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, October 31, 2007

Important Information: Your Email address have won in Micronet Software Email- Lottery Inter.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT / ADDRESS HAS WON.
FROM: PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT OF MICRONET SOFTWARE LOTTERY INTER.,
 
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER.
 
REF. NO: LSLUK/2031/8161/07.
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD.
                    
Attention: Dear Winner ,
 
 
 
MICRONET SOFTWARE LOTTERY International has just concluded its final draws of  it's   periodical promotional program on October 30, 2007 by 10:00 GMT. An exclusive list of email addresses of thousands of individual and corporate bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet with serial number
5772-54 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-17-28-35-44 and consequently won in the  First Category.
No tickets were sold. Your email address emerged as one of two winners in  the gold stakes category "A" as email addresses were soughted, from a total number of 1,000,000 addresses drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only two winners emerged in this category and therefore each are to receive payouts of $1,000,000.00(One million United States Dollars)only from the total of $2,000,000.00 usd ( Two million united states Dollar ).
 
 
 
However, every email address selected was accompanied by a reference and ticket number, after the cyber lotto selection, the below ticket and reference numbers emerged as one of the lucky winners in the above category.
 
Reference number for your prize is: LSLUK/2031/8161/07.
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD.
ticket number: 50941465206-529.
 
 
 
For your prize claim processing, we have employed the service of an lnternational Trust firm. They are to handle the transfer of your cash prize of $1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION USD)in line with our procedures and upon your directions. Your prize has been insured to its full value with your email address and will be transferred to you under their professional service.
 
 
 
To immediately initiate the processing of your prize claim, please contact the under-mentioned at our claims department;
 
Dr.Karl  Peterson , Mrs Cheryl Klein Huis
NETPOINT CLAIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
TEL/ 0031-62-6479-855. FAX:0031 -847-12 8229
Email:micronetclaims@aol.co.uk
 
 
 
In your best interest(s), you must initiate contact within three weeks of receipt of this Correspondence. Attorney / Fiduciary Agents, are to handle all matters with regards to legalization of your winning documents.You are also advised to send a copy of this email, to the Director of operations at the claims department, Dr. Karl  Peterson.
You may be required to provide any of the above information during the process of collecting your prize. We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future.
 
 
 
Thank you and Congratulations!!!.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
 
Mrs.Hillary Van Der Hoofd.
Promotions Manager,
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