Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Loteria Primitiva (2005)
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From: LOTERIA PRIMITIVA ESPAÑA INTERNATIONAL.
espanaprimitiva2k5@walla.com
Date: Nov 22, 2005 7:58 AM
Subject: PLZ ACKNOWLEDGE!!!
FROM:THE DESK OF LOTERIA PRIMITIVA ESPAÑA INTERNATIONAL.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL/AWARD/DEPARTMENT
REF NUMBER : HE/04/67903456/NY.
TICKET NUMBER: FL754/22/76.
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
Attn:Lucky Winner,
We are please to announce you as one of the 12 lucky winners in the
email lottery programme draw of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA held on the 24th
of september 2005. All 12 winning addresses were randomly selected
from a batch of 10,000,000.00 international emails Your email address
emerged along side with 12 others as a category 6 winner in this
year’s loteria primitiva award Draw.
Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out
prizes based on the computer ballot system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED
TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY
SELECTED AS A WINNER).
Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of
€2,737,357.00 (Two million,seven hundred and thirty seven
thousand,three hundred and fity-seven euro)only.The following
particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i)Result winning numbers:3-11-21-30-41-34-8
(ii)Email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii)Lotto code number: PDP98643JK
(iv)The file Ref number: HE/04/67903456/NY
Please,note that you will be require to notarized and obtained a
vetting approval before your winning prize can be transfered.To
immediately claim your prize,contact the claim/paying agent below.
LOTERIA PRIMITIVA CLAIM DEPARTMENT
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( MR. MARK LOPEZ )
HEAD OFFICE CALLE/ESPANA CARLOS 21
478935.MADRID,SPAIN
TEL : 0034-628-556-880.
E-MAIL : loteriaprimitva@netscape.net
The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance
of your prize funds to you,not later than one week After this date. If
you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.call the above number for more details.
N.B:Procedures to claiming your prize:
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1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the
claims officer.
2.Indicate your full name and address,Country,Telephone,mobile and fax
number and occupation.
Furthermore,should there be any change of address do Inform the CLAIM
AGENT as soon as possible.Congratulations once more from our members
of staff.
For proper verification on your lucky winning prize, you are to visit
our online site http://loteria.com/primitiva.php ,and indicate the
date this email lottery programme draw of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA was
held ( 24th of september 2005)and there you will find your result
winning number.
Once again on behalf of all our staff CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely,
Yoli helena.
Promotions Manager
The Loteria Primitiva
España & Europe.
REPLY TO:loteriaprimitva@netscape.net
http://loteria.com/primitiva.php
This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and
may be privileged.It is intended only for the addressee(s) named
above.
