Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Mr. Steven Duke, SUNRISE LOTTERY 2005 (2005)
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Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:48:07 -0600
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
From: sunriselotto sunriselottery@tsamail.co.za
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
SUNRISE LOTTERY 2005 PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF: HLP 91084600/04
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP
RE/AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the SUNRISE LOTTERY,2005 PROMOTIONS, HOLLAND PROGRAMS held on 28th
March 2005.Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached
to TICKET NUMBER:0148-790-691, with SERIAL NUMBER:6409-11 drew the
LUCKY NUMBERS:919-066-110, and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 750,000
Euros’ in cash credited to file REF NO:HLP/910-600/04. This is from
total prize money of 20,000,000 Euros’ to be shared among the Twenty
(20 international winners in this category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia, as
part of International Promotions Program,which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company,insured with your
e-mail address,awaiting your full names. 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 year high stakes of 5.3
million Euros’ International Lottery.
To begin you must first contact, Mrs.Monica Rice(HEAD OF CO-ORDINATING
DEPARTMENT) E-MAIL(sunriselotto@web-mail.com.ar) 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 20th April
2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mr.Steven Duke.
(Lottery Co-ordinator).
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification and any winner below the ages of 18years
will automatically be disqualified.
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