Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
GCML: Green Casino Maurilyn Lotteries (2006)
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From: euro_lotto_nl@o2.co.uk
Date: May 29, 2006 2:00 PM
Subject: GCML
GCML
GREEN CASINOS & MAURILYN LOTTERIES
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
HEAD OFFICE LYONSTRAAT 44,
3047 AJ ROTTERDAM,
Fax: +31 84 720-0113
Tel: +31-626-348-735
Email: gcmlotto@netscape.net
Dear Sir/Madam,
Congratulations!!!
With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Green Casinos & Maurilyn Lotteries Inc. programs, held on the 5th of April 2006, which drew a cash prize of €550,000.00 Euro, covered with high insurance policy. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket/Code number 0087411652337 with claim/reference number 085093785/92 drew these lucky numbers 007-49746-041-764-64 2091, which consequently won in the 1st category. You have been approved to receive a cash prize of €550,000.00 Euro (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro only)
Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to previous winners, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and released to you. This security measure is critical; it’s a measure put in place to avoid double claims, transfer and unwarranted abuse of this program by other participants.
METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:
participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system (computer ballot) from over 35,000 companies and 70,000 individual e- mail addresses all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail address emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.
This is promotional program takes place bi-annually, and it is promoted and sponsored Orient software corporation (Orient Networks). It is met to reward some individuals and corporations who have devoted their time and resources surfing the World Wide Web (www) with their email addresses.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days of this notification. If your funds are unclaimed on or before the expiration of the stipulated time frame of 20days, your won prize will be retired into our suspense account, which will at will attract due certification clearance before payment.
it will be refunded to us and included in our next draws. We hope you will participate in our next €10million promotional draws in July 2006.
To avoid undue delays/complications with the payment of your won prize, your won fund will be processed for payment approval. After certified verification/approval, our correspondence Bank would be notified to make the payment of your won sum of fund €550,000.00 Euro to you.
Always remember to quote your Code number in all correspondence with the paying Bank {SNS BANK} when contacted.
Congratulations from the management and staffs of Green Casinos & Maurilyn Lotteries.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Maria Tigrel
Promotions Manager
Contact person: Mr. Davitt Fredrick
Tel: +31-626-348-735
Email: gcmllotto@netscape.net
