Internet Lottery Scams
ATM Card Swift Payment (2007)
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from ATM CARD SWIFT PAYMENT internationalcardsettlement_info@yahoo.co.uk
reply-to brucemendell_info@yahoo.co.uk
date Aug 9, 2007 1:12 PM
subject ATM CARD SWIFT PAYMENT
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
BANK OF ENGLAND.
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:
THIS IS TO OFFICIALY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR LOTTERY WINNING /INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR WINNING / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. ALL IN YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE WINNING TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN.
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
FULL NAME:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY/CITY:
TEL/FAX NUMBERS:
CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WHERE YOU NEED TO RECEIVE YOUR PACKADGE:
CONTACT PERSON:Mr.Bruce Mendell
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
29 Belleview Rd London,
SW1P 3PA. United Kingdom
EMAIL: brucemendell_info@yahoo.co.uk
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT Ј250.000 POUND STERLING (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTHY THOUSAND POUND STERLING) AS PART PAYMENT OF THE WINNING FOR THE 2006/2007 UK National Lottery DRAWS. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.
EMAIL BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVLOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.
NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.
(MRS. JULIA CAROL)
ATM CARD PAYMENT DPT
NOTE:OUR OFFICE SENDS THE MESSAGE TWICE TO MAKE SURE ITS THE RIGHT BENEFICIALLY THAT RECIEVES IT,PLEASE REPLY TO THE DIFFERENT MAILS FOR VERIFICATIONS AND FOR SECURITY PROTOCOLS.