Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Global Sweepstakes Megaloteria (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.
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From: GLOBAL SWEEPTAKES MEGALOTERIA global_sweep_takes@yahoo.ca
Reply-To: financeelite@netscape.net
Date: Mar 15, 2006 11:52 AM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING GET BACK TO US A.S.A.P
I have a new email address!
You can now email me at: global_sweep_takes@yahoo.ca
FROM: GLOBAL SWEEPTAKES MEGALOTERIA ANNUAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS. WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY “A” WINNER.
Dear lucky winner,
RE: GLOBAL SWEEPTAKES MEGALOTERIA PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual Final draws of Global Sweepstakes Megaloteria Lottery Programs held on the 11th of March 2006.
METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:
Participants were selected anonymously through online cyber ballot system (Computer Ballot) from over 35,000 companies and 70,000 individual names and e-mail addresses all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail address emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.
This promotional program takes place annually, and it is promoted and sponsored by 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) .No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as the winner in the category “A” with the following:
Ref Number: 4549/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005
Ticket Number: 7746017
Draw Lucky Numbers: 821009-121
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of $ 1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION USD),C ongratulation!
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 claim processing of your prize winnings, you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for category “A” winner with the information’s below:
Mr. Milan Ahrens,
Financial Director,
Elite Trust and Finance Agency,
De Amsterdamse Poort, Bijlmerplein
888 1102 MG Amsterdam
1000 BV Amsterdam,The Netherlands.
E-mail: financeelite@netscape.net
TEL: +31 626 674 688
FAX: +31-84-727-7318
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than the 25th of March 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names/programme abuse, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mar yam Van Duke.
Lottery Coordinator.
- GLOBAL SWEEPTAKES MEGALOTERIA
