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, June 14, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS, NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

From: inter_promotion@ivenus.com <inter_promotion@ivenus.com>
Date: 14-Jun-2006 19:42
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

CONGRATULATIONS, NOTIFICATION OF WINNING
FROM THE DESK OF LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
Ref Number: NL/351/499
Batch Number: NL-263-715

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws of
the online cyber free lottery promotion held on, 10th
June 2006.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
exclusive list of 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of
our International Promotions Program and corporate
bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer
search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After
this automated computer ballot, your e-mail with the
following: Ticket Number: 5486623 with serial Number:
47550023 drew lucky Number: 10-17-21-23-34-39 address
emerged as one of 10 winners in the category "A"

You as well as the other winner are therefore to
receive a cash prize of 1,000.000.(ONE MILLION EUROS
ONLY) each from the total payout of 10,000,000.00. Your
prize awards has been insured with your e-mail address
and will be transferred to your bank account by the
paying bank upon your endoresment of the winners
certificate and all offical documents relating to your
won prize as a precautionary measure to ensure that
payemnt are paid to the rightful winner.

To begin your claim you are advice to urgently contact
the claim process officer below as all unclaim prize
are nullified after 14 days from the date of this
notice:
Mr. Marvis V. Dekker
Tel: 31-617-650-147
Email: financialtrus@netscape.net

In your best interest and to avoid mix up of numbers
and names of any kind, we request that you keep the
entire details of your award strictly from public
notice until the process of transferring your claims
has been completed, and your funds remitted to your
bank account.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this program.

Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Doris Chamberlin (Lottery Coordinator).

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The Free Lotto Awards is sponsored by a consortium of
software promotion companies, the Intel Group, Dell
Computers, and other international companies. The free
lotto draw is held periodically, it is organized to
encourage the use of the internet and promote computer
literacy worldwide.
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Winning Notification.

From: jane hang <jane_ngg@walla.com>
Date: 14-Jun-2006 16:33
Subject: Winning Notification.

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY NLF ONLINE GAME 2006
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF NO.: EGS/2251256003/05
BATCH NO.; 14/0017/1PD
TICKET NO.:AY7484353809NL
WINNING NOTIFICATION
International Lottery wishes to inform you about the results of E-mail
Ballot Lottery International Program by Great Britain held on 9th June
2006 for UK citizens and non UK citizens. Your email account has been
picked amongst winners. You have therefore been approved to claim one
million five hundred and fifty thousand United State Dollar
(USD1,550,000.00) only. This is from a total cash price of ten million
United State Dollar (USD10,000,000.00) shared amongst the first one
hundred (100) lucky winners.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential until your claims have been processed
and your money received. And please remember to quote your reference#,
batch #, ticket # and your Lucky # in all correspondence. To file for
your claim, please contact our Foreign Service manager for category A
Grand premium Lottery Winners (Dr. Richard Hong) ON THIS
Email: steven_chai@gawab.com. OR Email: steven_chai@emailaccount.com.
Note that the said sum has since been deposited with a reputable
finance house waiting for the immediate remittance into your nominated
bank account. Bonus , this promotion takes place annually and it is
sponsor by Bill Gates of Microsoft and Proton Motors Berhad Malaysia
encourage the use of internet and computers world wide.
All winner are advice to keep winning information confidential until
claim has been processed and money remitted to winners. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claming and unwarranted abuse
of this program, for the release of your winning amount, confirm to us
the receipt of this notice, to enable us submit you file to our paying
bank, for processing and releasing of your fund.
Be informed that your winning prize has a hard cover insurance policy
that makes it difficult to deduct a cent until the sum is finally
credited into your designated account. In view of the above you are
hereby requested to contact this Agency(Dr.Richard Hong) Foreign
Service manager for category A Grand, as soon as possible.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Best regards,
Mrs. Claire Woh .
Lottery Co-ordinator. Serial
No.744604874________________________________

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INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE

From: GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO <uknl0000@yahoo.ca>
Date: 14-Jun-2006 07:31
Subject: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
To: ideceive@gmail.com

GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO 10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1027) of the UNIVERSAL LOTTERY
PROMO, online Sweepstakes International program 13TH JUNE 2006. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number:23-2316-5186-477 with Serial
number A015-09 drew the lucky numbers:35-13-34-85-56-87 (bonus
no.23), 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 £2 Million(Two Million pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file GKPL/67-AO91652005.This is from a total cash prize of
£1,042,548millon shared amongst the (3) lucky winners in this category
i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listed online. 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 £2 Million(Two Million pounds sterling) 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 winning information confidential
till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program.
&nbs! p;
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is
open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email
address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This
promotion is void in all other countries and is also void where
prohibited. Principals and employees of the Universal Promotion Draw
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. It is even more
imperative for overseas winners. To begin your claims therefore, you
are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the under listed
licensed and accredited claims agent for the processing of your prize
awards winning.

Please contact your claim agent (through your claims agent only) the
body assigned with the verification of all emergent winners. Therefore
all protoco! ls laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your
claim! s; We ho pe with a part of your prize, you will participate in
our end of year high stakes £1,042,548millon international lotto.

