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.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

WINNING NOTIFICATION /

EURO MILLION SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
CALLE DE CIBELES 40, PISO 6, MADRID-SPAIN.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE Nº: EPT/110945/5208.
BATCH Nº: 045213/GDK.
DATE...21/11/2007.
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE.
Dear Beneficiary,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro Million Spanish Lottery Winners International E-mail programme held on the 19TH of November 2007 and the results were released on the 21th of November 2007. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number: 146290, with serial number: 208 drew lucky star numbers: 11-13-26-34-44-48, which consequently won the lottery in the 2ND category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €1.000.000.00{ONE MILLION EUROS} in cash credited to file with Reference Nº: EPT/110945/5208 and Batch Nº:045213/GDK. CONGRATULATIONS.
Due to mix up of some Email addresses, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 125,000 email addresses from all over the world. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by the Spanish/European Lottery Board in conjunction with the World Gaming Board, in order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. This promotion takes place twice a year.
To begin your claims, please contact your Claims Agent:
MR. ALAND DICKINSON PEREZ,
(CASER SECURITY COMPANY, S.A. MADRID-SPAIN).
CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT ON TEL: 0034-663-390-435.
Email: infocaserseguros@excite.com <mailto:infocaserseguros@excite.com>
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 3weeks (21days) on receipt of this notification. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake, and declared as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your email address, do inform our agent as soon as possible.
NOTE: YOU ARE TO COMPLETE THE VERIFICATION FORM BELOW AND FORWARD IT TO YOUR AGENT, THROUGH THIS EMAIL: infocaserseguros@excite.com <mailto: infocaserseguros@excite.com> INORDER TO ENABLE THEM COMMENCE WITH THE PROCESSING OF YOUR WINNING FUNDS.
1) FULL NAMES:________________________________
2) CONTACT ADDRESS:___________________________
3) CITY/STATE:________________________________
4) COUNTRY:________________________________
5) NATIONALITY:________________________________
6) OCCUPATION:_______________________________
7) SEX::____________________AGE:_______________
8) MARITAL STATUS.:_____________________________
9) TELEPHONE NUMBER::__________________________
10) MOBILE NUMBER:_____________________________
11) FAX NUMBER:_______________________________
12) AMOUNT WON::_____________________________
13) REFERENCE Nº:_____________BATCH Nº:__________
14). ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS IF ANY:_____________
Congratulations from all members and staffs of Euro Million Lottery Board.
Sincerely,
DON. ADOLFO ALVES MENDEZ.
(PROMOTIONS MANAGER).
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This message is CONFIDENTIAL. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received it, please let us know by reply from your system; you should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from Euro Million Lottery Board are monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies and to protect your winning in the Euro Million Spanish Lottery Award Promotions Programme. The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our usual terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.
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