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.
Monday, February 06, 2006
YOU HAVE WON
Date: 28-Jan-2006 08:13
Subject: YOU HAVE WON
The National Lottery
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 24th january , 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 (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: bejesbejes54@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 Febuary 5th, 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.
LOTTO.NL AWARD.
From: internationalresults@virgilio.it <internationalresults@virgilio.it>
Date: 28-Jan-2006 22:40
Subject: LOTTO.NL AWARD.
LOTTO.NL AWARD.
FROM THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER
LOTTO.NL NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
www.lotto.nl
AWARD WINNING PROMOTION.
Dear Lucky
Winner,
We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the selected
winners of the lotto.nl Lottery Promotion held on Friday 27th January
2006. Your email address attached to ticket number 564 64701565 177,
with serial number 7288/03 drew the lucky numbers 42-6-37-13-37-8; the
lottery was categorized into four zonal (Africa, America, Europe and
Asia) stages. Consequently you have won the lottery in the 2nd
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
Euros 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Euros ) Credited to file REF
NO: 428/77/UML,Batch No. 46/304/GMA.
All participants in this
Lottery Program have been selected randomly through a computer Ballot
System drawn from over 200,000,00 Companies and 30,000,00 individual
emails address from all search engines and web sites. This promotional
program will take place every year until the games begin in Beijing
China in 2008. However,winners are only eligible for claims once. Due
to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
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
Lotto.nl lottery company and its respective Parents, subsidiaries and
their immediate families are not eligible to participate in this
promotion.
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 ,
you are therefore advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the under
listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the processing of your
prize award winning. Please contact the clearing house (through your
claims agent only) the body assigned with the verification of all
emergent winner. Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be
followed so as to facilitate your claims;
CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER.
LOTTO.NL 2ND CATIGORY WINNER'S
MR. GILL MARTINS.
TELEPHONE :0031 647
416 459.
EMAIL: lottonlclaims@netscape.net
Please note that you will
be required to pay for the issuance of your legal back up
legalization/notarization document in court. When contacting your
claims agent, you are to provide them with
1. Your full name and
address
2. Your contact telephone number.
Remember, you must contact
your claim officer not later than two weeks of receiving this
notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore you are seriously advised
to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in
line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
Congratulations once again from all members of staffs and thank you for
being part of our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS. LORETHA
WAXLE.
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/GAME CO-ORDINATOR,
LOTTO.NL INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY.
.....................................................................................................................................
THE LOTTO.NL AWARD BONANZA IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE NETHERLAND
GOVERNMENT.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
From: Deutsche Lottery <deutschelottery1@msn.com>
Date: 16-Jan-2006 01:55
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEUTSCHE LOTTERY GmbH, GERMANY.
SCHÖNBERGER STRASSE 220-224
04109 LEIPZIG
TEL:+49-0391-6206490
FAX:+49-01805/662244-01805/662222
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON DEAR WINNER,
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "B" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the
Category "B" draws of DEUTSCHE LOTTERY GmbH, Germany.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under
the Third Category, which is part of our promotional draws.The draws
were held on the 14th of January 2006 and results were officially
announced after the draws. Participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses
of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,
Canada, Europe, East Europe, Middle East and New Zealand as part
of our International Promotions Program.
You/Your company, attached to ticket number 2841/6109-22, with the
serial number 44-56 drew the lucky numbers 10, 14, 42, 27, 31, 39, (4)
and consequently won in the Category "B".
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 585,000.00
( Five Hundred and Eighty-five Thousand Euros)in cash, which is the
winning payout for Category "B" winners. This is from the total prize
money of 26,000,000.00 Euros shared among the 14 international winners
in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
In your best interest and also to avoid mixing 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 transfering 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.
We also wish to bring to your notice our mid year (2006) high stakes
where you stand a chance of winning up to Fifty four Million Euros
(54,000,000.00),we hope that with a part of your prize, you will
participate.
Please contact your DUETSCHE LOTTERY ACCREDITED ATTORNEY immediately, to
begin your claims process;
Herr. Hans Wolfberg
PETERS, WOLF & PARTNER
SCHACKSTRASSE 22, 80539 MÜNCHEN, GERMANY
HOT LINE TEL: +491774068320
FAX: 01212-5-006-71-696
E-mail: hans_wolf60@web.de
The above is an accredited attorney under Westlottery GmbH
and he will be liable for due processing and remittance of your
prize money to a designated account of your choice.
You are advised to contact Herr Hans Wolfberg not later than 2weeks
after receiving this mail. Failure to do so,will result in your funds being
returned into our treasury as unclaimed lottery funds.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference
batch and ticket numbers. Note that you are to forward this mail to the
Law/Finance firm in your first correspondence with them, whether by
email or fax.
REFERENCE NUMBER: ILD/0691/621-06/04
BATCH NUMBER: 42901-DE
TICKET NUMBER: 2841/6109-22
Congratulations once again from all our staffs and we thank you for
being part of our International promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
DEUTSCHE LOTTERY GmbH, GERMANY.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your accredited
attorney immediately.
FROM THE DESK OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
From: Mrs Lissette Kersbeeck <lissette_kersbeeck2@virgilio.it>
Date: 10-Jan-2006 01:03
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
FROM THE DESK OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
FREE LOTTO B.V INTERNATIONAL
E-MAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM
AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS.
INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL
LOTTO PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH NO: 15027-BV-43
REF. No:
232/633/4519
We are pleased to announce you as one of the lucky
winners in the Free Lotto New Year draw held today the 9th of January
2006.
All winning Email addresses were randomly selected from a
batch
of 50,000,000 international emails.Your email address
emerged as a
category 2 winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw.
Consequently,
you have therefore been approved for a total
pay out of Eight Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Euros (850,000 Euros)
In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your
reference number and batch
numbers in all correspondence with your
claims officer.
1. BATCH:15027-BV-43
2.The file Ref number:
232/633/4519
3.lucky numbers 8- 16-18-23-31-45
Please contact the
underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate
release of your winnings:
MR Van Wilbert
CLAIMS OFFICER
FREE LOTTO B.V
freelottbv850@netscape.net
Tel:0031-647-250-097
Fax:31-205- 241-255
for processing and remittance of your cash to a designated
account of
your choice.
You are required to contact Mr Van Wilbert about the
claimant procedures, send your fax and telephone to Mr Van Wilbert,
this will enable his office to send the claims application form to you
the Beneficiary.
Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change
of address do inform the Claims Officer Mr Van Wilbert as soon as
possible as he is responsible for the processing of your
approved file
for payment.
Congratulations Once again on behalf of all our staff.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs Lissette Kersbeeck
(Lottery
Coordinator)
Please make sure you keep your winning confidential till
you have received your payment.This is to avoid double claims.
YOU HAVE WON THE UK LOTTERY
Date: 09-Jan-2006 20:51
Subject: YOU HAVE WON THE UK LOTTERY
We happily announce to you the draw (#966 ) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 1st January , 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number : 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000 (Two million five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £10,000,000 shared amongst the first four(5)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 until the end of the year. (31/12/2006).
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 claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Email: Crawford_uknationallotto@hotmail.co.uk
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.