Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
CAMELOT LOTTERY UK (2006)
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From: camelot.lottery1@virgilio.it
Date: Jan 31, 2006 10:12 AM
Subject: CAMELOT LOTTERY UK
CAMELOT LOTTERY UK
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the Camelot national Lottery/International Promotions programs held on the 30th day of January 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 98,000 names from Europe,America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions program conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our end of year lotto jackpot of £1.3 Billion International Lottery.
You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET No:715-4-7207-NL,with
SERIAL No:39-02-DNL drew the
LUCKY No:17,21, 27,RGN 38,46, 50 and
REFERENCE No: ASL-WF97-5G3
BATCH No:OX9T-7T5T-D3N
As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting system where only email addresses are oughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program consequently won in the second Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of £1,850,000.00 Pounds in cash, which is the winning payout for second categories winners. This is from the total prize money oF 16,000,000.00 Pounds shared among the eight international winners in the SECOND category.
CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !
You have to contact the (VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT) for immdiate remittance, Your E-mail address won the lucky number. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep this award strictly from public notice until the entire process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by articipants of this program.required by the (CAMELOT LOTTERY).
We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year (2006) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to 13 million Euros, we hope that with a part of your prize you will participate and to begin your claims process please contact your claims agent.
Customer Service Unit, ROYAL SUNALLIANCE
Tel:+ 44 700 5983317
Email:royalsunalliance_result@fsmail.net
CONTACT PERSON:Andrew Griffiths(MR.)
Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited claim agent, you are advised to officially introduce yourself to the claim agent and also provide them with your valid means of your personal identification with a copy of this awards notification for references.
Very Truly Yours,
Mark Delaney(Mr.),
President Camelot Lottery International Promotions Unit,
U.K. NATIONAL LOTTERY, Windsor Avenue, SW57 12RR London.
