Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION AWARD (2005)
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Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 08:54:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL AWARD lottonetinter@casino.com
Subject: YOUE EMAIL HAS WON YOU A PRIZE CONGRATULATIONS
LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION AWARD 2005
LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE NUMBER:LLI/M12/9401/9271.
BATCH NUMBER:14215/71732/AB/SLA.
DATE: 9th SEPTEMBER,2005.
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the recently released result of the
Lottery Winners International programs held on the 1st of May, 2005 in
commemoration of the workers day celebration
http://flag.blackened.net/daver/anarchism/mayday
YOUR EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to ticket number: 612-430-11-19 with
serial number IV 241872. drew lucky numbers 701-9211-511, which
consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of 425,000.00 Euros. (FOUR HUNDRED & TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) already insured in your favour.
This is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft wares and to
enlighten and promote the wide spread usage of the internet within the
global world, under the able sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard Bill
Gates, Sultan of Brunei, together with the USA, AUSTRALIA & a few
members of the EUROPEAN ECONOMIC STATES, being powered by
http://lottostrategies.com./
This is our second and last reminder to you with every believe that
you received the last notification sent to you via the same email
address last month as the management will not continue to send you
another notice/reminder over your winning if you do not respond
immediately to your claims.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We strongly advise that you strictly keep your winning information
confidential due to mix up of some numbers and names until your claims
has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol and diversed new measures to
avoid the duplicating and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants and unscrupulous personals/establishment.
Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and
frequently questions that you may likely ask (HOW DID I ENTER THIS
CONTEST??? HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS??? HOW DID I WIN???).
Please note that all email address/names registered with different and
various websites/pages in the internet were selected through a
computerized ballot machine system from the internet, randomly drawn
from over 100,000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00 (INDIVIDUALS
PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the world,
where your own EMAIL ADDRESS happens to have been luckily selected
under the second category(B) to have attracted this winnings.
This promotional program takes place once in every three years in
conjunction with international governmental policies under very strict
regulatory laws within the world lottery association in the bid to
strive towards a world without poverty in which every person can
exercise his or her right to a life of dignity and to equally
establish themselves and help create room for useful and gainful
employment through the fund/prize you are been awarded.
We hope that you will equally ultilise your prize winnings fund in an
innovation, support, promote, meaningfully and gainfully reputation
scheme in your lifes,government and people.
To file in and collect your claims for this prize winning award,
please quickly contact only and directly our nominated fiducial/
accredited agent, who is to personally act as your TRUSTEES CLAIM
AGENT: DR RUFUS KLINESMAN. (for)
NETWORKING EQUITY CONSULTANT&SECURITIES
EMAIL: netequityconsec@netscape.net
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 0034-616-585-652.
Remember, all winning must be claimed before and not later than (30TH
SEPTEMBER, 2005). After this date all unclaimed funds stands the risk
of being retrieved back into the treasury and perhaps included in the
next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complications always remember to quote your REFERENCE & BATCH
NUMBERS in all correspondence to your nominated and acredited trustees
claims agent and ensure to comply with every detailed directives.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a
lucky winner in our international promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified and
please do re-confirm your contact email address for your claims agent
once again (NETEQUITYCONSEC@NETSCAPE.NET).
Sincerely yours,
ALICE MARIA DIETWIGHT(Mrs).
Regional President/Lottery Coordinator.
http://www.lottonet.com/
CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended
only for the addressee of the email address holder who is to
immediately report directly and only to the claims agent. Any
unauthorized use or disclosure is strictly prohibited. Disclosure of
this e-mail to anyone other than the intended addressee does not
constitute waiver of privilege. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete this.
Thank you for your cooperation.
