telephone Number:.............
Marital Status:......................
Email address:..........................
Company if any:.........................

Please select which option you would prefer for receiving your winning
funds after approval by the Member Board of Microsoft
AOL Lottery Team.

A} By courier delivery of winning funds.
B} By online wire transfer of winning funds.

After filling, do send us back the verification form immediately via
email for further action from our office.

You can confirm receipt of this email with a telephone call to my
office.


Mr.Robben Smith
Customer Relations Officer
TEL: +44 704 576 3199 {DIRECT LINE}
AMS SECURITY AGENCY LIMITED

NOTE: WINNINGS SHOULD BE KEPT FROM THE PUBLIC, THIS IS TO PREVENT
MULTIPLE CLAIMS AND IF THIS HAPPENS, YOU STAND EVERY CHANCE OF LOSING
YOUR WINNINGS. BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY LUCKY WINNER
FOR THIS MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

Regards,
Mrs. Linda Rose
Vice President
Microsoft AOL Award Lottery Team 2007

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