Internet Lottery Scams
Ebiz Online Organization Lottery (2007)
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From: south africa web lottery
Subject: lottery wininng notification.
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:21:52 +0200
FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS: 315 GRAYSTON DRIVE,
SANDTON, HR9 9WB SOUTH AFRICA
REFERENCE: ZA/2251256003/0
BATCH: 14/0017/1PD
AWARD NOTIFICATION
The Ebiz Online Organization Lottery International wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery program held on 3rd July 2007. Your email account was selected as a winner of $1000.000.00 (One Million United state Dollar).
This result is now made available to you and your email address attached to Ticket # 044595 in the Category A bonus ball 02, 03, 21, 24, 38, 44, and bonus ball 47. Participants in the draws were randomly selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 e-mail addresses of Individuals/Companies from Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Canada, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
We advice that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. For the release of your winnings; kindly contact your claims agent with the following details to expedite the processing of your prize winning.
1. Full name and address.
2. Country of Residence.
3. Tel and fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Sex.
6. Age
To begin your Claim, you are advice to call our Regional Payments/Claims office Immediately with the following information attached.
Mr. Steve Bongani
Director of claim
Phone; 0027 72 540 9839
Fax: 0027-86-516-0636
All winning must be claimed not later than 14 days from the date of receipt of this email. After this date all prize-winning will treated as Unclaimed. Note in order to avoid unnecessary delays; remember to quote your Reference and Batch numbers in all correspondence.
Congratulations once again from all our members of staff and thank you for Being part of our special quarterly promotional Lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julian Mashaba
(Information’s and Promotion Manager)
