Internet Lottery Scams
Guarantee Trust Lottery International (2007)
This is one of a collection of fraudulent lottery announcements. We don’t send these messages! We collect the ones we receive and document them for the benefit of others who may be tempted by the con artists’ offers. (How do lottery scams work?)
If you’ve been a victim of a scam like the one shown below you may wish to contact an attorney or law enforcement officer in your state or country.
from david.allen197000@hotmail.com
date Sep 4, 2007 10:05 AM
subject Ref: 13th August, 2007
GUARANTEE TRUST LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
NIEUWE ZIJDS VOORBURGWAL, NL- 1009 CEH
AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
REF NUMBER: NHL/653/029/03/SA
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06.
Dear Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD on the 13th, August 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 27511465896-6410 with Serial number 4204-777 drew lucky numbers 5-21-23-34-61-72 which consequently won in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EU2,500,000 (Two MILLION, Five hundred thousand EUROS) .
Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites.
This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc and other corporate organizations. This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
Please fill the attached form and send it to the under-listed institution by phone, fax or email for your application to be submitted and processed for payment thus:
CLAIMS AGENT:
Mr. David Allen
Standard Securities and Vault Services.
david.allen197000@hotmail.com
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Janet Freiburg,
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM
[FULL NAME OF WINNER]:
[ADDRESS]:
[COUNTRY/REGION]:
[STATE]
[DATE OF BIRTH]:
[SEX]:
[OCCUPATION]
[CURRENT
[EMAIL]:
[TEL/FAX]
[MOBILE]
WINNING INFORMATION
[TICKET NUMBER]:
[YOUR REF NUMBER]:
[PRIZE WON]:
[DATE]
CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
I………………………………. Declare as the lotto prizewinner that all information I have provided for my winning claims is true and correct information of myself. I agree with the OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation in line with my lottery claims.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Janet Freiburg,
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)
