Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
BEIGLSCHE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL (2005)
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From: fred edward frededward01@hotmail.com
Date: Oct 14, 2005 5:00 AM
Subject: contact e.u agent
THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
BEIGLSCHE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
(ACCREDITED LICENSED AGENT)
Belliardstraat, 25-33
1040 BRUSSEL
www.belgischelotto.be
BELGIUM EMAIL LOTTERY (BE) INTERNATIONAL SWEEPTAKES.
Batch Number:57/8703/3PD
Credited file Number:EGS56/50071245/25
ATTENTION. TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM
Sir/Mrs,
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on the 14th october 2005. In which email
addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging
internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for
it. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 738- 13465550-7-798
with serial number 8052-79 drew lucky numbers 8-10-25-30-32-49 which
consequently won in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay of 1,000,000.00 EUROS (ONE MILLION EUROS)
CONGRATULATIONS!!! .
This is from a total cash prize of (THIRTY MILLION EUROS) shared among
the thrity international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names. we request that you keep the
entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the
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 and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 50,000 company and 70,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program
takes place every year, the lottery was promoted and sponsored by
belgium lottery to compensate some few individuals with website and
email addresses. We also wish to bring to your notice of our next year
premium stakes draw where you stand a chance of winning up to
50.000.000 (FIFTY MILLION EUROS) We hope that with a part of your
prize you will participate in it. Your fund is now deposited with in a
bank under a fixed deposit bond policy insured to you by our financial
agent.To file for your claim please contact our financial agent, (E.U)
Foriegn operations manager,
Mr fred edward.
Email:frededward01@hotmail.com
Tel:+32-485-561-097.
Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 24th of october
2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the
nextstake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your credited file number and
Batch numbers in all correspondence. Please attach your phone and fax
number. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform
our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our
members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Sincerely yours,
Lotto Co-ordinator
Mrs. Evi Johnson.
