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.

Saturday, July 08, 2006

PRIZE AWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!

From: ideceive @ gmail. com <claims_agent@indiatimes.com>
Date: 08-Jul-2006 09:05
Subject: PRIZE AWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!
To: ideceive <ideceive@gmail.com>

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
UKLOTTERYONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).
...................................

Tropical Lottery Headquarters.
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
9 Greenwich Park
Charlton Way, SE10
LONDON,ENGLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM
REF: UK/12448900/2006.
BATCH: 88/557793/UK/UKQ

ATTENTION :THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (999) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 7TH
JULY 2006 Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from a pool of over %,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 (#978) selected your name and email
address attached to e-ticket number: 575600846177 with Serial number
4599/03 drew the lucky numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7 (26 Bonus Ball), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus
bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£2,500,000.00 (Two Million five hundred thousand POUND STERLING) , in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favour as
beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.

Your prize 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 European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
£2,500,000.00 (Two Million five hundred thousand POUND STERLING),
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/phone call with the particulars presented
below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between
the hours of 8.00am - 11.30pm on Monday through saturday.

CONTACT NAME:Adams Smith
CITY/ COUNTRY: London.

TEL: +44-704-010-9217
TEL: +44-704-012-5813
FAX: +44-870-389-0246
Email:claims_agent@indiatimes.com

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY : WINNING PRIZE CLIAMS-
LOTTERYCLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C (Prize Winning Receipt)
============================================================================================
[FULLNAME OFWINNER]................................................................

[CURRENTADDRESS].........................................................................

[COUNTRY/REGION]................................
[STATE/PROVINCE]......................................

[AGE]............. [SEX]...................................
[MARTIALSTATUS]..............................

[OCCUPATION].................................................................

[CURRENTEMAIL]......................................[TEL/FAX].......................................

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ENTRY WINNING INFORMATION
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[ENTRYTICKET NR]..................................
[DRAWDATE]....................................

CLAIMANTSIGNATORY DECLARATION
====================================
I,.....................................HEREBY
DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE
NATIONALLOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY ?
FILLED CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I, THEREFORE, UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
PRIZE AWARDS WINNING PROMOTION TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING
AND TRANSFER MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME.
=======================================================================================

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. ANGELA KIN
Email:clearification@indiatimes.com
Zone Co-ordinator.

Material Copyright (c) 2006 The Lottery Co. Ltd.

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