Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Category “A” Winner (2006)
This is one of a collection of fraudulent lottery announcements. We don’t send these messages! We collect the ones we receive and document them for the benefit of others.
If you’ve been a victim of a lottery scam like the one shown below you may wish to contact an attorney or law enforcement officer in your state or country.
From: kate@kateveldhuizen5.orangehome.co.uk
Subject: !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! WINNER!!!
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:23:34 +0100 (CET)
!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! WINNER!!!
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON $1, 000, 000. 00 USD !!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!
FROM: PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT OF STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL,
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY “A” WINNER-
Ref. No:- LSLUK/2031/8161/06
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD.
scdept01@aol.com
Attention:
Staatsloterij International has just concluded its final draws of it’s periodical promotional program.An exclusive list of email addresses of thousands of individual and corporate bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet with serial number 5772-54 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-17-28-35-44and consequently won in the First Category.
No tickets were sold. Your email address emerged as one of seven winners in the silver stakes category”A” as email addresses were soughted, from a total number of 1,000,000 addresses drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only Seven winners emerged in this category and therefore each are to receive payouts of $1,000,000.00 usd from the total of $7,000,000.00 usd ( Seven million united states Dollar )
However,every email address selected was accompanied by a reference and ticket number,after the cyber lotto selection, the below ticket and reference numbers emerged as one of the lucky winners in the above category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Reference number for your prize is:Ref. No.- LSLUK/2031/8161/06
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD.
ticket number 50941465206-529
For your prize claim processing, we have employed the service of an lnternational Trust firm. They are to handle the transfer of your cash prize of 1,000,000.00 Dollar in line with our procedures and upon your directions.Your prize has been insured to its full value with your email address and will be transferred to you under their professional service.
To immediately initiate the processing of your prize claim, please contact the under-mentioned at our claims department:
Dr. Daan Cobus
Claim Department office,
Staatsloterij International B.V
Email: scdept01@aol.com
Tel: + 31-644 789 007.
In your best interest(s),you must initiate contact within three weeks of receipt of this Correspondence. Attorney/Fiduciary Agents, are to handle all matters with regards to legalization of your winning documents.You are also advised to send a copy of this email, to the Director of operations at the claims department, Dr. Daan Cobus, when contacting him.
You may be required to provide any of the above information during the process of collecting your prize. We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future.
Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS!!!.
Sincerely,
Mrs Kate Veldhuizen (Co-ordinator)
Staatsloterij International Inc
Netherlands.
BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION
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