Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Irish Lottery Programme (2006)
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From: maria Peters maria_peters@sympatico.ca
Date: Mar 6, 2006 9:55 AM
Subject: YOU HAVE WON (CONTACT OUR AGENT FOR CLAIMS)
The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59
SUCCESS ALERT:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME online Sweepstakes International Program held on 10th Feb. 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 21 which subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of£550,000,00 Pounds sterling (Five Hundred And Fifty Thounsand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £550,000,00 Pounds sterling wouldbe released to you by any of our payment offices in (UK).
To file for your claim, please contact our Claims Agent:
Moris Kolecte (Mr).
Tel:+44 794 454 5394
Fax:+44 845 280 6040
Email: ukclaimsagent7@excite.com
Email: ukclaimagent7@walla.com
That way your Winnings Verifications Form can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than Two Weeks.After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference Number( LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Batch Number(R3/A312-59)in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidentialtill your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.This is very real, Please be warned.
Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
MARIA PETERS(MRS).
Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKEPROGRAMME.
