Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
SPONSORS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL (2005)
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From: patricia walker infosponsorslot7@msn.com
Date: Oct 23, 2005 12:45 PM
Subject: YOU ARE THE WINNER OF US$500,000.
SPONSORS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT
REF NO: TLOT/333724560/005
BATCH NO:24/AIS7632/Bacc
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the GLOBAL SOFTWARE
GROUP SPONSORED LOTTERY which was held on the 22nd Of October 2005.
Your name attached to a ticket number 025-146492-750 with serial
number 25956-05 drew the lucky numbers 5-24-28-30-39-41 which
consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum payout of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars) in cash credited to the file reference number:
TLOT/333724560/005. This is from a total cash prize of
US$14.000,000.00 (Fourteen Million US Dollars) shared among twelve
(28) international winners in this grand category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your funds is now deposited in a suspense account
with our paying Bank insured to your name waiting remittance into your
bank account.
Due to the privacy policy guiding this lottery promotional programme,
we advice that you keep your award from public notice until your
claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated
bank account as this is this is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by the general
public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names and E-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international lottery
program which we conduct twice every year. We hope that with part of
your prize, you will part-take next year in our high stakes
US$1.3billion International Lottery. To claim your Prize, please
contact your claims agent
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MR.Phil Owens.
TEL: 0031-621-548-520.
E-mail: sponsorsgroup01@netscape.net
Alternative Email: sponsors@rock.com
Foreign Services Manager,
Payment Process and Release Order Department,
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for processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated
bank account. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than
30th November, 2005. After this date all funds will be returned as
unclaimed for the next sweepstake. In order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your reference and
batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from
all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotional
program.
Regards,
Mrs. Patricia Walker. (Lottery Co-ordinator)
E-mail: sponsorsgroup01@netscape.net
