Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Vodaphone Online Promotion International (2006)
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From: Vodafone Award Promotions promotion_w2@mail.ru
Date: May 19, 2006 10:22 AM
Subject: Your Name and e-mail address has just won 500,000.00 GBP in this month’s Promo
Customer Service and Logistic Department
Reference No:FL/668530092 Batch No: 452006/14/FIFA06/FL.
We gladly wish to inform you of the draws of the VODAFONE ONLINE PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL in conjunction with the National Organizing Committee of the 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP held on the 18th May 2006 in Munich Germany.
You along with 57 others were selected winners under draws6+J promo program specially organized because of the 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP which will feature as run up to the 2006 games when you will bedue for the final Grand draw in May 2006. The final grand draw will provide you a chance of winning a free flight ticket and two match tickets to watch the opeining and final match of the mundial live in Germany.
However, your e-mail address assigned to E-Tag number 193.45.24.02 in the Random Computer Selection System(RCSS) of emailaddreses, flagged out the lucky numbers 21-7-14-04-19-34 and consequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Please be informed that all participants in this Vodafone promotion program were selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 500,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual e-mail addresses.This Vodafone promotion is Organized by the host country incollaboration with FIFA. Funds for the draws have been contributed by the major sponsors of the games which include adidas, Hyundai, FujiFilm, MasterCard, Gillette, Cocacola, Continental, Toshiba, Mcdonalds and a host of others. Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.
With respect to the above, you have therefore been approved for payment of a lump sum of Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (£500.000.00 GBP) in certified cheque credited to File No:LP/26510460037/02. This is from a total cash prize of five million pounds(500,000.00 GBP) shared among the ten international winners in the 1st category. Along with (A FIRST CATEGORY RAFFLE DRAW TICKET) i.e. “a chance of winning a free flight ticket and two match tickets to watch the opeining and final match of the mundial live in Germany”.To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact the fiduciary agent stated below:
You are required to fill this form to facilitate the processing of your claims which will lead to the payment of your prize to you as required.
PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM
First Name:………………………………….
Last Name:…………………………………..
Sex:…………………………………………
Office/Resident
Address:……………………………………..
Telephone……………..Mobile……………….
Fax:………………………………………….
Occupation:…………………………………..
Date of Birth…………………………………
Nationality:………………………………….
Winner’s E-mail:………………………………
You are to choose from any of the transfer options Below
(1)ONLINE BANK TRANSFER
(2)COURIER DELIVERY
You are also required to send a copy of your International Passport or Drivers License along with th e filled form. If you do not have an International Passport or Drivers License, you can sendyour National Identity Card or any other form of Identification.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff, and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Tel:+44-702-408-2415
Fax:+44-870-479-1108
You are to get back to us through this E-mail address , for your claims officer to vodafoneawarddept1@yahoo.de start Processing your winning.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional
Mr. Micheal Adams
I await your urgent response.
Regards,
Fiduciary Agent
