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.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

INTERNATION PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD

From: Claims Agent [wins_lottery2006@mail333.com] <claims_agent02@myway.com>
Date: 10-Jun-2006 11:46
Subject: INTERNATION PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
To: wins_lottery2006@mail333.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 08TH 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 &pound;2 Million(Two Million pounds sterling) in cash credited
to file GKPL/67-AO91652005.This is from a total cash prize of
&pound;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 &pound;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.

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 protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your
claims; We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our
end of year high stakes &pound;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_agent04@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 him 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 disqalification to your winning.Any breach of
confidentiality on your part will 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.

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