Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO - Mrs. Monica Lopez (2005)
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Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:40:18 +0200
Subject: PROMOTIONS.
From: promo_agents agent_grandpromo1@web-mail.com.ar
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
REF: GUPL/74-A0802742005
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of
the GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO held on 28th of February 2005. Your email
address was attached to ticket number 22-1356-4096-988; with serial
number A)69-07 drew the lucky numbers 09-23-13-56-80-40, and
consequently won in category A. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of GBP 1,400,000.00 POUNDS in cashcredited to file
REF GUPL/74-A0802742005 This is from total prize money of GBP
7,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Five (5) international winners
in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 100,000 companies/individuals from Middle East, Australia, New
Zealand, America, Asia, Europe and North America as part of our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security company 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
beenprocessed 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 you prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes GBP 50. Million
international lottery.
To begin your claim, please respond back to your claiming agent;
Dr Williams Adamson
williamsadams@web-mail.com.ar
He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and
remittance of your prize money.Remember, you must contact him using
his mailing address not later than two weeks after this date or funds
will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in every one of your
correspondences.
Ticket number 22-1356-4096-988
Serial number A069-07
Lucky numbers 09-23-13-56-80-40
File REF NO. GUPL/74-A0802742005
BATCH: 2005GUPL-01
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Monica Lopez
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners
will result to disqualification.Any winner below the age of
18 years is automatically disqualified
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your
claims officer immediately.
