Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
LOTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION (2005)
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From: WIN OFFICE winprim@netscape.net
Date: Nov 10, 2005 12:27 PM
Subject: LOTTERY AWARD WINNER
LOTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION.
CALLE/BUSMAN EL-BUENO, 13728007 MADRID SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.
WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF
LOTTERY PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON 25Th
OCTOBER .2005.YOUR CONTACT IS ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER
004-05117963-198, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 99375 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS :
01-15-37-38-48-49 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN CATEGORY 1B. YOU
HAVE BEEN THEREFORE APPROVED THE SUM OF EUR 1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED EUROS) CREDITED TO THE FILE NUMBER: LP/2656043/ES/104
THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF EURO 31.472.765.00 SHARED AMONG
THE TWENTY THREE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN ALL CATEGORIES.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALOTTING SYSTEM DRAWN
FROM 45,000.00 NAMES FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AFRICA,
EUROPE,AMERICA AND ASIA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
WHICH IS CONDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
YOUR FUND IS NOW INSURED TO YOUR CONTACT. DUE TO THE COMPUTER MIX-UP
OF SOME NUMBERS AND CONTACTS, WE ASK YOU TO KEEP THIS AWARD STRICKLY
FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTILL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEING PROCESSED AND YOUR
MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY
ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY THE
PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED
OFFICE FOR THE CLAIMING OF YOUR AWARD PRICE
claimoffice2005@netscape.net SINCE ALL WE HAVE NOW IS THE WINNING
TICKET NUMBER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE WINNING
TICKET NUMBER.FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR AWARD PRICE,
YOU ARE TO REPLY THIS MAIL STATINGYOUR NUMBERS. DO NOTE THAT ALL PRICE
MUST BE CLAIM NOT LATER THAN 25TH NOV. 2005.AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS
WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED TO THE MINISTRY.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS,PLEASE
QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY OF YOUR
CORRESPONDENCE. FURTHERMORE,SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS
DO INFORM THIS OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFF.
SINCERELY
THE PROMOTION MANAGER
0034-627-128-221: CALL FOR MORE CONFIRMATION
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOUR CLAIM:
claimoffice2005@netscape.net
YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE ( claimoffice2005@netscape.net)
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. FILE NUMBER:
2. BATCH NUMBER:
3. REFERENCE NUMBER:
4. WINNING NUMBER:
5. CATEGORY:
6. AMOUNT WON:
7a. FULL NAME:(MR/MRS)
b. TEL AND FAX NUMBER:(Office,Home and Mobile)
8. CITY/COUNTRY:
9. ADDRESS:(HOME AND OFFICE)
10. OCCUPATION/ORGANIZATION:
11. POSITION :
12. DATE OF BIRTH:
13. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION,WE WILL GIVE YOU THE
CONTACT DETAILS OF THE BANK THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT
OF YOUR AWARD. THEREAFTER,YOU WILL BE ISSUED WITH A CLAIM CERTIFICATE
OF WINNING THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE CLAIM OF THE MONEY FROM YOUR
BANK,AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE FROM THE MINISTERIO DE INTERIO HERE IN
SPAIN.
NOTE:YOU ARE TO KEEP THIS AWARD OUT FROM PUBLIC NOTICE TO AVOID DOUBLE
REPRESENTATION .YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY BE CONFIDENTIAL UNTILL THE BANK
TRANSFERRED YOUR FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. CONGRATULATIONS
ONCE AGAIN.
