Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
LUCKYDAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL (2005)
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From: infoper004@go.com infoper004@go.com
Date: Nov 7, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
WEBSITE:www.superbal.nl
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, LUCKYDAY LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL .PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: GSL/21256003/39
BATCH: 94/0017/IPD
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 7th november
2005 of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional
Golden Strike Sweepstakes Lottery Netherlands held recently as part of
our BONANZA.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$500,000.00(five hundred thousand, Dollars only) in cash credited
to file REF NO.GSL/21256003/39. We in the Golden Strike Sweepstakes
Lottery Netherlands is by this program, launching our model computer
balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various
lottery programs.With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws,
payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in
record time. After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an
initial database of 300,000 emails all participants were selected
through a computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa,
Canada, Europe, USA and South America as part our International
Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching ourselves
into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by
their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an
extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of
the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings,the transfer of your
prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents. You are to
contact our agents by email or fax within a week of receiving this
notice. Please find full contact details below:
MR CLEMENT GIDEON,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
TEL:0031-630-907-500
FAX:0031-847-539-641
EMAIL: emailluck@netscape.net
www.luckyday.nl
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Ref No: GSL/21256003/39
Batch No:94/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GSLA2-405
Serial Draw No: 2090
Lucky no:845/452
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than a week of
receiving this notification. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to Quote your reference and batch
numbers in very one of your correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore ou are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery
nformation and numbers from the public in line with our company
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by unscrupulous individuals. Congratulations again from
all our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions
program.
Yours Sincerely,
Rene Van Michel, LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.
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