Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
STINGS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS (2005)
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From: ANYA VAN MERRICK stingslottopromo@netscape.net
To: AWARDNOTIFICATION
Date: Oct 11, 2005 11:23 AM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!!!
STINGS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
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101 AMERSFOORTSESTRAATSEWEG,2110 LADEN
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
STINGS-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. You have emerged one of
the winners of the STINGS-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\GSI
LUCKY NUMBERS: 13-15-16-21-34-36
BATCH /1490/001753V00/GSI
REFERENCE /GSI/2551256003/055
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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 PromotionsProgram
consequently won in the second Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,500,000.00
EUROS in cash, which is the winning payout for second categories
winners. This is from the total prize money of 10,000,000.00 Euros
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 BLAKE
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
(GSI)GATEWAY SECURITY INC
45 FREINSTEIN STRAATWEG
1670 NT OOSTERWEG
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: + 31-613-669-160
Fax: + 31-847-230-841
EMAIL:(infogatewinc@netscape.net)
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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 OCTOBER 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. Full Names
2. 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 (STINGS-LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS thank you for being part of our promotions
program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, STINGS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Sincerely,
Anya Van Merrick.
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.
