Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
JOE SMITH & Felicia Ngubeni, COLLIERS FINANCE (2005)
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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 09:01:19 +0200
From: sweeptakes1@mailbox.co.za
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
ATTN: SIR/MADAM,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 2nd Febuary
2005. of winners of the INTERNATIONAL COLLIERS SWEEPSTAKES SOUTH
AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 20th FEBRUARY 2005 as part of
our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of Individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe,
Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business
Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of you
Visiting Various websites we are running the e-business promotions
for.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial
number 513-10 drew the lucky Numbers 5, 9, 12, 29, 40, 59, 76, and
consequently won in the Second Category. You have therefore been
Approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is
the winning payout for Second category Winners. This is from the total
prize money of US$19,850,000.00 shared among the Seven international
winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the COLLIERS FINANCE & INSURANCE LTD
insured in your name. 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. We hope with a
part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2005) high
stakes US$2.68 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim,
please contact the directors of claims department .immediately;
MR. JOE SMITH. & Mrs Felicia Ngubeni
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE,
COLLIERS FINANCE & INSURANCE LTD.
PHONE: +27 73 5638330
FAX: +27 73 5688862
EMAIL: collierfinance@netscape.net
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact the directors of
claims department not later than 20TH MARCH 2005. 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 provided below in
every one of your correspondences with. You are also advised to
contact the directors of claims department.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL FORTUNE LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
115 NORDIX AVE. BRYANSTON, 1762
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do notreply to this mail box. You
are also advised to contact the claims department through his email
contact above.
