Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams

From: “PW LOTTERY” powerwheelsaemlo@fastermail.com
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!You have won
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 18:13:18 -0500

FROM: THE DESK OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF / AWARD NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE

Dear Winner,

The Gulf Atlantic S.A Trust International is a charitable foundation
headquartered in Amsterdam-The Netherlands which serves to promote
music, theater, art and literature, projects in the social and
political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research,
and higher education. Most recently the foundation set up the POWER
WHEEL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL, THE-NETHERLANDS to give out prizes based
on the computer ballot system. By doing this the foundation seek to
encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, winners of the
promotional Foundation Trust International program held on 05th May
2005 as part of our yearly bonanza. Your email address attached to
ticket number 0945-5876-H9N, with serial number 222-781 drew the lucky
numbers 9923-8467, and consequently won the lottery in the 1st
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$1,500,000.00(One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars only) in cash.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
form 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe,
USA and North America as part our International Promotions Program,
which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be inform that all participants in this Lottery Program have
been selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from
over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000 individual email address from
all search engines and web sites. This promotional program takes place
every year. Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security
House and insured.

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 you prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion
International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact the clearing house (through your
claims agent) with your Full Name and Home Address, Office and Home
Tel & Fax Number including your mobile phone number. Therefore all
protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your
claims:

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Mr.Boldman Michael
GULF ATLANTIC S.A
Amsterdam Netherlands.
Email:powerwheelsa@corporation.net
Alternative Email:powerwheelsa@netscape.net
Phone: + 31 626320412
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For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember that you must contact your claim
agent not later than 30th May 2005. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our Promotions program.

N.B. Disqualified if you are below 18 years of age.

In order to help you have your won prize without complications and
with better service, please do not delete this winning notification
text of this email when issuing a reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Ms.Vivian Paterson.
Lottery Coordinator