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, October 30, 2006

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER

From: EURO MILLION LOTTERY S. L <freestrike@excite.com>
Date: 30-Oct-2006 10:55
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER
To: [harvested address redacted]


EURO MILION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL S.L
PASEO DE CASTILLANA NO 20,28078
MADRID - SPAIN
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER
YOUR REF: LD/26510460098/06
YOUR BATCH: 28/00319/IPN
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement, of winners of the
LOTTERY PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 4th
JUNE,2006.the late release of this result was due to difficulties
encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses,that´s
why we have been working 24 hours to see that everything is ok.

Your email address name attached to ticket number 025 11464992-750 with
serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 3-10-18-10-30-49, which
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You are therefore have been approved for the lump sum pay out of euros
€947,824(NINE HUNDERD AND FOURTY SEVEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND
TWENTY FOUR EUROS ONLY.) in cash credited to the file REF:
LD/26510460098/06,BATCH:
28/00319/IPN.
This is from a total prize of euros 29,299,000.00 shared among the
TWENTY (20)International winners in this category.
CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company CRUZ SECURITY AND
INSURANCE S.L. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your
claim as been processed and your prize money remitted to your account
as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming
award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 76,000 email addresses, names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia
,New Zealand, Middle-East and South-North America .As part of our
international promotions program, which we conducted once in a year. We
hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of the
year high stake euros 500 Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please you have to contact your paying agent:MR
DAVID CALVARO,EMAIL:eurosecuritysl@excite.com. with the following
informations.
YOUR NAME:
YOUR ADDRESS:
YOUR TEL/FAX:
YOUR AGE:
YOUR COUNTRY:
YOUR REFERENCE NO:
YOUR BATCH NO:
YOUR SEX:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 22nd of
DICEMBER 2006. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed fund.
Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with this office.if not you reply will not be answered
for security reasons
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Please remember to quote your reference and batch numberin all your
correspondence
Congratulation again from all the member of our staff and thank you for
been part of our promotion program.
Best regards,
MR Pablo Lopez.
Foreign Operational Manager
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, I remain.
Very Truly Yours,

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