Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
GOLDEN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL, Madrid (2005)
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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:33:18 +0100
From: goldeninternational9@handbag.com
Subject: Congratulations!!!! Your Golden Prize Award
GOLDEN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
AVENIDA PARQUE FILIPIANS 23, 28029,
MADRID ESPANA.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER BALLOT LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENTO
DE LOTERIA EN ESPAÑA,
REF: LOG/1976-0610-05
BATCH: ESP: 04-2772-05
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release, on the 22nd of March
2005, of the GOLDEN INTER-NATIONAL COMPUTER LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on
the 20th of March 2005. Your name attached to ticket number
010-06-1976-020 with serial number 3186-06 drew the lucky number
3-18-19-30-32-39, which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd
category. You are therefore approved a GOLDEN GRAND PRIZE AWARD of
750,000.00euros (Seven hundred and fifty thousand euros.) in cash,
credit to the file REF: XXL / 9543-04. This is from a total prize of
9,000,000.00euros (Nine million euro only) share among the twelve
(12) International winners in this category only.
CONGRATULATION! Your funds are COMPREHENSIVELY INSURED and deposited
with a finance and Security firm in Madrid Spain. To avoid
misplacement you are advised to securely keep this prize award a top
secret and confidential from the public notice until your claim as
been processed and your prize money remitted to your account as this
is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award
or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by unwanted
participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
fro= m 15,000 email names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia, New
Zealand, Middle
East and South-North America .As part of our international promotions
program, which we conducted once in a year. To beginning your award
prize claim, please contact the issuing authority
or your prize claim agent,
MR. RAUL NICHOLAS.E. RUIZ Esq,
(Customers Service co-ordinator)
24hrs/7days Hotline: +34 660 24 33 54,
Email: europasecurities@walla.com
For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account= of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not
later than the end of the programme. 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 ALL of your correspondence with your prize claim agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in address do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Please remember to ask for your
PRIZE AWARD & INSURANCE CERITIFICATES that will be posted to your
residential address after you have fully and finallly processed and
claimed your won prize award. Remember, all prize money must be
claimed not later than the end of the programme and any claim not
made before this date will be returned to the independent lottery
co-ordinators and commission. All prize awards is already insured in
the names of all winners and cannot be deducted or tampered with
until you have fully received your complete prize award into your
nominated bank account in country of choice. NOTE: In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your claim
agent or us. Furthermore, shall there be any change of address or
changes of any informations please do inform your claim agent as
soon as possible and call him immediately you receive this
notification. Your claim agent, MR. RAUL NICHOLAS, will mail an
original copy of your prize claim certificate and your insurance
certificate to you. To receive your fully comprehensively insured won
prize award and all correspondence for claims and prize award claims
must be through Mr Raul Nicholas Ruiz to avoid delays.
CONGRATULATION!! ! Once again from all members of our staff and we
thank you for being a part of our International promotions programme.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Yours Faithfully,
Prof Carlos Macarena,
Vice President, Golden International Lottery Programme, Spain.
NB: ENDEAVOUR TO CALL MR. RAUL NICHOLAS RUIZ,
THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CO-ORDINATOR ON HIS (24HRS/7days)
HOTLINE:+34 660 24 33 54, Email:europasecurities@walla.com
FOR CLAIMING YOUR GOLDEN PRIZE. THANKS
