Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Micro/Staat Promo Int (2006)
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From: staats loterij
Reply-To: staats@loterij0.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sep 20, 2006 6:06 AM
Subject: CONFIRMATION ALERT!!!
CONFIRMATION ALERT!!!
WEBMAIL PROMO.FORWARD YOUR DETAILS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY “A” DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Second Category draws of THE MICRO/STAAT PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 19TH of September, 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.
Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 46939, with serial number 472-9768 drew the lucky numbers W-91237-H°67/B4 and consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners.
This is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000.00 Million Euros shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.
In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.
NOTE: All winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be obtained from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the claims process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal representation so winners will be referred to our Regional Director to assist in this process. Winners are to cover the legal charges for the notarization of the claim forms and the acquisition of the certificate of award not STAATSLOTERIJ.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/no participants of this program. Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:
You are advised to contact the agents by email. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent.
REF Number: NM/BC921245/KY14
BATCH No: NM/207161/WOP.
To file for your claim, please contact the fiduciary agent.
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Mr. MURPHY HAMMOND.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
TELEPHONE: +31-643- 522-754
Fax: +31-847-116-715
Fax: +31-847-117-355.
Reply Email: slpredeemersinfo@aim.com
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N.B:
All claims are nullified after 15 working days from today. Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely Yours,
MRS.CLARA MICHEALS
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR,
