Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery (2005)
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From: m.cyberlotto1@virgilio.it
Reply-To: m.cyberlotto1@virgilio.it
Date: Nov 12, 2005 11:15 AM
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER!
MICROSOFT E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL STAKE LOTTERY NL
BEJMERDREEF STRAAT 326B, 1104ED,
AMSTERDAM-NETHERLANDS
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONALPROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
To the email bearer,
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of Microsoft Mega Jackpot
Lottery International programme held on the 11th November, 2005. with
the following winning numbers 23-76-06-54-42-100,This lottery was
promoted and sponsored by Association of software producers.as part of
International “E-MAIL” Promotions Program, for our prominent MS WORD
user all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail.
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked
by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as
one of six winners in the category “B” with the following:
Ref Number:MC 4760 BN 1495
Batch Number: 372671547-BFH/2005
Ticket Number: MNL 3561 /9301
Serial Number: MMJL 86540-111-63796/95
You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize
of €550,000; 00 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) each from the
total payout. Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail
address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements,
statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory
report.
To file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised
to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category “B”
winners with the information below:
Mr.Bill Anderson,
EQUITY INVESTORS
(e-mail;(equityinvestors0@netscape.net )
Tel: 0031-649 304 455
You are adviced to provide him with the following informations:
Names:
Phone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Ref Number:
Batch Number:
Ticket Number:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed
and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days. thereafter
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote
your reference information in all correspondence.
Thank you and congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Sandra Biljke
(Lottery Coordinator.)
