Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Trust International Lottery (2005)
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From: MEGA LOTTERY. megalotto77@netscape.net
Date: Nov 29, 2005 4:22 AM
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.
ATENTION,
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY “A” WINNER.
Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded
annual final draws of MEGA LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.The online cyber lotto
draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses
of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated
random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as
one of two winners in the category “A” with the following:
Ref Number : 35149/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize
of ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ($1,000,000.00) 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
begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category “A”
winners with the information below:
Mr.James Smith,
Financial Director,Regency Lotttery.
Amsterdam,The netherlands
E-mail :jamessmith714@netscape.net
Phone :+31-646-674-774
FAX: :+31-847-581-345
You are expected to provide the following details below to your
claims agent:
1) BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS
Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005
2) FULL NAMES
3) AGE
4) MAILING ADDRESS
5) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
6) EMAIL ADDRESS
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this
date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember
to quote your reference information in all correspondence. You are to
keep all lotto information away from the general public especially
your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of
double claims will not be entertained). Anybody under the age of 18
and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations !!!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Jennifer Adams
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Trust International Lottery
