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.

Monday, June 05, 2006

EMAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION 2006(CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON YOU A PRIZE)!!!

From: ROYAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY <royalspanishto@casinomail.com>
Date: 05-Jun-2006 20:23
Subject: EMAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION 2006(CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS HAVE WON YOU A PRIZE)!!!
To: ideceive <ideceive@gmail.com>

ROYAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE GRANVIA 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF: RSSL/61-ILGI0509/45
BATCH:RSSL/15/096/WRCS
DATE:05/06/2006

Dear Winner,

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

This is to inform you of the release of the Royal Spainish Sweepstake
Lottery Email Promotional Program held on the 1st March 2006, this
result was initially delayed due to mix up of email addresses, the
results were finally released on the 30th April 2006, and your email
attached to Ticket number: 212005600545 188 with Serial number:
4888/02, which drew the Lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-8, which
consequently won the lottery in the Second category of the year 2006.
You are therefore approved for a lump sum payout of €1,000,000.00 (ONE
MILLION EUROS ONLY) in cash accredited to file reference number:
KPC/9080333308/03 this is from a total cash prize of€19,000,000.00
(NINTEEN MILLION EUROS ONLY) Shared among the nineteen international
winners in this category.

Your fund is now deposited in a security company with your prize money
insured in your email. Due to mix up of some email addresses, we ask
that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been
processed and money remitted to your account as this is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of
this program by participants as it has happened in the past. All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies,this
promotion takes place annually. We hope your lucky email address will
draw a bigger cash prize in the next high stake promotion agenda of
€30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION EUROS)

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claim agent,

WORLD ROYAL CONSULTANCY AND SECURITIES S.L. MADRID SPAIN

MR. JEFF CARLOS ( Remittance/foreign operations manager)

Tel: +34 676-756-576

Email:worldryconsec@mixmail.com or worldroyconsec@mixmail.com

For due processing and remittance of your winning prize money to
designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be
claimed not later than 21st June 2006. After this date, this fund will
be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed
fund.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with your agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your contact email address, do inform your claim agent as
soon as possible. Congratulation once again from all members of our
staff and thank you for being part of our International promotion
program. We wish you continued good fortunes.

Yours Sincerely,
Wilfred Alberto
(Lottery Director).

ATTENTION LUCKY WINNER !!!

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <final_lists14@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: 05-Jun-2006 03:53
Subject: ATTENTION LUCKY WINNER !!!

 
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
The National Lottery
10 Camelot Close,
Thamesmead,
London, L70 1NL,
United Kingdom.
P.O. Box 1010.
(Customer Services).
 
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ONLINE COORDINATOR
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES
INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
 
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION 
 
Ref  Number: UK/9420X2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369 
 
 We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded final draws (#1068) of the United Kingdom National Lottery International Online Sweepstakes program held on saturday 13th may,2006 which is now available for claims.
 
 Your participation for this online lottery was selected from your Email Domain and your Email address luckily won a raffle ticket that entered you for the this raffle draw whose results has just been released.
 This online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 21,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.
NOTE: NO TICKETS WERE SOLD.
 
 After the automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the Match 5 plus bonus category with the following winning informations:
 
WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number:
074/05/ZY369
Reference Number: UK/9420X2/68
Ticket number: 56475600545188
File Number: KTU/9023118308/03
Serial Number: 5368/02
 
 You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £750,000 (Seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £16,500,000 shared amongst the (22) lucky winners in your winning category "Match 5 plus".
  Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be remitted  to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
 
 This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). Principals and employees of the UK National Lottery and its respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
 
CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
 It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. In other to claim your £750,000 (Seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) prize winning, you are required to fill out the (VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM) below and send it to our under listed licensed and accredited Fiduciary agent via fax or email for proper legal verifications.
 
