Internet Lottery Scams
Web-Lottery Corporation (2006)
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Date: 21 Dec 2006 01:51:02 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION: YOU ARE HALF MILLION RICHER; CONTACT YOUR CLAIM’S AGENT NOW.
From: WEB-LOTTERY CORPORATION
WEB-LOTTERY CORPORATION
PO BOX 267
WATFORD, WD18 9TTM
LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Reference Number: EAASL/7410B1/06
Batch Number: 675701-ECD02
Congratulations!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of WEB-LOTTERY CORPORATION Program.
WEB-LOTTERY CORPORATION draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the internet as part of our international promotions program which we conduct every year.No tickets were sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to serial number 5266/02 drew the lucky numbers 15-18-23-31-37-49 [38] which consequently emerged you as one of first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of A3500,000.00
(Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling Only) or the United States Dollar equivalent of $921,450USD (Nine Hundred and Twenty One Thousand,Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars) in cash/check credited to file number NTL/65123/002. This is from a total cash prize of A380 Million Pounds shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for WEB-LOTTERY CORPORATION. The estimated A380 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in Europe history. The biggest was the A3363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions’ predecessor.
Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in London. In view of this, your A3500,000.0 0 (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling Only) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Europe. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.
To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent assigned to you:
Mr. Mcgary Moore
Information and Payment Bureau,
Foreign Service Department,
London Representative Office.
Phone: +44-702-406-5432 OR +44-701-1152-747
Fax: +44-870-471-3915
Your claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated bank account.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 3 weeks. After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavour to quote your Reference Number:EAASL/7410B1/06 and Batch numbers:675701-ECD02 in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore,should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Yours faithfully,
Kimberly Mink
ONLINE SUPERVISOR
WEB-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
