Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Powerball Lotto Group International (2005)
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Date: 29 Apr 2005 23:23:45 -0000
Subject: CONSULTATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE
From: katekord77@ny.com
POWERBALL LOTTO. BV
POWERBALL LOTTO-Wheel E-game 2005,
Date: 29th-April-2005
Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Dear Consultation Prize Winner,
RE: CONSULTATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE
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Europe America private international e-games organizers and
co-sponsors, POWERBALL LOTTO Group International, officially bring to
your notice of the final draw result of the 30th March-2005 POWERBALL
LOTTO -wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate
office complex in The Netherlands.
Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give
out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the
foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and
business pursuits. It major aim is to promote music, theater, art,
literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on
health, as well as science, research, and higher education.
We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email
coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky consultation prize
winners. Your email ID identified with Coupon No.PBL2348974321 and was
selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries
from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game.Your
email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses
submitted by our partner international email provider companies.
You have won a consultation cash prize of US $500,000.00 (Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars) only. The POWERBALL LOTTO Group. BV, have
approved a payout of your consultation cash prize which will be
remunerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency Board. Our
DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and
provide additional information and processes for the claims of your
consultation prize. For due processing of your winning claim,please
contact the DPU Information Officer Mr.David chambers who has been
assigned to assist you.
Contact E-mail:Davidchambers111@mail2world.com
TEL:0031-621-987-260
FAX:0031-847-300-537
Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your consultation
prize winning, we hope you will partake in our forth coming POWERBALL
LOTTO -wheel Email-games.
Regards,
Mrs kate kord
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NB: In accordance with the POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel E-games policy and
regulations,this notification is dispatched directly to only the 45
lucky consultation prize Winners.This notification also contains
nformation that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or
otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the right
recipient whose email address attached to the lucky numbers along with
the winning information’s you are not authorized to read, print,
retain, copy or disseminate this notice or any part of it.
