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, July 11, 2006

WINNING AWARD CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

From: ideceive @ gmail. com <claims_agent@indiatimes.com>
Date: 11-Jul-2006 09:38
Subject: WINNING AWARD CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
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 9TH 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)
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[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
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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.
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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.





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