Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Vernus Millionaire Lotto (2005)
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From: Director Moore rmoore@lotto.nl
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:45:43
Subject: Congratulations: vernus Millionaire Lotto winner !!!
VERNUS MILLIONAIRE LOTTO
23 RIJNWEGSTRAAT,AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM
Good day,
This is Mrs Rita Moore the Director of Vernus Millionaire Lotto in the
NETHERLANDS. Vernus Millionaire Lotto is an independent lotto
organization in the Netherlands that is conducting several online
lotto programs on the internet. However,we wish to congratulate you
over your success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 16th
September,2005 in which your email address attached to ticket number
LNT456780909893 and drew the lucky numbers 4-10-12-55-25-87, batch
number 4978/NL and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses
were used and it is a promotional program aimed at encouraging
internet users;so you do not need to buy a ticket to enter for our
online lotto program. Note that this program was largely promoted and
sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists from the
internet ware industry and some other big multinational firms who wish
to be anonymous. Therefore, you have been approved for a lump sum
amount of US $1million dollars credited as Bond into your security
file LOTTERY REF NUMBER Amt/nt/423275/01 with our security agent. This
amount is from the total prize money of $15,800,000 shared among the
seventeen international winners in categories C with serial number:
IL/PLW/18-C0547671754.
This email is not one of those numerous lotto email scams you might
have received in the past which always require you to sign out a blank
cheque or give out your bank information in order to perpetrate their
illicit lotto scams. Please note that this winning is very real and
legitimate and your exercising good faith in this our lottery program
will enable us remit your winning funds to you in your preferred mode
of payment without any further delay. Therefore,to confirm the
legitimacy of our lottery program, the below website is one of the
websites we are running over the internet concerning our lottery
programs in the Netherlands.
http://www.lotto.nl/lotto/execute/intro?node=lottointros&
default=lottorootnode&ad=0
However,to begin your claim,being non-netherlands resident or
citizen,you are required within two days to officially notarize your
winning claim at the Dutch Court of Justice in the Netherlands to sign
the Release Order and the clearance papers that will enable the paying
Amex Consulting Agency release your winning funds to you. But in case
you cannot come to the Netherlands within the stipulated two days,do
inform your claim officer to make proper arrangement regarding your
claim notarization. Once your claim is fully notarized and a copy of
the Notary receipt from the court is forwarded to us,we will provide
you with your Award winning Certificate. Please for more information
concerning the claim of your winning funds,we advise you to forward a
confirmation email to your claim officer at the paying Amex Consulting
Agency and as well follow their claim instructions. Below is the
contact details of your claim officer:
MR.CURTIS LUCAS
(PAYMENT DIRECTOR)
AMEX CONSULTING AGENCY
AMSTERDAM,NL
TELEPHONE: +31-622851045
EMAIL: amexconsultingagency@fsmail.net
Conclusively, Vernus Millionaire Lotto is not a scam organization
therefore this mail should not be treated as a scam scheme or be taken
for granted,we are backed up by the appropriate lottery law in the
Netherlands and only the successful winners in this our online lotto
program receive this congratulation mail and because you won that is
why this mail is being directed to you. Remember that all prize money
must be claimed not later than 7 working days. After the last day, all
funds will be returned as unclaimed. Congratulations once again from
our team of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Sincerely,
Director
Rita Moore
(Lottery Coordinator)
