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, July 07, 2006

YOUR FINAL AWARD

From: awardinfolotto1@virgilio.it <awardinfolotto1@virgilio.it>
Date: 07-Jul-2006 23:45
Subject: YOUR FINAL AWARD

YOUR FINAL AWARD
LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL.
AGENCY.FROM:THE DESK OF THE
VICE PRESIDENT.INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.

FINAL WINNING
NOTIFICATION,

BATCH NO:93NBMC666
SERIAL NO:638/6Y33,

Attn,Winner,

This is to inform you of the release of the NL-LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL/
WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 8thJune 2006 Due to the mix up of
numbers, the results were released on the 19th June 2006. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket666/09/pr also with drew the lucky numbers
of 7-9-4-8 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You
have therefore been approved for payment FIVE HUNDRE AND FIFTY THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.(US$550,000.00) cash credited to file with
REF. NO.633/98/401,

CONGRATULATIONS:Due to mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some paticipants.All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft
users from over 20,000 company, and 3,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.This promotional program
takes place every three years. For your processing of your claim please
contact our fudicial agent in the legaldepartment.

Mr.Peter Ssmith
TEL:+31-647-494-026
E-mail:luckydayclaimsnl@netscape.net

processing
and remittance of your winning prize money to a destination of your
choice.Any claim not made befor 18th July this day will be returned to
the MINISTERIAL VAN DE ECONOMIA NETHERLANDS. Note that all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake.Also in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all your correspondence with Mr.Peter
Smith.

Please follow all his instructions.Furthermore,should there be
any change of address do inform us as quickly as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

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

Yours Sincerely,
Sandra Van Hans
Lottery Coordinator
NL-LUCKYDAY LOTTERY INTER.

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