Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY (2005)
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From: “THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY” lottofree4u2005@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:53:22 +0100
Subject: THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
UK HEAD OFFICE
SUITES 23-30,LION TOWERS
CENTRAL LONDON
ENGLAND
www.freelotto.com
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the
Free Lotto draw held on Saturday 4th of June. All 10 winning addresses
were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international
emails. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as category 2
winners in this year’s Annual Free Lotto Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
(£500,000) Five Hundred Thousand Euros only. The following particulars
are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) Winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) Email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) Lotto code number: FL09622SP
(iv) The file Ref number: FL/04/736207152/SP
Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for
the immediate release of your winnings:
Mr Paulo Norman
Chief financial Director Dublin Branch.
The Free lotto Company
Email: paulnorms00@netscape.net
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours Sincerely,
John Priestly
Promotions Manager
The Free Lotto Company
UK & Europe
N.B:
1. All claims are nullified after 30 working days from today.
2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4. All winners under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
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