Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Trust International Lottery / Online Cyber Lotto (2005)
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From: TRUST INTERNATIONAL trustinternational@walla.com
Date: Sep 18, 2005 2:07 PM
Subject: RE: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
ATENTION,
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY “A” WINNER
Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded
annual final draws of Trust International Lottery programs.
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by
an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No
tickets were sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as
one of two winners in the category “A” with the following:
Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005
Ticket Number: 54866235
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize
of TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY ($2,500,000.00)
each from the total payout.
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory
obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised
to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category “A”
winners with the information below:
MR.FRED FREEMAN,
Financial Director,
SWIP FINANCIAL HOLDINGS
De Amsterdam Port Bijlmerplein
888 1102 MG Amsterdam
1000 BV Amsterdam
E-mail :swipholding@netscape.net
TEL: +31-630-852-889
FAX; +31-847-535-838
You are expected to provide the following details below to your
claims agent:
1) BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS
2) FULL NAMES
3) AGE
4) MAILING ADDRESS
5) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
6) EMAIL ADDRESS
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this
date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember
to quote your reference information in all correspondence.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained).
Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Jennifer Adams
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Trust International Lottery
