Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
NATIONAL POSTCODE END OF YEAR PROGRAMME (2005)
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From: nat_postcode@go.com nat_postcode@go.com
Date: Oct 28, 2005 10:54 AM
Subject: CALL FOR CONFIRMATION
NATIONAL POSTCODE END OF YEAR PROGRAMME.
EGASTRAAT 254, AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: IPL/4249859609/WP1 BATCH: GL/91663/A
Attn: Winner,
RE: FINAL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited
results of the NATIONAL POSTCODE END OF YEAR SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMES NL, held in collaboration with
Microsoft and Aol Software Producers to compensate users of their
Products on 28th October, 2005. You were entered as dependent clients
with: Reference Number: NM/BC921245/KY13, and Batch number
NM/207161/KOP.
Your email address attached to the ticket number: 46939 that drew the
lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweep, take in the
second category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment
of 750,000.00Euros (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS.) in cash
credited to Security file serial number: IPL/4249859609/WP1.
This is from a total cash prize of FIVE MILLION EUROS Shared among the
ten international winners in second categories.
Congratulations!!!!! All participants were selected through a Multi
international computer ballot system drawn from 98,000 (Ninety eight
thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our
international promotion programme.
Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this
award personal, till your claims have been processed and your funds
remitted to you.
This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants.
To begin your claims please contact your claims agent Mr.Dennis
Colemann the foreign operation manager of CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE
SECURITY . on Tel: 0031 626 496 663, Fax: 0031 847 521 679 for
processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. And also note that 10% of your winning fund belong to
CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE SECURITY. after you have receive your fund
Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 31st day of
November, 2005. After this date all funds will be returned to the
Ministerio de Economiay Hacienda as unclaimed.
NOTE: in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference and batch number in every of your
correspondence with us or your agent.
Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Mrs.Stephanie Van Hoog.
Online coordinator for NATIONAL POSTCODE LOTTERY Sweepstakes
International Program
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
Mr. Dennis Coleman, at E-mail:postcode005@netscape.net
