Internet Lottery Scams
LUCKY EURO LOTTO INTERNATIONAL (2005)
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From: luckylottery@ilse.nl luckylottery@ilse.nl
Date: Sep 13, 2005 12:32 PM
Subject: DEAR WINNER
LUCKY EURO LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
SUBSIDIARY OF LOTTO NL
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.THE NETHERLANDS
KONINGENSTRAAT 19
1305 KZ UTRECHT,
THE NETHERLANDS.
REF: N.L.I-BV AMSNL147/04
BATCH: 12/25/DC24
SERIAL NUMBER: 5388/04
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the LUCKY EURO LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL programs held on the 29th July 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 4411465886-629 with
serial number 5388/04 drew lucky numbers 7-14-17-23-31-44, which
consequently won in the 2nd category; you have therefore been approved
for a lump-sum pay amount of €700,000.00 ( Seven Hundred Thousand
Euro) Only.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed
and your money remitted, this is part of our security strategy to
avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 100,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all over the world.
This promotional program take place every Year, We hope that with your
winning, you will continue to participate on this annual lottery
promotions conducted by our joint corporation.
To file your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Johnson Van sal
Lottery Processing Office
Subsidiary of Lotto NL
Pretoriustraat 144-148
1505 GD Zaandam,
The Netherlands.
Tel: +31-626-538-151
Email: luckyeurolotto@netscape.net
Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of THE NETHERLANDS will be
required to make a NON DEDUCTABLE advance payment of processment and
legal documentation charges of (€850 .10 Cent) Eight Hundred And Fifty
Euro Ten Cent, to enable our legal department acquire Notorisation
papers from the Court prior to award payment policy as required by the
Paying Securiry Company.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly
upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our
Processing Agent that would be designated to your file, for due
processment and remittance of your winning prize to your designated
account of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 28th of
September 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake, which will be
held in June 2006. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulation once more from every staff of Lucky Euro Lotto
International.
Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Juliana Mulder (Lottery Co-ordinator)
Subsidiary of Lotto NL.
Koningenstraat 19
1305 KZ Utrecht,
The Netherlands.
NOTICE: You have received this message from Lucky Euro Lotto
international prize dept. at your e-mail address because you have
visited on our sponsored sites and have voluntarily given your email
address to receive mails from their sponsors. If you wish to be taken
out of this list do not reply to this mail, reply to the agent with
the words (remove). If you are not the intended recipient, you must
not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print or copy
any part of this message. If you believe you have received this
message in an error, please delete it and all copies of it from your
system and notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail. Thank you.