Lottery Scam Email:
Global Liberty Lottery (Lotto-CA) International Promotional Program (GLLIPPCA)
"Mrs. Stephaline Wright", "Global Winning Control Office Canada - GWCOLCA"
Have you received an email from "Mrs. Stephaline Wright" at "Global Liberty Lottery (Lotto-CA) International Promotional Program (GLLIPPCA)" telling you that "your
email address won in the second category" or something similar, and to
contact "(Rev). Fountain Ken.S" at "Global Winning Control Office Canada - GWCOLCA" to collect your winnings? It is a
scam. Lotteries don't give money away to people who don't buy tickets -
not even as a "promotion". That's just dumb; it would not motivate anyone
to BUY a ticket! And No legitimate, legal lottery notifies winners via email (see footnote) The scammers may
change the names and details, but it is still a scam!
Below is another example of a fake lottery; this email claims to
be from the "Global Liberty Lottery (Lotto-CA) International Promotional Program (GLLIPPCA)".
Although the most important clue is that no legitimate
lottery will ever email a winner, there are many other signs that this is a fraud.
We have
highlighted some of these in the email below, not the least
of which are:
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Email address ballot: There is no such thing as a
"computer ballot system" or "computer email draw". No one, not even
Microsoft has a database of email addresses of the type or magnitude they
suggest.
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Terrible spelling, punctuation, syntax and grammar - Scammers
apparently don't know how to use spell checkers. We assume they
dropped out of school before that class. They use almost excessive and random CapItaLiZAtion.
They often can't even spell "February" or know that "22th" ought to
be "22nd". These scammers usually write at the 3rd grade level.
Being non-native English speakers, they also often get first names and
surnames (last names reversed), so you will frequently see names like "Mr.
SMITH JAMES.", instead of "Mr. James Smith", along with the peculiar usage
of periods (full stops) and spaces or the lack thereof. Real lotteries also proofread their emails
and look and read more professional.
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Using free email account: The scammer is writing to
you from a FREE email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, Excite, AIM, Gmail, etc.). Don't you think a real organization
would use its own email, its own domain and website?
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Keep Confidential - Real lotteries THRIVE on
publicity - they don't want you to keep anything secret - the publicity
causes people to buy more tickets. there is NO risk of "double claiming"
because they can validate where the ticket numbers were sold. The scammer
want you to keep quiet because they don't want the police or
ConsumerFraudreporting to hear about them! It should read: "For our own security, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential until we have
finished scamming you!"
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Email notification: NO REAL LOTTERY SENDS AN EMAIL TO
NOTIFY WINNERS. Period. Full-stop. End of story. There mere fact
ALONE that you received an email saying you won a lottery is proof that it
is a scam.
Here is a typical scam lottery winning notification.
Actual scam email (One example - the scammers constantly change
names, dates and addresses!):
From: CANADA EMAIL WINNER
[winners@lwnclca.com]
The Head,Lottery Winning Notification
110 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 703 Toronto, Ontario,Canada M4P 2Y1
24/03/ 2007.
Dear sir/Madam,
Congratulations, it is our pleasure to inform you that
you have won on email the annual Global Liberty Lottery (Lotto-CA) International Promotional Program (GLLIPPCA) held in Toronto Canada on 7th December, 2006. A global email random access selection shot via internet, generated your email address as related to the following :
1.27522465896-532
2.serial number 652-662
3.batch number AT-040-SB06-05
4.lottery ref. number OSL/653/029/05
All drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which won on the 3rd category sum USA
$ 723,000.00 (Seven hundred and twenty three thousand USA dollars).
Your Ticket, Seria, Batch, Lottery Ref Number ,will be confidentially included in your payment approval - take note.
This promotional program takes place annually,
promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities - the Sultan of Brunei, Multi Choice, Microsoft Inc, Echina Site and other corporate organizations.
This is to encourage the use of the Internet and computer s worldwide .
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you
keep your winning informations confidential until your claims have been processed.This is part of GLLIPPCA security system to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by scam impostors.
Please Note: in order to avoid complications, remember to quote your lucky numbers and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Apply for your prize as soon as possible so your payment will be processed within the time of claim. You are required to contact the Global Winning Control Office Canada - GWCOLCA - via the contact below for your prize payment procedures with your personal informations as listed below:
1. Your full names and address/ country of residence.
2. A copy of your ID card or passport page - (Optional)
3. Your telephone and fax numbers.
4. Your age / occupation.
Below is GWCOLCA contact:
1. Your full names and address/ country of residence.
2. A copy of your ID card or passport page - (Optional)
3. Your telephone and fax numbers.
4. Your age / occupation.
Below is GWCOLCA contact:
Global Winning Control Office - GWCOLCA. 110 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 703 Toronto, Ontario,Canada M4P 2Y1. Email:
gwcol@winning.com
Alternative Email: infos-gwcol@myway.com
Contact Person: (Rev). Fountain Ken.S
Congratulations once more.
Good luck.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Stephaline Wright - For LWNCLCA
And here is another variation of it that appeared 8 months later. It
seems they just change the email addresses when they get caught:
From: DEAR WINNER <
lwnca@winning.com >
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 9:35:37 AM
Subject: DEAR WINNER ALL YOU SEE/READ ON THE INTERNET ARE NOT FAKE.
The Head,Lottery Winning Notification
110 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 703 Toronto, Ontario,Canada M4P 2Y1
14/12/2007.
Dear sir/Madam,
Congratulations, it is our pleasure to inform you that
you have won on email the annual Global Liberty Lottery (Lotto-CA) International
Promotional Program (GLLIPPCA) held in Toronto Canada on 7th May, 2007. A global
email random access selection shot via internet, generated your email address as
related to the following :
1.27522465896-532
2.serial number 652-662
3.batch number AT-040-SB06-05
4.lottery ref. number OSL/653/029/05
All drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which won on the
3rd category sum USA $ 723,000.00 (Seven hundred and twenty three thousand USA
dollars).
Your Ticket, Seria, Batch, Lottery Ref Number ,will be
confidentially included in your payment approval - take note. This promotional
program takes place annually, promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities -
the Sultan of Brunei, Multi Choice, Microsoft Inc, Echina Site and other
corporate organizations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and
computer s worldwide .
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you
keep your winning informations confidential until your claims have been
processed.This is part of GLLIPPCA security system to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by scam impostors.
Please Note: in order to avoid complications, remember
to quote your lucky numbers and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of addresses do
inform our agent as soon as possible.Apply for your prize as soon as possible so
your payment will be processed within the time of claim.
You are required to contact the Global Winning Control
Office Canada - GWCOLCA - via the contact below for your prize payment
procedures with your personal informations as listed below:
1. Your full names and address/ country of residence.
2. A copy of your ID card or passport page - (Optional)
3. Your telephone and fax numbers.
4. Your age / occupation.
Below is GWCOLCA contact:
1. Your full names and address/ country of residence.
2. A copy of your ID card or passport page - (Optional)
3. Your telephone and fax numbers.
4. Your age / occupation.
Below is GWCOLCA contact:
Global Winning Control Office - GWCOLCA.
110 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 703 Toronto,
Ontario,Canada M4P 2Y1.
Email:
adm_gwcolca@138mail.com
Alternative Email:
lwnca@winning.com
Contact Person: (Rev). Fountain Ken.S
Congratulations once more.
Good luck.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Stephaline Wright - For LWNCA.
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