Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
SUPERBAL E-Mail Lottery International (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.
If you’ve been a victim of a lottery scam like the one shown below you may wish to contact an attorney or law enforcement officer in your state or country.
From: AMBASSADOR JOHAN superbal97nl@sympatico.ca
Mailed-By: sympatico.ca
Date: Mar 24, 2006 5:32 AM
Subject: Award Notification.
SUPERBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT. AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS. WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
BATCH NO: BALL/23-44-11-17-21-3
REF. NO: BALL/9-20-2-22-1-33
NOTICE…CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ SUPERBAL LOTTERY NL, held on the 22nd of March, 2006. Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 24th of March 2006. Your email attached to ticket number 20/37/49/70/ with serial number (60)(59)(30)(70)(45) drew the lucky numbers of 37-86-83-96-33 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout Of (1,000,000.00) One million euros only in cash.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that You keep your winning information confidential until your claims 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.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users fromover 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with the email address below, to begin the processing of your claim:
CONTACT NAME: AMBASSADEUR, JOHAN CRUIJFF.
CITY/ COUNTRY: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FREE SERVICE NUMBER: 0031-622-593-298
FAX NUMBER:0031-847-161-309
EMAIL:superbalwin@netscape.net
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 7th of April 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. 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.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
MR. P. NEUTEBOOM
