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, December 05, 2006

This Blog is On Hold

Due to the recent increase in scams of the sort reported here, the workload associated with this blog has become too large. Consequently, and with apologies, I am not going to update this blog any further, indefinitely.

Monday, December 04, 2006

WITH LUCKY DRAW TICKET NO: 53435672222

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: easydraw[@]easy2.orangehome.co.uk <easydraw[@]easy2.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: 04-Dec-2006 04:39
Subject: WITH LUCKY DRAW TICKET NO: 53435672222
To: undisclosed-recipients

WITH LUCKY DRAW TICKET NO: 53435672222
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON €750,000.00.
NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THESE EMAIL ADDRESSES:
infoeasydraw@aim.com and morriscollins02@netscape.net

EASYDRAW INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

Sir/Madam;
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Easydraw Lotto Winners International programs held on the 1st of December, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket No: 53435672222 with prize No 32177445/NL drew €750, 000.00 which was first in the 2nd class of the draws. You are to receive €750,000.00(Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euros).
Please be informed that because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask you to keep your winning information confidential until your fund (€750, 000.00)has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank. This measure must be adhered to in order to avoid the loss of your cash prizes. Prize-winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by other participants. It's important to note that this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an internet ballot system from 72,000 individual and companies email addresses, hence, the draws are conducted around the world through our internet based ballot system.
The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Easydraw Lotto.We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning is €20million.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 15 days of this draw. After this date -all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your winning numbers in all correspondence with us.
Congratulations once again from all members of Easydraw Lotto. Thank you for being part of our promotional program. For immediate release of your cash prize to you,please kindly contact our processing Department with the following information for onward forwarding to the paying Bank:

(i)Your names,
(ii)State amount won.
(iii)Contact Address
(iv)Your winning numbers
(v)Contact telephones and fax numbers

Contact person:Mr. Morris Collins
(International Processing Department).
Email:
infoeasydraw@aim.com and morriscollins02@netscape.net
Telephone: +31-630-017-743

Congratulations once again.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Denise Lawson(Lottery Coordinator).

NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: infoeasydraw@aim.com

END OF YEAR PROMOTIONS.!!!!!!!!!!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: British International Lottery <onlinenotificati[@]bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: claimsagent@britishinterntional-onlinegames.org
Date: 04-Dec-2006 00:05
Subject: END OF YEAR PROMOTIONS.!!!!!!!!!!
To: britishclaims@uk.co.uk

BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
60 Merriman Road Blackheath London SE3 8RZ England.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch Number: 12/25/0304

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the British International Lottery Sweeptakes POGRAMS held on November
2006.Your Company or your personal e-mail address is attached to
winning number 20-01-2005-02MSW, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the
lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first
lottery
category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD
2,500,000 (Two Million, five hundred thousand dollars) in cash credited
to file
KTU/9023118308/05 of British Lottery.

Your funds has been deposited, and insured with your REF NO:
BTL/491OXI/04 and your E-mail address,
You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the
public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your
personal account.We hope with your prize, you will be happy to promote
the use of E-mail and the use of MS WORD.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email for processing and remittance of your prize money
to you.Your assigned claims officer contact email is:

Name: Dr. Willaims Spencer
Phone: (+44) 701113 7597
E-mail: claimsagent@britishinterntional-onlinegames.org

He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money
must be claimed not later than the 24 of december, 2006. All funds
not claimed on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all
correspondences with your claims officer.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose Morrison

VERIFICATION FORM

FULL LEGAL NAMES:
RESIDENCE ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
TEL:
SPONSORS
British LOTTERY AWARDS DEPARTMENT Europe.

YOUR E-MAIL I.D HAS WON

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Maria Fernandez <sorteolotto@aim.com>
Date: 03-Dec-2006 22:22
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL I.D HAS WON
To: ideceive@gmail.com


SUPERSORTEO LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
*********************************************************************

Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28008 Madrid, Spain
www.supersorteo.com
**********************************************************************

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR FIRST CATEGORY DRAWS.

