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 02, 2007

AUSTRALIAN LOTTO LOTTERY AWARD DEPARTMENT

AUSTRALIAN LOTTO LOTTERY AWARD DEPARTMENT
Reference No:............. 4758961725
Batch No:........... ALLINC70564943902/188 Ticket Number:..............  47061725 07056490902 MOTTO :  STRIVING TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY ACROSS THE GLOBE!        
FROM: AUSTRALIAN LOTTO LOTTERY .
Global Internet Lottrey Sweeptake
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD, LOTTERY
5th Floor East
Commonwealth Centre
55 Currie Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Sydney Australia
            
  Dear Sir / Madam,

THE AUSTRALIAN LOTTERYFOUNDATION&MICROSOFT , are glad to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees and after series of secret deliberations selected you as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, alleviate poverty across the globe, and business development. We happily announce to you the draw of 2007 Global AWARD Lottery Sweeptake Program held on the 27th OF OCTOBER, 2007 in SYDNEY AUSTRALIA .Your e-mail............ address attached to ticket number: 47061725 07056490902  Batch No:  ALLINC70564943902/188 .and draw lucky number: Ball number   11Ball number 13 Ball   number 26Ball  number    34Ball number   44Ball number 48 which subsequently won you lottery in the 2nd category of alphabetic Reference No:ILP/HW 47509/02 .You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$800,000.00 (Eight hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in Cheque.
               
 
All participants in this lottery program were selected randomly through a computer ballot system, drawn from individual email addresses from all search engines.Your e-mail address was picked by the automated computer ballot system, which has been programed for this random selection. This has eventually qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities, Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsft Inc.With the support of AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY /European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide.
                                        
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our AFRICAN representative's booklet as indicated in your Batch No: ALLINC70564943902/188 . In view of this, your US$800,000.00 Cheque would be released to you by Our AFRICAN Fiduciary Agent. Our AFRICAN Fiduciary Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your Cash as soon as you contact MR.MARK MAXSON.
 
Please Do not Reply to this Email!
Contact Your Claims Agent:
 
Name:MR.MARK MAXSON.
 
WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM.
 
  WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA  
1.First Name.:   

2.Middle Name.:     
3.Last Name.:   

4.Gender.:       

5.Month Of Birth.:
Day
Year:

6.Marital Status:   
7.Nationality.:     
8.Religion.:          
9.Occupation.:    
 
10.Address 1.:      
11.Address 2.:     
12.City.:          
13.State/Province.:  
14.Zip Code.:        
15.Mobile phone No.:
16.House Phone No.: 
17.Fax No.:                
18.Email Address.:      eg. username@dormainname.com
WINNING INFORMATION.
19.Ref Number.:   
20.Batch Number.:  
21.Ticket Number.:
 
This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes:  No:
 
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 30th, OCTOBER 2007. All funds not Claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as Unclaimed and donated to charity organizations in ASIA.
 
For security purposes and clarity we advice that you keep your winning informations confidential, and not to be disclosed to anyone until your claim have been fully processed and your winning price is paid to you.

ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION. OR SENT TO THIS Metropolitan Police, Scotland Yard, London (International Crime Division) BE WARNED!

Your winning details can only be released to your Claims agent who will commence the process of your winning, This is to avoid wrong and double claim, it is also part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous element.You are requested to contact Our AFRICAN FUDICIARY Agent in LAGOS NIGERIA, for your claim.Please note that you will make your claim but not later than one month and two weeks grace period from the date you received winning notification.
 
Sincerely,
Mrs.Jameela Hakeem.
Zonal co-ordinator .
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY Foundation Award Jackport. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microsoft
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

10 of november i recived same letter and in next letters they say give me 350$ and u get price.
It just scam now i 100% know this