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.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

PRIZE WINNER

PRIZE WINNER


Koningen Julianaplein 21, 2391 BD
Denhaag, The Netherlands
(Award affiliate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Mrs S. Jansen (Award Co-ordinator)
website: www.lotto.nl

The gaming board (LOTTO.NL) is pleased to inform you of the result of the online award program held on the the 5th of November 2007. Your E-mail address attached to NL number # 9564117 and online number # 7395128, was awarded the sum of 1,000, 000.00 euros. This program is organized to promote special internet products like online banking etc.

This draws was conducted formally and winners were selected through a special internet ballot system from 40,000 individuals and companies E-mail addresses.

To avoid double claim you are strictly advised to keep your winning numbers confidential. Details on how to transfer your award to you will be given when you contact the paying bank. For immediate release of your winnings please contact our paying bank and send them the following information:


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(i) Name:
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers :
(iii) Contact Address :
(iv) Winning numbers (NL and online numbers) :
(v) Awarded amount :
(vi) Notification date :
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Contact person:    Willem Kraan
        E-mail:     dutchplatinbnk@aim.com
           Tel:    Tel:  +31 616 945 601
Calling hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm


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