After a successful completion of the first category
draws of SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS.


You have emerged as one of the winners of the
SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email

addresses of individuals and companies from America,
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,
and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.


*********************************************************************

You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET NUMBER:AS1-SS7-65LG
SERIAL NUMBER:BYT-KDH
LUCKY NUMBER:WSA-MJK-59RGZ
REFERENCE NUMBER: AUF-UU4-5B
BATCH NUMBER:PXQ8-Y43UY-ROL

*********************************************************************
As a category (A) winner, you have been selected by
computer balloting system where only email addresses
are soughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses
drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer
ballot of our International Promotions Program
consequently won in the first Category.



You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
1,500,000.00EUROS(€1.5m). Which is the winning payout
for first categories winners. This is from the total
prize money of 9,000,000.00Euros shared among the
six international winners in the FIRST categories.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You have to contact the  (File/Claim Officer)
for immediate remittance your E-mail address won the lucky number.

To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until the entire 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 of this program required by the
(SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL).


We also wish to bring to your notice our Next  Year
(2007) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning
up to   13 million Euros; We hope that with a part of
your prize you will participate.



To begin your claims process of your winning prize,
please contact your claims agent through e-mail or telephone,fax
immedaitely you received this notification
for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.


*********************************************************************
File/Claim Officer

MR.JOSE WILLIAMS.

manager International Remmittance/Credit unit
Facility Management Region

HALLMARK FINANCE & SECURITIES INC
AVENIDA DE EUROPA 75
28046, Madrid Spain
Tel: +34-66-44-28-337
FAX: +34-91-181-5727
EMAIL: hallmark@europe.com

**********************************************************************
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than December 15th 2006 after this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed

NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.


You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation and
processing of your winnings.

we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.

1.Your full names:

2. your full home / office address:



3. direct telephone/fax numbers:


the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file
in your claims.


Congratulations once again from all staffs of
(SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)


thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.


Sincerely Your's,

Mrs Fernander Maria.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this E-mail. Address

Contact your claims agent.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: SPANISH  EL  GORDO <edsmith20005000@netscape.net>
Date: sáb, 02 dic 2006 19:10:51
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS  !!!!
To: ideceive@gmail.com

AVDA DON RAFAEL 35,                                                                                                                 Our/ref:OHES341007 EDIFICIO 15 C/P 23079 MADRID-ESPAÑA.                                                                    Your/ref:BGM0207859035/09
TEL/FAX: 0034 653 285  895


                                                                                                                                                     NOVEMBER-30-2006
ATTENTION: FGL/2002365214/MD/03.






                                                                ESL NOTIFICATION DESK

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of the ELGORDO DE LAPRIMITIVA SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAME held on the 27th NOVENBER 2006.Your name attached to a ticket number 0016-359142-07 with serial number 52201-61 drew the lucky numbers 14-18-24-30-31-35 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of ?615, 810.00 (Six Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten Euros) in cash Credited to the file reference number: BGM/0207859035/09. This is from a total cash price of ?10,468,770.00 (Ten Million Four Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy Euros only) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank insured with your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope that with part of your prize, you will part-take in our end of year high stake ?1,300,000, 000.00 international lottery.
To begin your claim please contact your claim agent -

MR. EDWARD SMITH.
Foreign Operation Manager of ESTRELLA SEGUROS S.A.
TEL: +34 697 300 523,
FAX: +34 966 373 136.
Email: edward20005000@mixmail.com

For processing and remittance of your! Prize fund to your designated bank account.  CLAIM REQUIREMENT: FOTOCOPY OF IDENTITY & TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE .Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 26/02/07. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. Be informed that only 5% of your prize belongs to MAPFRE MARKETING S.L. that entered your name for the draw. Congratulation once again from all members of our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotion program.
PRIZE CLAIM TRACK
Nº: 9540772140

sincerely,
DON PEDRO GONZALLES
PRESIDENT.