Accredited Fiduciary Agent: Mr Larry White.
Tel: (+44)702-401-3144
Fax: (+44) 870-479-6344
Email: 
winningfiduciaryoffice02@yahoo.co.uk
 
VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM
(Personal Informations) :
Full Names:
Address:
Country.:
Telephone No:
Occupation.:
Company.:
Annual Income:
Amount Won:
Age.:
Email Address:
Gender.:
Nationality.:
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, therefore you have limited time to claim your winnings.  Failure to claim your winning within the stipulated time frame will lead to the forfeiture of your winnings  after which your winning funds will be added to next winning draws. You are therefore advice to complete the VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM and send it  immediately to our accredited Fiduciary agent through email or fax for prompt collection of your winning funds.
 
(b) Due to our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators, you are advised to keep your winning details of this award personal/confidential from any third party till your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to you, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment. 
 
 Accept my hearty congratulations once again on behalf of the staffs and members of the UK national Lottery Online Sweepstakes International program !!!
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr Richard K. Lloyd
Online coordinator for The UK National Lottery
Sweepstakes International Program.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Confidentiality Notice:
   Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it,is/are confidential and is/are intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,distribution,copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law( s).
  Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of NATIONAL LOTTERY and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by NATIONAL LOTTERY finance and insurance when addressed to concern finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).
 
THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
COPYRIGHT © 1994-2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED







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ON LINE LOAN NOTICEFICATION

From: lashi hamed <lashi_hamed@yahoo.ca>
Date: 05-Jun-2006 10:56
Subject: ON LINE LOAN NOTICEFICATION
To: ideceive@gmail.com

I have a new email address!
You can now email me at: lashi_hamed@yahoo.ca

European Farmer help loan sceme,

Brookmount House,

62-65 Chandos Place,

Covent Garden,

London, WC2N 4LP

(Customer Services)

Date: june 4 2006

LOAN NOTIFICATION:

Ref: UKL/04210X2/65

Batch: 0741/060/DK369

Dear Farmer

We officially announce to you the European farmer assistant sceme
(#604) of the europe farmers assistant loan programs to erradicate
farmine in the world, in year 2010.

International program held on the 25th of May 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with

Serialnumber 5368/02 drew your attention to our programe in order to
extend our service to africa and other 3rd world contries in other to
provide enough food 4 d vision 201o;.

,we have agree to give loan of minimum of $3 million us dollars to any
interested farmers who wish to esterblish on lerge scale farm .

You have therefore been approved to contact our office in uk for more detail

The internet emailing idea was used, since most people are not able to
apply outside the europe. We hope with part of your application you
will take part in our subsequent loan proget

This is from a total loan award of $100,000,000 shared among the less
privilenge fermers in the 3rd world countries .

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000unions,associations,and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place annualy.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in London as indicated in your country.

In view of this, your loan

would be released to you by any of our payment offices in

Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your information
confidential in order to block way s for d scamers.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid scamers and
unwarranted abuse of this program.

Please be warned.To file for your application, please contact our agent:

Overseas agents Unit.

europe Farmer help loan,

Mr John Peters

Email: johnpeter_3rd@yahoo.com

TEL: +44 702 406 3377

TEL: +44 702 407 5115

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the

approval of your loan as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish

contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch

and reference numbers to this letter.

Yours faithfully,

Mr James Sylvester

Online Co-ordinator

application processing form

FULL NAMES OF aplicant:

CONTACT ADDRESS:

CITY/STATE:

COUNTRY:

NATIONALITY:

SEX:

AGE:

MARITAL STATUS:

TEL NO:

NEXT OF KIN:

OCCUPATION:

ANNUAL INCOME :

mailing adress ..

corrent E mail adress..

farmers assistant International Program. Open 5 days10am-5pm from
monday to friday .

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is
intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain
information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from
unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this
message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy
all copies of the original message.

Copyright 1994-2006 The UK
fermers aassistant programs.

