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, December 30, 2005

CONGRATULATION

British Lottery Headquarters.

Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304



WINNING NOTIFICATION.

WINNING NOTIFICATION.

I am Mr.Henry Peters. the fiduciary agent assigned to your case am
happy to  announce to you the draw of the British  Lottery
International programs held on the 1st of December, 2005 in London.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188
with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total  sum of
£1,500,000.00GBP (One million, five hundred thousand, Great Britian
Pounds) in cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04 made available
from a total cash prize of  £75 Million Pounds, shared amongst the
first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from worldwide web sites
through a computer drawn system and extracted from over 100,000
companies. This promotion takes place montly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In
view of this, your £1,500,000.00GBP (One million, five hundred
thousand, Great Britian Pounds) would be released to you by our
affiliate bank in London as soon as you establish contact.

You are required to forward the following details to help
facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will
facilitate the release of your winnings.

Your winning price is to the tune of One million, five hundred
thousand, Great Britian Pounds.

1. Full names.
2. Phone number.
3. Fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Sex.
6. Age.
7. Nationality.

You are advised to forward this information as soon as possible to
enable us attend to your winnings. Our firm has been co! ntracted
to handle payments on your behalf, once we confirm your
information, your  payments would be processed . Everything was
done in such a way that our payments mode would meet the standards
set by the Lottery boards.After you have sent down these
information, a certificate will be prepared for you. This is to be
your proof of winning from this office to the payment center before
they release your funds.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent. Congratulations once more.


Faithfully,
Mr.Henry Peters.
Zonal Co-ordinator.
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

NETHERLANDS EMAIL PROMOTION AWARDS

 THE NETHERLANDS EMAIL PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "B" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as
we bring to your notice, the results of the Second Category draws of
THE NETHERLANDS PROMOTION 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 28th
of December 2005. 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 50941465206-529, with serial
number 5772-54 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-17-28-35-44 and consequently
won in the First Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum
pay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning payout
for Category A winners.
This is from the total prize money from
2,000,000 shared among the 2 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.

REFERENCE
NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/06
BATCH NUMBER: 75/011/INL

To file for your
claim,please contact the fiduciary agent.
***********************************************
Mr.Stefan Van Djik,
Address:T. 220A 2060HT,AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel. office:+31-644-
749-864
FAX: + 31-84-710-3194
Email :trustinvestor@walla.com
***********************************************
Congratulations once
again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.

Sincerely Yours,
MRS.MARISKA NOWAK.
THE PROMOTION
COORDINATOR,
WWW.DAYZERS .NL.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

CALL FOR YOUR CRUDE OIL SHELL LOTTERY WINNING

CRUDE OIL,  SHELL -LOTTO WINNER

The Crude Oil Shell -Lotto Lottery

(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/5330X2/68
Batch: 066/05/ZY288

                                                      WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#2005) of the CRUDE OIL SHELL -LOTTO NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Thursday  1st  of December  2005.
      Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 8875600545 178 with Serial number 4463/01 drew
the lucky numbers:  08-17-17-96-36-69 (bonus no.10), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st
category i.e match 5. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum  of  €950,000.00 (NINE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from
a total cash prize of €18,050,00 shared amongst the  (19) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus
bonus of the crude oil shell lotto.
  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 yearly.

    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 of  €950,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY  THOUSAND EUROS) 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. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary  agent:

DR Bright  Phillip
EMAIL:swissshell-lotto-agency@hotmail.com
Tel:+31633893248
from me and members of staff of the CRUDE OIL SHELL-LOTTO









Yours faithfully,
Ruth K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for CRUDE OIL SHELL-LOTTO LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.


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 © 1994-2005 Crude Oil Shell-Lotto Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines

Saturday, December 17, 2005

YOU ARE A WINNER

The  
Suite 179 1007
West/Zuld, L70 1NL
Zwolle Holland
(Customer Services)
Ref: DEUK/9383/8161/99
Batch: GI/SE12-59
Government Accredited Licensed lottery promoters.
International Promotions/Prize Award Department
Login to http://lottery.co.uk/res
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the
national lottery held on the 14th December, 2005. All 10 winning addresses
were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails. Your
email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this year
national lotto game draw
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
�1,000,000 Dollars (one million pounds sterlings) only. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers:

1, Batch 7499-4206-5876
2, Ref: 739801527-Nll
3, lucky numbers 94-1-537-97-31-809
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 �1,000,000 would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact
Advocate Patrick cox
Telephone number +31 -6100- 234 82
Fax: +31-847-545-681
Email: bejesbejenl@netscape.net
Bejes law & Associates

This will enable the office of bejes & asscociates to send the claims
application form (A4) to you the Beneficiary.you can confirm your winnings
when you LOGIN TO http://lottery.co.uk/res
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. Please be warned. Remember, all winnings must be
claim not later than Decmeber 21th, 2005, after this date, unclaimed funds
will be returned to the national Lotto
Good luck from me and members of staff of the NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Maria Rooney
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

LOTTO.NL,
2391 Beds 152 Koningin Julianaplein 21 ,
Den Haag, The Netherlands.
(Lotto affiliate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Susan Console
(Lottery Coordinator)
Website: www.lotto.nl

Sir/adam,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lotto NL Winners International programs held on the
25th, november, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket #: 00903228100 with prize # 778009/UK
drew €1,000,000.00 which was first in the 2ndclass of the draws.you are to receive €1,000,000.00
(One Million Euros). Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your money (€1,000,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point
bank. This measure must be adhere to avoid loss of your cash 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 60,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses - the draws are conducted
around the world through our internet based ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted
Lotto NL.

We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning
is €85million. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days. 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 personal and winning numbers in all correspondence with
us.

Congratulations once again from all members of Lotto NL. Thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact our Paying Bank
( Chartered Finance & Securities Den Haag.)

Send them the following:
(i). Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address
(iv) your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.

Contact person: Mr. Felix Peterson.
E-mail: charteredfsb@netscape.net
Tel: +31 643 178 404
Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Susan Console
www.lotto.nl

Saturday, December 03, 2005

SEND

Green Casinos & Maurilyns Lotteries,
23 Rundle Mall, Adelaide,
South Australia.

From:Mrs  Beatrix Nadal

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Green Casinos & Maurilyns Lotteries Winners International programs held on the2nd December, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket #: 00903228100 with prize # 778009/2 drew €1,000,000.00 which was first in  2nd class of  the end  of year draws. You are to receive €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros).
Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your money (€1,000,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank. This measure must be adhere to  avoid loss of your cash 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 systemfrom 60,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses - the drawsare conducted around the world through our internet based ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Green Casinos & Maurilyns lotteries.
We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use the
part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning is €85million.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than
20 days.
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 personal and winning numbers in all correspondence with us.

Congratulations once again from all members of Green Casinos & Maurilyns
Lotteries. Thank you for being part of our promotional program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you,
please kindly contact
our Paying Bank ( Deutsche Bank, Amsterdam.)
Send them the following:
(i). Your names, (ii) Contact telephone and fax
numbers (iii) Contact
Address (iv) your winning numbers (v) Quote amount
won.

Contact the paying bank with the following:
Contact person: Mr. Jefferson Heritage,
Deutsche Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
E-mail:clientsrv2@netscape.net
Tel: 31 633-743-006
Fax: 31-847-572-160

Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Mrs.Beatrix Nadal
(Lottery director)