Internet Lottery Scams
LOTTERY WINNERS INTERNATIONAL and SWISS LOTTO (2005)
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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:00:01 +0000
From: “Mrs Mary Nugent.” worldlotto004@netscape.net
Reply-To: worldlotto2005@netscape.net
Subject: Congratulations!!! You Won The Jackpot.
Internet lottery/The Free Lotto Company
FREE LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL - Swiss Lotto
Jackpot winner
Under the International Lottery and Swiss Lotto
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
IRELAND BRANCH
Dublin 3
Dublin - Ireland.
REF NUMBER: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
BATCH NUMBER: 962901-PCF03
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 05th of February 2005 all games
promotion. Your e-mail address attached to your lotto payment order:
Serial number: 45637-77UK/IE
Ticket number: GS56754/22/76UK/IE
Lotto code number: FL09622UK/IE
The file ref number: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
The payment order, which consequently won in the 1st category, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 2,500,000
“EURO” “TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO”
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
For security purpose and clarity, we advise 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 claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional
program takes place every year.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like
The Free Lotto Awards, Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,
Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies. The free lotto Internet draw is held once
in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and
computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euro
are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We look forward
to your active participation in our next year USD50 million slot.
To process your claim, please fill the form below and contact our
clearance office via the
email address below:
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Clearance officer: Mr. Paul Daly
Email Address: worldlotto2005@netscape.net
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Your fund can be release from either of the following options and are
required to choose the mode in which you want your claim release to
you.
1. International Bank Draft
2. Certified cheque
3. Wired transfer
If you choose option 3, you are require to provide your account
detail.
Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month
starting from today, failure to respond to this mail before one months
time from today, all unclaimed funds will be null and void.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF
AGE.
FORM:
Internet lottery/ The Free Lotto Company
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
IRELAND BRANCH:
Dublin 3
Dublin - Ireland
website: www.freelotto.com
LOTTERY PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM
“To be completed by lottery winners only”
Ticket Number:
Reference Number:
Batch Number:
First Name:
Last Name:
Home Address:
Town/City:
Post Code:
Country:
Telephone “Home”:
Mobile:
Fax “Private”:
Fax “Office”:
Email Address:
Date of Birth:
Occupation:
Marital Status:
I………..hereby declare that the above information are true and
binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false
information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Mary Nugent.
“Lottery Coordinator”
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Please be informed that NON RESIDENTS of Ireland and United Kingdom
will be required to procure a Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court
clearance certificate from the Court in Ireland prior to award payment
policy of Organisers/European Gaming Board as required by the
Clearance office.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority wills Effect Payment
Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation
provided by this Clearance Office
We also encourage you to visit our website at www.freelotto.com and
take your chance to play and become part of our daily winners.
Millions are won on a daily basis on one of the world’s most famous
free lotto service.