77635 476378 255667460

Our applicant are assured of the
utmost standards of confidentiality, and

press anonymity until the end of
proceedings, and beyond where they so

desire. Be further advised to
maintain the strictest level of

confidentiality until the end of
proceedings to circumvent problems

associated with fraudulent claims.
This is part of our precautionary

measure to avoid scamers and unwarranted
abuse of this program.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of
the european Farmer help loan sceme

- lashi hamed

Sunday, June 04, 2006

NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING!!

From: Uk National Lotto <uknationallottery0092@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: 05-Jun-2006 00:32
Subject: NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING!!
To: ideceive@gmail.com

¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!
Ahora puedes escribirme a: uknationallottery0092@yahoo.com.mx

British Lottery Headquarters:

Customer Service

28 TANFIELD ROAD,

CROYDON.LONDON

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04

Batch: 12/25/0304


NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING!!



Dear Lucky Winner,



RE: BOMUS BALL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION



We are pleased to notify you the draw (#991) of the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 6th June.2006 Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.



The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:03 10 21 22 23 25 (26 Bonus Ball), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ;250,000.00 pound (Two Hundred AND Fifty Thousand, Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of 125million pounds shared amongst the first five (5) lucky winners in this categoryi.e. Match 5 plus bonus.



Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.



This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 250,000.00 pound;(Two Hundred AND Fifty Thousand, Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.



Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through sartuday



Overseas Claims Unit

British Lottery Fiduciary

AGENT: Mr.Ashley Richard,

Email: euroclaim_agent@yahoo.com.hk

Tel:+447040112333





Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality,and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated

with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!



At your disposal, we remain.

Very Truly Yours,

Mrs Rose Williams.


- Uk National Lotto

Saturday, June 03, 2006

Congratulations.

From: Australian Lottery Online <australian.lottery@mails.de>
Date: 03-Jun-2006 13:25
Subject: Re: Congratulations.
To: Australian Lottery Online <ideceive@gmail.com>

Australian Lottery.
NSW Lotteries Corporation,
2 Figtree Drive,
Homebush Bay NSW 2127

Dear Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON $1,000,000.00.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of Australian Lottery,
which was held on the 29th, May 2006. Your e-mail address attached to
prize winning number: 3 7 9 16 27 28, and supplementary number: 37 43
drew a prize of $1,000,000.00 (One Million USDollars).
This lucky draw came first in the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake. You
will receive the sum of $1,000,000.00 (One Million USDollars) from our
authorized bank in Netherlands.

Because of some mix-up with our sweepstake numbers and prizes, plus
the time limited placed on the payment of your prize: $1,000,000.00,
we advice that you keep all information about this prize confidential
until your funds: $1,000,000.00
have been transferred to you by the authorized bank in The
Netherlands. You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid
any delay with the release of your funds to your person. This program
has been abused severally in past, so we are doing our best to
forestall further occurrence of past mix-ups.

This sweepstake was conducted under the watchful eyes of 12,000
spectators. Your e-mail address attached to prize winning number: 3 7
9 16 27 28 was selected and; it came first through an e-ballot draw
from over 250,000 e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail
addresses).
This program is sponsored by NSW Lotteries to compensate faithful
internet suffers around the globe.
Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky winners.
With your permission, your e-mail will also be included in the next
sweepstake of $5Million.

You must claim your prize: $1,000,000.00 not later than 10-days from
the moment you receive this e-mail.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim from our
authorized bank; please contact them immediately, and quote your
winning and personal information now.

Here is their contact information:
Bank: Laagste Heypotheekofferte Bank NL.
Contact person: Mr. Walter Hawkins.
Director: Public Finance, Global Markets, Interest Rate and Currency.
Direct-line: Tel: 0031 644 893 611.
Fax: 0031 847 134 206 .
E-mail address: custservicesbank@netscape.net

Furnish them with the following:
(i). your name(s),
(ii) Your telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Your contact address
(iv) Your winning information (including amount won).

Congratulations.
Yours to serve,
Valentino Von Kahn (Mrs.).
Coordinator: Australian Lottery.