TO FILE YOUR CLAIM RESPOND BACK TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION BELOW

CLAIMS AGENT:
MR. PAUL BANKER
Email: claims_agent02@myway.com
20 Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K

1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. OCCUPATION:..................................
6. PHONE/FAX:...................................
7.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.........
8. IDENTIFICATION INSTRUMENT.. (Drivers Licence/International Passport
or State ID or Work ID accepted)
He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and
remittance of your prize money.Remember, you must contact h! im using
his mailing address not later than two weeks after this date or funds
will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in every one of
yourcorrespondences.

Ticket number 13-2316-5086-477
Serial number A025-09
Lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87
File REF NO. GUPL/67-AO91652004

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Richard K. Lloyds.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO

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DISCLAIMER:
do not reply back to this contact your claim agent, if you do, it will
automatically result to disqali! fication to your winning.Any breach
of confidentiality on your! part wi ll also disqualify you as wel the.
Universal Promotion LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers,
Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.
The Universal Promotion LOTTERY internet draws in each quarter of the
year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and
computers worldwide. We are proud to say that up to One hundred
Million Dollars are won annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

YOU HAS BEEN SELECTED THROUGH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.

From: anasistayogo@virgilio.it <anasistayogo@virgilio.it>
Date: 13-Jun-2006 18:55
Subject: YOU HAS BEEN SELECTED THROUGH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.

FROM:LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INT. PROMOTIONS AND PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
GOOGLE. Bolos Avenue 12900 kd .

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the
First Category draws of E-MAIL LOTTERY organised by GOOGLE INT. 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 were held
on 30th of May 2006 and results are being officially announced today
13th of June 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,
Europe, Middle East,
and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program. Your e-
mail address, attached to ticket number 675432890044/376, with serial
number 2200-33 drew the lucky numbers 1-0-11-44-03-22 and consequently
won in the First Category. You have
therefore been awarded a lump sum
pay out of One million (1,000,000.00) euros, which is the winning
payout for Category A winners. This is from the total prize money from
1,500,000 euros shared among the 2 winners in this category.

Your
fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to
avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep
the entire details of your award
strictly from public notice until the
process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants / non
participants of this program.
Please contact your claims agent
immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice:To file for your claim, please
contact the CLAIMS agent.

Mr. Martins Joe
Orent Trust Agency
TEL: 0030-
694-767-0080
Email:orenttrust@netscape.net
Olympia 45, 10722,
ATHENS
GREECE.

You are advised to contact the agents by email.NOTE: For easy
reference and dentification, find below your reference and Batch
numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your
correspondence with your claims agent. REFERENCE NO:GPINT/7980/4376/06
BATCH NO: 33/904/G3K Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being
part of our promotions program.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs.Anasista Yogo.
PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR.

WINNER'S INFORMATIONS!!!

From: m_thompson10@virgilio.it <m_thompson10@virgilio.it>
Date: 13-Jun-2006 01:34
Subject: WINNER'S INFORMATIONS!!!

WINNER'S INFORMATIONS!!!
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as
we
bring to your notice, the results of the Second Category draws of
THE
MICRO/DAYZERS PROMO INT. 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 1st
of June, 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,Europe, Middle East,
and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.
Your e-
mail address, attached to ticket number 46939, with serial number 472-
9768 drew the lucky numbers W-91237-H°67/B4 and consequently won in
the First Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay
out
of 2,500,000 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros), which is
the
winning payout for Category A winners.This is from a total cash
prize
of 25,000,000.00
Million Euros shared amongst the first Ten
(10) lucky
winners in this category

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is
now
deposited with the paying Bank.In your best interest to aviod mix
up
of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the
entire
details of your award strictly from public notice until the
process of
transferring your
claims has been completed, and your
funds remitted
to your account.

This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double
claiming or
unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this
program.
Please contact your
claims agent immediately for due
processing and
remittance of your
prize money to a designated account
of your choice:
You are advised to
contact the agents by email.Failure
to do so may
warrant
disqualification.

NOTE: For easy reference and
identification,
find
below your Reference and Batch numbers.
Remember
to quote these
numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent.
REF Number:
NL/BC7765468/WW14
BATCH No: NM/896161/WOP.
To file for
your claim,
Please contact the fiduciary agent.
***********************************************
Mr. MARTYN NICOLAAS.
AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
TELEPHONE:+31 644 749 896
FAX: +31 847 197
552
Reply
Email: martynnicolaas@aim.com.
***********************************************
All winnings must be
notarized to complete the claim process; winners will be referred to a
Foreign Transfer Manager,to have their winnings notarized.Winners are
to cover the legal charges not DAYZERS.NL,also you have two weeks to
from the date of this publication to claim your prize or forefeit your
winnings.

In compliance with the sponsoring bodies',you are to make a
remittance of a part of your won fund,not lower than 10-percent, after
receiving your allocation to a charity organisation.

Congratulations
once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely Yours,
MARIA THOMPSON.
THE PROMOTION
COORDINATOR,