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, November 28, 2006

CONTACT OUR ATTORNEY!!!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: sophie@sophiepamelajoachim4.orangehome.co.uk < sophie@sophiepamelajoachim4.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: 28-Nov-2006 04:09
Subject: CONTACT OUR ATTORNEY!!!
To: undisclosed-recipients

CONTACT OUR ATTORNEY!!!
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
KROPAAR STRAAT 34, 1032LA,
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS         
Ref. Number: T9Q/102/131/0035
Batch Number: 097/310-XL11
 
   Dear winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs
held on the 25th November 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 1942896-9032
with serial number H001490 drew lucky numbers 11-0-17-31-60- 75-9 which consequently won
in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,500,000.00 Euros
 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros)Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed
and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. You will need to
have your identification documents and claims form notarized by the fiduciary agent
(below)before a magistrate or notary public in The Netherlands.All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 10,000,000 companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses and names from all over the world, names from Australia, New Zealand,
 America, Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions
Program.This promotional program takes place once a year. This lottery is promoted by the software
and internet giant corporations to compensate some few individuals with website and email addresses,
we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year EUR10 million  international
lottery. Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon to file in for your claims, please contact our
accredited Attorney to act on your behalf
 
HAN VAN DER WILK SOLICITORS & ASSOCIATES
De Boelelaan 105,1070 LK,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Email: europwlot6@netscape.net
Tel: +31-620-874-102
Fax: +31-847-366-759

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications please remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore, should there be any change
of address do Inform our Attorney as soon as possible. Congratulations once more Immediately to process
your winning which will not take more than 10 working days from today.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Sophie Pamela  Joachim.
Lottery Coordinator
EuroPW Lottery Program.

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