Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
FREEDOM LOTTO: Peter Franklin (2005)
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Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.
Date: 30 Apr 2005 01:41:50 -0000
From: freedomlotto mail4peter2001@yahoo.com
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS, PROGRAMS held on 20th of april, 2005.
Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to ticket
number 9901-0148-790-691, with serial number 66109-17 drew the lucky
numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83, and consequently won the lottery in the
2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$300,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312.
This is from total prize money of US$9,000,000.00 shared among the
Thirty (30) international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North
America and Asia, as part of International Promotions Program, which
is conducted annually.
Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account and 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 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
US$100Million International Lottery.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department contact personnel by email:
peter franklin
peter_franklin@winnings.com
our prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all
prize money must be claimed not later than the 20th of may, 2005. All
funds not claimed on or before the fixed date 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
correspondences with this office. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform us as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
peter franklin
For Freedom lotto;
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result in disqualification and any winner below the age of 18years is
automatically disqualified.
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