Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL (2005)
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From: lotto net lotto_net18@msn.com
Date: Nov 11, 2005 6:49 AM
Subject: congratulations!!! you are a winner. Contact your agent
LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/M19/2410/0204
BATCH NUMBER: 1214/02F/5005/JPMA/SL.
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 20th of Oct.2005. Your personal,
EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to ticket number:520-81-63-114 with serial
number VB184102.drew lucky numbers 70-13-35-79-14, which consequently
won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of 1,000,000.00 Euros. (ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) already
insured in your favour. This is to help encourage the rapid use of
microsoft ware users and to enlighten and promote the wide spread
usage of the internet within the global world,under the sponsorship of
microsoft ware wizard http://bgnw.marcus5.net/bgnw
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We strongly advise that due to mix up of some numbers and names,we ask
that you strictly keep your winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is
part of our security protocol and diversed new measures to avoid the
duplicating and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants
and unscrupulous personals/establishment.
Meanwhile,to clearify your doubts on how come you were selected,
please note that all participants email/names were selected through a
computerized ballot machine system from the internet, randomly drawn
from over 100,000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00(IND IVIDUALS
PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the world,
where your own EMAIL ADDRESS happens to have been luckily selected
under the second category to have attracted this winnings. This
promotional program takes place every three years and it is been
jointly organised by well meaningful personals in conjunction with
international governmental policies under very strict regulatory laws
within the world lottery association in the bid to elevate poverty
rate and create chances for luckily selected individuals/companies to
equally establish themselves and help create room for useful and
gainful employment through the fund/prize you are been awarded.
We hope that you will equally utilise your prize winnings fund in an
innovation, support, promote, meaningfully and gainfully reputation
scheme in your lifes,government and people.
To file in and collect your claims for this prize winnings award,
please quickly contact only and directly our nominated fiducial/
accredited agent, who is to personally act as your TRUSTEES CLAIM
AGENT: James Fleshman FLESHMAN CONSULTANCY&SECURITIES. Tel:
+31-622-597-171 Email:jamesfleshman@fastermail.com Remember, all
winning must be claimed not later than (30th Nov,2005). After this
date all unclaimed funds will be retrieved and included in the next
stake on returned to the treasury. Please note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence and ensure to
comply with every directives from your claims agent. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as
possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a
lucky winner in our international promotions program. Note: Anybody
under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified and please do
reconfirm your contact email address for your claims agent once again
(jamesfleshman@fastermail.com).
Sincerely yours,
Gloria Kooij
Lottery Coordinator.
http://www.lottonet.com.au
CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended
only for the addressee of the email address holder who is to
immediately report directly and only to the claims agent.Any
unauthorized use or disclosure is strictly prohibited. Disclosure of
this e-mail to anyone other than the intended addressee does not
constitute waiver of privilege. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete this.
Thank you for your cooperation.
