Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
EUROMILLONES LOTERIAS (2005)
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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:05:48 +0200
From: “lottery” euromillones@euromail.net
Subject: contact your agent
EUROMILLONES LOTERIAS Y APUESTAS DEL ESTADO
CALLE AROYO NO, 13 PISO 4G
28030 MADRID ESPANA
TEL: + 34 651-389-558
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS=2FPRIZE AWARD,
BATCH: EGS=2F22504002=2F03 , REFERENCE:15=2F0018=2FIPD
DATE: 28th MARCH 2005
ATTENTION:
RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION,
This is to inform you of the release of the EUROMILLONES LOTTERY
PRIMITIVA held on the 18TH march 2005 Due to the mix up of numbers,
address and the holidays, the results were released on the 26th march
2005
Your name attached to ticket number, 50745-0 with serial number
168-07632472-034 drew the lucky numbers of 03 04 27 29 37 which
consequently won the lottery in the 5th category,
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of Euros
431,942,20c=29=28FOUR HUNDREH AND THIRTY ONE THOUSANDS,NINE HUNDREH
FORTY TWO EUROS AND TWENTY CENT=29in cash credited to file with REF,
NO,EGS=2F3662367114=2F13, This is from a total cash prize of Euros
18,693,642,00=29 Shared among the twenty three international winners
in this category,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in
your name,Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed
and money remitted to your account as this is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of
this program by participants as it has happened in the past,
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from =28six million=29 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our
International promotion program, We hope your lucky name will draw a
bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs,
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claiming
agent,Mr,JOSE MIGUEL,Foreign operation manager LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY on
Tel:+34-667-222-076 Fax:+34-653-136-676 for the processing
and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your
choice,,
Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th April
2005,Any claim not made before this date will be returned to the
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA,And also be informed that 10% of
your Lottery Winning belongs to “IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY”,Because they
are the promotion company that bought your ticket and played the
lottery on your name,this ten percent will be remitted after you have
received your winnings because the money is insured in your name
already,
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with us or your agent,Furthermore,should there be any
change of address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible,An
original copy of your prize Winning Certificate will be sent to you
after you have claimed your winning,Congratulations once again from
all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our
International promotion programs, We wish you continued good fortunes,
Sincerely,
Mr ANTHONIO GOMEZ,
VICE PRESIDENT
