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.

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

NOTIFICATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: NOTIFICATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES <acebbbn@yahoo.com>
Date: 08-Nov-2006 19:17
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
To: NOTIFICATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES <ideceive@gmail.com>


FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR: BELKIN AID INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT
WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER ONLY

ATTENTION!

This is to notify you that you have been choosen By the Board of Trustees
of the BELKIN AID (NGO NL) as one of the final Recepients of a Cash
Grant/Donation
Economic growth and a poverty alleviation scheme.

BELKIN AID (NGO NL) a Multi-Million Euros NGO group was established with
the objective Of Human Growth,Educational and Community development.

In line with the 28 years anniversary program, the BELKIN AID (NGO NL) in
conjunction with the European Council is giving out One Hundred Million
euros
funds as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international recipients
worldwide in different categories for Business development and Social.

These funds are freely given to use for your business and educational
development, charitable work and your community development at large.

Your Email was selected Based on an internet random selection exercise, You
therefore confirmed one of the lucky recipients and are entitled to
1,500,000.00. (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) as charity
donations/aid from the BELKIN AID (NGO NL).

you are advised to contact our Certified and Accredited claims agent for
category "A" winners with the information below:
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Name: Pablo Ventura
Email: enquiries@belkin-nl.com
Tel : +31 644961326
Fax: +31 847593188
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You are advised to provide him with the following information:

1. Given Name (As Stated in your ID)
2. Telephone/Fax number:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days; thereafter
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence.

regards,

Mrs.Deborah Jones
Grant Coordinator.
Belkin Aid,
Amsterdam,Netherlands.

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