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.

Friday, November 17, 2006

WITH LUCKY DRAW TICKET NO: 53435672122

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: easydraw1@virgilio.it <easydraw1@virgilio.it >
Date: 17-Nov-2006 22:53
Subject: WITH LUCKY DRAW TICKET NO:  53435672122
To:

WITH LUCKY DRAW TICKET NO:  53435672122
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON €750, 000.00.
NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH
THESE EMAIL ADDRESSES: infoeasydraw@aim.com and
morriscollins02@netscape.net

EASYDRAW INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

Sir/Madam;
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Easydraw
Lotto Winners International programs held on the 16th of November,
2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket No: 53435672122 with prize
No 52177488/NL drew €750,000.00 which was first in the 2nd class of the
draws. You are to receive €750,000.00(Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand
Euros).
Please be informed that because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we
ask you to keep your winning information confidential until your fund
(€750,000.00)has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point
bank. This measure must be adhered to in order to avoid the loss of
your cash prizes. Prize-winners of our cash prizes are advised to
adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by
other participants. It's important to note that this draws were
conducted formally, and winners are selected through an internet ballot
system from 72,000 individual and companies email addresses, hence, the
draws are conducted around the world through our internet based ballot
system.
The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Easydraw Lotto.We
congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our
next draws; the jackpot winning is €20million.
Remember, all winning
must be claimed not later than 15 days of this draw. After this date -
all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the next
sweepstake. Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications remember to quote your winning numbers in all
correspondence with us.
Congratulations once again from all members of
Easydraw Lotto. Thank you for being part of our promotional program.
For immediate release of your cash prize to you,please kindly contact
our processing Department with the following information for onward
forwarding to the paying Bank:

(i)Your names,
(ii)State amount won.
(iii)Contact Address
(iv)Your winning numbers
(v)Contact telephones
and fax numbers

Contact person:Mr. Morris Collins
(International
Processing Department).
Email: infoeasydraw@aim.com and
morriscollins02@netscape.net
Telephone: +31-630-017-743

Congratulations once again.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Denise Lawson
(Lottery Coordinator).

NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
infoeasydraw@aim.com




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