Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Maria J. Chambers, The Free Lotto Company (2005)
This is one of a collection of fraudulent lottery announcements. We are not the source of these messages and we don’t send them! We just collect the ones we receive as junk mail and document them here for the benefit of others. We are not able to respond to inquiries about them. Information about legitimate online lottery services is available elsewhere on the Internet.
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From: “MrS Maria J. Chambers” freelottodraw155@netscape.net
Reply-To: eelottodraw155@netscape.net
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON THE LOTTERY
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:40:49 +0200
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
EU HEAD OFFICE
DENSTRAAT 100B
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND.
log into: www.freelotto.com
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the
Free Lotto draw held on the 21th June, 2005. All 10 winning addresses
were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international
emails. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2
winner in this year’s Annual Free Lotto Draw. Consequently, you have
therefore been approved for a total pay out of 1,000,000 Us Dollars
(one million Dollars) only. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers:
1, TICKET 175420658766483
2, BATCH: 427901527-Dg43
3, Ref : 232/656/4509
4, lucky numbers 8-16-18-23-31-45
5, lotto code number: FL09622Holland
Please contact the under-listed claims officer as soon as possible for
the immediate release of your winnings:
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Advocate Dr John Peters
Telephone number +31 -626 448 919
Fax: +31-847-545-681
Email: bejesbejes200@netscape.net
BEJESBEJESLAW FIRM
21B EGGERRST RAAT NN 102
AMSTERDAM, N.L
For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of
your choice. Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than June
27th, 2005, after this date, unclaimed funds will be returned to the
International Lotto, We’re so sure that FreeLotto F.A.S.T. is the
easiest way to win money online that we’re giving you a to prove it!
Click here
http://www.freelotto.com/offer.aspoffer=44010&FID=4ba231019557
Below is your personal Identification Number and can only be used by
you to claim prizes from FreeLotto Automatic Subscription Play and
prize verification. Do not disclose this number to anyone. It assures
you, that upon submitting the winning entry in accordance with the
Rules of FreeLotto to
Advocate Dr John Peters
Telephone number +31 -626 448 919
Fax: +31-847-545-681
Email: bejesbejes200@netscape.net
This will enable his office to send the claims application form (A4)
to you the Beneficiary.
Sincerely,
Maria J. Chambers
Promotions Manager
The Lotto Company
Holland & Europe.
