Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Applecrest and Grant Lotteries International (2005)
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From: Applecrest & Grant Lotteries bertisarielshaatw@yahoo.com.au
Date: Sep 27, 2005 9:12 AM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Applecrest & Grant Lotteries,
1022 Kingsway Ave., Osborne,
Western Australia, 6018.
Head office: Maliebaan 38-40, 3581CR,
Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Dear Sir/Madam,
YOU WON: $1,000,000.00!
With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Applecrest and Grant Lotteries International programs held on the
23rd, of September 2005 drew cash Prize of $1,000,000.00. Your e-mail
address attached to Code number 370011672387-290-02 with claim Number
12093782/42 drew these lucky numbers 894-4563-001-764-64-2911, which
consequently won in the 1st category. You have been approved to
receive a cash prize of $1,000,000.00 (One Million USD).
Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to
previous winners, we advise that you Keep your winning information
confidential until your claims is been processed and your funds
($1,000,000.00) Transferred to you. This security measure is
important; its protocol meant to avoid double claims, transfer and
unwarranted abuse of this program by other participants. METHOD OF
SELECTING WINNERS: Participants were selected anonymously through a
private ballot system (computer ballot) from over 35,000 Companies and
70,000 individual e-mail addresses all over the world. At the final
draw your e-mail address Emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.
This is promotional program takes place bi-annually, and it is
promoted and sponsored Orient software Corporation (Orient Networks).
It is met to reward some individuals and corporations who have devoted
Their time and resources surfing the world wide web (www) with their
email addresses. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than
5 working days from today. After the expiration of that time frame, if
your funds are unclaimed, it will be refunded to us and included in
our next draws. We hope you will use part of your cash prize to
participate in our next $18million draws in March 2006.
Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the
transfer of your funds to you, please Always remember to quote your
Code number in all correspondence with our paying bank (Deutsche
Bank-Amsterdam). Furthermore, should there be any change of your
present address, please notify us Immediately so to make the
appropriate adjustment.
Congratulations from the management and staffs of Applecrest & Grant
Lotteries.
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Kindly, immediately, contact our Paying Bank (Deutsche Bank-Amsterdam)
for your payment advice.
Send them following e-mail:
I……………(your names)…….., with e-mail address………..(your e-mail
address)….., contact address………..(postal address)…….and code
number:……….(quote your code number)…….is the winner of the last
Applecrest & Grant Lottery draws, with a cash prize of $1,000,000.00.
Kindly advise me with details of the process of the transfer of my
cash prize within the next 5-working days.
Contact details of our Paying Bank:
Contact person: Mr. Water Williams.
Department of Private Banking,
Deutsche Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
E-mail: custservicess@netscape.net
Tel: 31 647-210-426
Fax 31-847-235-420
Congratulations.
Yours in services,
Scott Frederic.
(Lottery Coordinator)
Note: Participants below 21 years are automatically disqualified. All
e-mail transmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) server.
