Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
DAYZERS LOTTERY NATIONAL PROMOTION (2005)
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From: hildavanba03@go.com hildavanba03@go.com
Date: Oct 28, 2005 11:37 AM
Subject: CONGRATULATION: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.
DAYZERS LOTTERY NATIONAL PROMOTION.
THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT
VENLO, NETHERLANDS.
Reply to this email address: colehenry22@netscape.net
REF NO: DL/455223/11
BATCH NO:DL/44/63842
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the DAYZERS/GLOBAL
SOFTWARE GROUP MICROSOFT LOTTERY which was held on the 26th
october, 2005. Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released
on the 28st of October, 2005. Your name attached to a ticket number
062416/80 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers
72-33-61-31-52 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
500,000.00.Euros (Five hundred thousand Euros) in cash credited to the
file SECURITY number: DL/600204/77. This is from a total cash prize of
14.000,000.00.Euros (Fourteen Million Euros) 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 promtional 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 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 1.3billion
Euros International Lottery. To claim your Prize, please contact your
claims agent
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MR.Cole Henry.
TEL: 0031-633-759-193.
E-mail: colehenry22@netscape.net
Alternative Email:dayzersclaim001@netscape.net
Fax:0031-847-176-417.
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 11th
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 promotions
program.
Regards,
Mrs. Mrs. Hilda van Baade
(Lottery Zonal Coordinator)
Reply to this email address:colehenry22@netscape.net
