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.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

SUCCESS ALERT: IRISH WEB LOTTERY

One of the more credible claims I've seen: the Irish lottery doesn't
require you to buy a ticket.

From: notificationoffice11 <notificationoffice11@terra.com.mx>
Date: 28-May-2006 21:03
Subject: SUCCESS ALERT: IRISH WEB LOTTERY
To: undisclosed-recipients

IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
IRISH WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
(Registration Z720633X).

The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59

SUCCESS ALERT:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY
PROGRAMME online Sweepstakes International Program held on 23TH OF
MAY, 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number: 5368/05 drew the lucky number:(01, 08, 15, 11, 23, 20,
- Bonus 21) which subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £475,318 (Four hundred
and seventy five thousand, three hundred and eighteen pounds
sterling)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listedonline.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 £475,318 (Four hundred and seventy five
thousand, three hundred and eighteen pounds sterling) would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe(UK).

PLEASE FILLOUT THE VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO
MR. RICHARD LLOYD. EMAIL:irishclaimsagent122@yahoo.co.uk.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.
FULL NAME:.............................
FULL ADDRESS:..........................
OCCUPATION:..........................
SEX:..........................
MARITAL STATUS:........................
AGE:..................................
NATIONALITY:...........................
AMOUNT WON:............................
BATCH NO:..............................
WINNING NO:............................
TICKET NO:.............................
WINNING DRAW:..........................
PHONE NUMBER[LAND/MOBILE]:..............

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds
must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds
will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote
your Reference Number( LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Bach
Number(R3/A312-59)in every correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.

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.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

(MR)Kolyn A. Perkins.

Phone :+447024079808
Fax:+447075707738
Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME.

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