Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL HOLLAND (2006)
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From: stellavandijk@virgilio.it
Date: Feb 8, 2006 8:38 AM
Subject: PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM!!!
PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM!!!
STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL HOLLAND
In Conjunction with The National Organizing Committee of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006 Organisationskomitee Deutschland koniginstrabe 23, 80539 Munchen
Ref. Number: FIFA/68952/GHJ.
Batch Number: SILH/490474/PMN.
Dear Sir / Madam,
We at the STAATSLOTERIJ, the Dutch National Lottery Organisation, in conjunction with the National Organizing Committee of the FIFA World Cup 2006, are glad to inform you that you have won a share of a lottery draw! You have won a part of a sum totalling: Euro €4,500,000.00. Congratulations! The draw was made on the 29th October 2005. Your e-mail address was, as you are aware, attached to ticket number 508-7895-4456-224, serial codes 5223-54. The lucky numbers drawn were 508-7895-4456-237 and consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. Therefore, you will share the total amount with one other lucky winner. The total amount owed to you is €750,000.00. You do not need to do any more; your winnings are guaranteed to you. We have taken the liberty of entering you into the Final Grand Prize Draw due to be held in April this year, as all previous winners are. So you will have the opportunity to double or even triple your winnings! Your lucky winning number falls within our Zone ‘C’ (London), European representatives, who will make the payment to you. To file for your claim please contact our licensed and accredited Claims Agent for your Zone category who will authorise your payment:
MR. MARTINS BRUCE.
Prize Remittance Manager,
(Independent Finance and Securities Co) London, UK.
TEL: Tel: 0044-786-337-3514
FAX: 0044-87-1251-4262
EMAIL: martinsbruce@netscape.net
You will need to send the following information so that your winnings may be sent:
(a) Photocopy of your Identification to verify your status and your age.
(b) Your phone and fax numbers or any other preferred mode of correspondence.
(c) Your full name and street address.
Please be sure to include the reference and batch numbers listed at the top of the page so that your request can be dealt with quickly. Congratulations again and thank you for your support of our program. Yours sincerely,
MR. STELLA VAN DIJK.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
www.staatslotterij.nl
