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, June 18, 2006

THIRD CATEGORY NOTIFICATION

From: FUNLOTTO UK <ukfunlottodraws2006@lycos.co.uk>
Date: Sun Jun 18 14:26:23 GMT+00:00 2006
Subject: THIRD CATEGORY NOTIFICATION
To: ukfunlottodraws2006@lycos.co.uk

UK FUN LOTTO
47 COLD HARBOUR
LONDON, E14 9NS
UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to announce you as one of the 3 lucky winners in the UK
FUN LOTTO draw held on 10th of June 2006. All 3 winning addresses were
randomly selected from a batch of 5,000,000 international emails. Your
email address emerged alongside 2 others as a 3rd category winner in
this month's draw.

Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
£2,000,000 Pounds (Two million pounds) only.

The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 5, 24, 38, 11, 46,37
(ii) Serial number: 16-7-204
(iii) Lotto batch number: FL-216
(iv) Reference number: SBF-404-2

Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for
the immediate release of your winnings:

Mr.Tony Smith
Claims Department Manager
BLUE SKY SECURITIES
Email: claimsmanager@blueskysecuritiesuk.net
Tel: +44 7040129746
Fax: +44 7030401609

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
Winning information confidential until your claim have been processed.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participant.

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Mr.Gareth Edwards
Promotions Manager

Fax: +44 2079006421

N.B:
1.All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today.
2.Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3.Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4.All winners under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
5.Please contact your claims agent by fax or email (Mr Tony Smith).

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LOTTERY AWARD WINNER

From: claimoffice@atmail.com <claimoffice@atmail.com>
Date: 18-Jun-2006 06:24
Subject: LOTTERY AWARD WINNER
To: ideceive <ideceive@gmail.com>

LOTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION.
CALLE/BUSMAN EL-BUENO, 13728007 MADRID SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF
LOTTERY PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON 15Th MAY
2006.YOUR CONTACT IS ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER 004-05117963-198,
WITH SERIAL NUMBER 99375 DREW THE LUCKY
NUMBERS : 01-15-37-38-48-49 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN
CATEGORY 1B. YOU HAVE BEEN THEREFORE APPROVED THE SUM OF EUR
1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED EUROS) CREDITED TO THE FILE
NUMBER: LP/2656043/ES/104 THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF EURO
31.472.765.00 SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY THREE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL
WINNERS IN ALL CATEGORIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH
COMPUTER BALOTTING SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 45,000.00 NAMES FROM AUSTRALIA,
NEW ZEALAND, AFRICA, EUROPE, AMERICA AND ASIA AS PART OF OUR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOUR FUND IS NOW INSURED TO YOUR CONTACT. DUE TO THE COMPUTER MIX-UP
OF SOME NUMBERS AND CONTACTS, WE ASK YOU TO KEEP THIS AWARD STRICKLY
FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTILL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEING PROCESSED AND YOUR
MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY
ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY THE
PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED
OFFICE FOR THE CLAIMING OF YOUR AWARD PRICE
processingoffice_2006@yahoo.es SINCE ALL WE HAVE NOW IS THE WINNING
TICKET NUMBER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE WINNING
TICKET NUMBER.FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR AWARD PRICE,
YOU ARE TO REPLY THIS MAIL STATINGYOUR NUMBERS. DO NOTE THAT ALL PRICE
MUST BE CLAIM NOT LATER THAN 30TH JUNE 2006.AFTER THIS DATE, ALL
FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS
UNCLAIMED TO THE MINISTRY.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS ,PLEASE
QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY OF YOUR
CORRESPONDENCE. FURTHERMORE,SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS
DO INFORM THIS OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM
ALL OUR STAFF.
SINCERELY

MR. DENNIS COLE
THE PROMOTION MANAGER
CALL NOW FOR MORE CONFIRMATION: 00346277-47095
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOUR CLAIM processingoffice_2006@yahoo.es

YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE (processingoffice_2006@yahoo.es) THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. FILE NUMBER:
2. BATCH NUMBER:
3. REFERENCE NUMBER:
4. WINNING NUMBER:
5. CATEGORY:
6. AMOUNT WON:
7a. FULL NAME:(MR/MRS)
b. TEL AND FAX NUMBER:(Office,Home and Mobile)
8. CITY/COUNTRY:
9. ADDRESS:(HOME AND OFFICE)
10. OCCUPATION/ORGANIZATION:
11. POSITION :
12. DATE OF BIRTH:
13. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION,WE WILL GIVE YOU THE
CONTACT DETAILS OF THE BANK THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT
OF YOUR AWARD. THEREAFTER,YOU WILL BE ISSUED WITH A CLAIM CERTIFICATE
OF WINNING THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE CLAIM OF THE MONEY FROM YOUR
BANK,AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE FROM THE MINISTERIO DE INTERIO HERE IN
SPAIN.

NOTE:YOU ARE TO KEEP THIS AWARD OUT FROM PUBLIC NOTICE TO AVOID DOUBLE
REPRESENTATION .YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY BE CONFIDENTIAL UNTILL THE BANK
TRANSFERRED YOUR FUND INTO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
THANKS
DENNIS COLE

Saturday, June 17, 2006

2006 AWARDS!!!

From: gason.gason@virgilio.it <gason.gason@virgilio.it>
Date: 17-Jun-2006 03:41
Subject: 2006 AWARDS!!!

