Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Wines International Lotto (2005)
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Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:28:45 +0200
From: w_nationallotto5@yahoo.co.in
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!….
WINES INTERNATIONAL LOTTO,
034 FOURWAYS ROAD, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
CONGRATULATIONS!….
FROM: PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: ZAR/900111/2004
BATCH: 08/11810/ZIE
ATTENTION: DEAR WINNER,
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 23TH JUNE 2005 to
declare the winners of the WINES LOTTO/ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS. Your
email address, attached to ticket number 900-4675-04854-197, with
serial number 412-01drew the lucky numbers 2 9 32 65 72 19 10, and
consequently won the lottery.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
AR15,000,000.00 in cash credited Equivalent of US$2,214,800.00 to you
in your file REF NO: ZAR/900111/2004. This is from total prize money
of ZAR120,000,000.00 shared among the Seventeen International Winners
in this category. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 17,000 email addresses from Australia, New
Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted monthly.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now available for claim. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and email address, 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
promotion.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of
year high stakes ZAR100,000,000 Million International Lottery. To
begin your claim, please contact our claim manager;
CLAIMS MANAGER,
Mr. LARRY WILLIAMS
WINES INTERNATIONAL LOTTO,
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
Tel:+27-83-623-6226
EMAIL: jmoriss2@yahoo.co.in
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not
later than Two Weeks after notice. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of
your correspondences with our manager. Furthermore, should there be
any change of your address, do inform your claims manager as soon as
possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
PETER LEON
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
WINES INTERNATIONAL LOTTO SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY
N.B
Please do not reply with this email box contact your claim manager
with the above contact informations.
