You receive an email (fax or letter) to say you have won a substantial amount in a lottery. However you have to pay to get the money. Guess what happens to the money you pay... Below is an example of a lottery win scam.
Subject: AWARD CLAIM
AWARD CLAIM
July free offers - limited time only
Euro lines promotional co-ordinator co-ORDINATOR,
NUMBER:5577809-ANL/05
OUR REF:05/EXD776509/BV
YOU REF:AD/GU670/66/05.FY
LOTTERY WINNER,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the euro lines Lottery
programs
held on July 14, 2005 your e-mail address were attached to one of the ten
winning ticket numbers 44872- with game Number 112700... You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of 150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand euro)
CONGRATULATIONS!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from our
sponsors databases, including over 50,000 companies and 150,000 individual
E-mail addresses and names submitted by our agents drawn from Asia,
Africa,
Europe,North And South America, Oceania and around the world. To file for
your urgent claim, please contact our approved agent
for your region
Roland Donk
EURO LINES LOTTERY AGENCY
Hewed Steen 5 1625 Moron
Rotterdam the Netherlands
Tel:+31-619-056-199
Fax:+31-84-752-0269
E-mail:infoeuro@movemail.com
It is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and to minimize
identification difficulties to advise you to keep this information
confidential
until your claim is processed successfully and to avoid unwarranted abuse
of this program by some participants. Please note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your winning
Certificate and all winnings must be claimed not later than
24,July,2005.After
this date all unclaimed winnings will be null and void. In Order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your reference number
and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any
change of address do inform our agents as soon as possible. Congratulations
once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note:
Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
Disqualified.
Yours faithfully,
Vmellor Envo.
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