Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Gings Lottery Games International Promotions (2005)
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From: ROSE VAN DIJK gingslotto2@netscape.net
To: AWARDSNOTIFICATION!!!!!
Date: Sep 26, 2005 5:19 AM
Subject: MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS NOTIFICATION!!!
GINGS LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
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122 EGGAR-STRAAT 1077-YT
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
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PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR SECOND CATEGORY DRAWS.
After a successful completion of the second category draws of
GINGS-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. You have emerged one of
the winners of the
GINGS-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 30,000 email addresses of individuals and
companies from America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe,
Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions
Program.
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You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET NUMBER:HGL-5-9827-NL,with
SERIAL NUMBER:KLH-OPI-DNL drew the
LUCKY NUMBER:MYT,YTR, 29,RGN 36, IU, 42 and
REFERENCE NUMBER: SFH-WF74-5G2
BATCH NUMBER:OX2T-3T2T-D2N
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As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting
system where only email addresses are soughted,from a total numbers of
30,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe. After an
automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program
consequently won in the second Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
2,000,000.00EUROS. Which is the winning payout for second categories
winners. This is from the total prize money of 16,000,000.00Euros
shared among the eight international winners in the SECOND category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have to contact the (GSI GATEWAY SECURITY INC) for immediate
remittance your E-mail address won the lucky number.
To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until the entire process
of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program.
required by the (GSI GATEWAY SECURITY INC). We also wish to bring to
your notice our End of Year (2006) high stakes where you stand a
chance of winning up to 13 million Euros; We hope that with a part
of your prize you will participate.
To begin your claims process please contact your claims agent.
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MR.PAUL CUCU.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
(GSI)GATEWAY SECURITY INC
45 FREINSTEIN STRAATWEG
1670 NT OOSTERWEG
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel: + 31-626-258-181
Fax: + 31-847-477-829
EMAIL:(infogsi@kaixo.com)
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for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent
not later than 30th September 2005 after this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence with your
claims agent.
You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation
and processing of your winnings. we advice that you adhere strictly to
their procedures to avoid any disqualifications and subsequent
cancellation.
1. My full names
2. your full home / office address
3. direct telephone/fax numbers
the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file
in your claims.
Congratulations once again from all our staffs of
(GINGS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
GINGS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Sincerely Your’s,
Rose Van Dijk.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact
your claims agent.
