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.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

YOUR EMAIL HAS WON!!! CONTACT CLAIM DEPARTMENT

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: betty@bettyrice4.orangehome.co.uk < betty@bettyrice4.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: 30-Nov-2006 03:56
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON!!! CONTACT CLAIM DEPARTMENT
To: undisclosed-recipients

YOUR EMAIL HAS WON!!! CONTACT CLAIM DEPARTMENT
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD


RESULT FOR CATEGORY A

Dear Winner,

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 29th of November,2006.You have therefore been awarded alump sum pay out of 1,000,000(One Million Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification,find below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these
numbers in yourcorrespondence with your claims Department.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD
Please contact microsoftclaim department immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:

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Dr Peter Hans

Tel.:+31-644749864
Fax: 0031- 847103194.

Email: microsoftclaim20@aim.com
 
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Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Betty Rice
PROMOTION CORDINATOR


N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Contact your claim department immediately.

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