2006 AWARDS!!!
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
THROUGH THESE EMAIL ADDRESSES:
luckydaywinbv@netscape.net

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WORD LOTTO ABONNEE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Word
Lotto Abonnee Winners International programs held on the 16th of June,
2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket No: 17940128111 with prize
No 1581015/HL drew €500,000.00 which was first in the 2nd class of the
draws. You are to receive €500,000.00( Hundred Thousand Euros Only ).
Please be informed that because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask you
to keep your winning information confidential until your fund
(€500,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-
point bank. This measure must be adhered to in order to avoid the loss
of your cash prizes. Prize-winners of our cash prizes are advised to
adhere to these
instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by
other participants. It's important to note that this draws were
conducted formally, and winners are selected through an internet ballot
system from 74,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses, hence,
the draws are conducted around the world through our internet based
ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Word Lotto
Abonnee.We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it
in our next draws; the jackpot winning is €20million.

Remember, all
winning must be claimed not later than 25 days of this draw. After this
date all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the
next sweepstake. Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications remember to quote your winning numbers in all
correspondence with us. Congratulations once again from all members of
Word Lotto Abonnee. Thank you for being part of our promotional
program. For immediate release of your cash prize to you,please kindly
contact our processing Department with the following information for
onward forwarding to the paying Bank:

(i)Your names,
(ii)State
amount won.
(iii)Contact Address
(iv)Your winning numbers
(v)Contact
telephones and fax numbers

Contact person:Mr. Kelly Coleman
(International Processing Department).
Email:luckdaywinnersbv@netscape.
net
Telephone: +31-619-058-845
FAX: 0031-847-538-408
Congratulations
once again.
Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Doris Twins(Lottery Coordinator).

NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THESE EMAIL ADDRESSES:
luckydaywinbv@netscape.net

Thursday, June 15, 2006

FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION RESULT !!!

From: goodnews16@virgilio.it <goodnews16@virgilio.it>
Date: 16-Jun-2006 00:10
Subject: FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION RESULT !!!

FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION RESULT !!!
E.U LOTTO AWARD
NUMBER: 44/42/09-
ANL/06
OUR REF: 06/EXD646509/WN
YOUR REF:AD/GU888/68/06.NH.

FINAL
NOTICE OF WINNING

We are delighted to notify
you of the result of the free lotto E.U programs held on 14th of June,
2006 your email address were attached to one of the ten winning Ticket
numbers (67-84-50) - with Game (Number 7387).

You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of 750,000.00 euro (Seven Hundred And
Fifty Thousand Euro)

CONGRATULATIONS!

All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system from our sponsors databases,
including over 5,000 companies and 20,000 individual E-mail addresses
and names submitted by our agents drawn from Asia, Africa, Europe,
North And South America,
Oceania and around the world. To file for your
urgent claim, please contact our affiliate agent.

E.U LOTTO AWARD
AGENCY
Rotterdam the Netherlands
Tel: 0031 633 733 265
E-mail:
euclaims@myway.com
Mr. Raymond White

It is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and to minimize identification
difficulties advise you to keep this information confidential until
your claim is processed successfully and to avoid unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participants.

Please note that non-residence of
the Netherlands will be required to pay for the notarization/non-
residence fee. All winnings must be claimed not later than 2 weeks upon
receipt of this notification, after this date all unclaimed winnings
will be null and void.

In Order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications remember to quote your ticket number and game numbers in
all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address
do inform our agents as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more
and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody
under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Jyotsna Field.
Award Centre Co-coordinator.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS, NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

From: inter_promotion@ivenus.com <inter_promotion@ivenus.com>
Date: 14-Jun-2006 19:42
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

CONGRATULATIONS, NOTIFICATION OF WINNING
FROM THE DESK OF LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
Ref Number: NL/351/499
Batch Number: NL-263-715

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws of
the online cyber free lottery promotion held on, 10th
June 2006.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
exclusive list of 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of
our International Promotions Program and corporate
bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer
search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After
this automated computer ballot, your e-mail with the
following: Ticket Number: 5486623 with serial Number:
47550023 drew lucky Number: 10-17-21-23-34-39 address
emerged as one of 10 winners in the category "A"

You as well as the other winner are therefore to
receive a cash prize of 1,000.000.(ONE MILLION EUROS
ONLY) each from the total payout of 10,000,000.00. Your
prize awards has been insured with your e-mail address
and will be transferred to your bank account by the
paying bank upon your endoresment of the winners
certificate and all offical documents relating to your
won prize as a precautionary measure to ensure that
payemnt are paid to the rightful winner.

To begin your claim you are advice to urgently contact
the claim process officer below as all unclaim prize
are nullified after 14 days from the date of this
notice:
Mr. Marvis V. Dekker
Tel: 31-617-650-147
Email: financialtrus@netscape.net

In your best interest and to avoid mix 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 transferring your claims
has been completed, and your funds remitted to your
bank account.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this program.

Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Doris Chamberlin (Lottery Coordinator).

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software promotion companies, the Intel Group, Dell
Computers, and other international companies. The free
lotto draw is held periodically, it is organized to
encourage the use of the internet and promote computer
literacy worldwide.
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