Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Transglobe Express Finance Agency (2006)
This is one of a collection of fraudulent lottery announcements. We are not the source of these messages and we don’t send them! We just collect the ones we receive as junk mail and document them here for the benefit of others. We are not able to respond to inquiries about them. Information about legitimate online lottery services is available elsewhere on the Internet.
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From: Sophie Fong sophie_fong @walla.com
Date: Jan 22, 2006 3:29 AM
ACCREDITED LICENSED AGENT TO TRANSGLOBE EXPRESS
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION AGENCY.
TRANSGLOBE EXPRESS FINANCE AGENCY.
Ref Number: 132/756/4087
Batch Number: 538901527-BB67
ATTN: Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the lottery result, winners international program held on the January 21, 2006. Entered your email addresses amongst other addresses for the international lottery programs conducted by NLF ONLINE. Your E-mail address was attached to ticket number AY6 7 3 A G G and it drew a lucky number 6 2 7 0 3 1 9 7 4 which consequently won in the first (A) category, you are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money received. And please remember to quote your reference#, batch #, ticket # and your Lucky # in all correspondence.
To file for your claim, please contact our Foreign Service manager for category A Grand premium Lottery Winners (Dr. Steven Young) ON THIS Email: dr.steven_young@humlog.com OR dr.steven_young@muchomail.com Note that the said sum has since been deposited with a reputable finance house waiting for the immediate remittance into your nominated bank account. Be informed that your winning prize has a hard cover insurance policy that makes it difficult to deduct a cent until the sum is finally credited into your designated account.
In view of the above you are hereby requested to contact this Agency / (Dr.Steven Young) Foreign Service manager for category A Grand as soon as possible with the details below.
Note: Anybody under the age of 21 is automatically disqualified.
Best regards,
Mrs. Sophie Fong.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
