Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Q-soft Email Sweepstakes (2005)
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From: Q-soft Sweepstakes. q-soft@info.com.ph
Date: Oct 30, 2005 4:29 PM
Subject: Sweepstake Winnings
Q-soft E Sweepstakes.
41-48 Drive Eland Square
West Copland 7721NL.
Ref No: QES-35187-22/05.
Serial No: 301133
Date: September 30th, 2005.
Dear Sir/Madam,
SWEEPSTAKE PRIZE AWARD INFORMATION.
This is to officially inform you of the result of our Q-soft Email
Sweepstakes draw that was conducted on the 27th day of September 2005.
This email address which was attached to Serial Number 301133 and
selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) has won you our
sweepstakes program in the general prize category. You have now been
approved to claim a total payment sum of USD$980,000:00 (NINE HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) as attaches to payment file Ref
No: QES-35187-22/05. We are aware of the surprises that do follow such
a notification message based on the fact that you have not purchase a
lottery ticket from us, but be informed here that it was a promotional
program from our Q-soft company with the major aim of introducing our
services and the same time promoting the benefit of the Internet
usage.
These approved funds can only be claimed by contacting our assign
payment house. Due to the nature of this program, we ask that you keep
a copy of this notification message safe until your claim has been
processed and collected; as this is the only security measure that has
been put in place to save guild your interest. You can begin this
claim now by contacting the Payment house on email address:
alkins@katamail.com with your Complete Names, Postal (Resident)
Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers, Occupation, Reference Numbers and
the amount approved (Won) for the processing of this claim. All funds
not applied for after the 14th day of October 2005 will be return back
to us.
Felicitations as we do expect you to make better use of these funds.
Sincerely Yours,
Milkos Williams (Dr).
Q-soft E. Sweepstakes.
Email: qsoft@winning.com
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Note: In accordance with the Q-soft Sweepstakes policy and
regulations, this notification is dispatched directly to the prize
Winners only. If you are not the rightful recipient and feel you have
received this message by error, kindly destroy any copy in your
possession for you are not authorized to read, print, retain or
disseminate any part of it.
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