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Lottery Scams: Cash-Out Lotto

Sample Lottery Scam Email: CASH-OUT LOTTO BV
"CONTACT
DR DAVE SKOTT in the CASH-OUT PLAZA in Amsterdam"

I've been to Amsterdam many times, but somehow, I don't recall ever seeing the "CASH-OUT PLAZA". Probably because it doesn't exist! The Cash-Out Lotto email is another obvious scam

In addition to the usual clues, notice the terrible writing, misspellings, and worse. The sentences don't even make sense.  Hardly what a professional (i.e., real) lottery would do. Note the other clues to an obvious fraud that we have highlighted in the letter; keep confidential, selected by a random computer lottery of email addresses, use of free hotmail/yahoo email accounts, etc.


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CASH-OUT LOTTO BV
CASH-OUT PLAZA, SUITE 1102A
AMSTERDAM ZUID-OOST
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN. Date:16/11/2006

Ref: ILP/HW 47509/06
Batch:06/763638/IPD
Winning no: 12 11 26 14 44 47

CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Sir/Madam, We are delighted to inform you of the result of the E-mail address ballot lottery draw of the Australian cash-out lotto bv international programme,which took place on the 15th of november 2006.

This is a computer generated lottery of Internet users using email addresses for draws. This lotto draw is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Web(www)sites. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 275-189-657-23-06 with Serial number8756-06drew the lucky numbers and bonus ball number which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/06.

This is from the total cash prize of US$3,000,000 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. All participant were selected randomly through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions programme which is conducted annually. This Lottery is being promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of Multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$600,000.00 will be released to you from our regional branch office in UK LONDON. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:!!!

Simply contact your claims agent, DR DAVE SKOTT at email: ( dav_skott@yahoo.com  ) by filling this form below and send it to himto file for your claim .

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT. FULLNAME.................................................

DATE OF BIRTH..................................

ADDRESS..................................................

SEX......................... AGE..................................

NATIONALITY...........................................

OCCUPATION...........................................

TELEPHONE..........................................

EMAIL.................................................

DATE......................................................

WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential (VERY SECRET) from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money remitted/released to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements,equally to guard against nonparticipant or unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this programme.

Note that, all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME(ON OR BEFORE 27th OF March 2007); otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours in service,

Mrs. Grace Karimu Executive
Co-ordinator(australian Lottery Inc).
Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE, MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AS WRITTEN ABOVE. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.


Common signs that it is a scam:

  • The recipient "won" without buying a ticket (so where does the money come from?)

  • "For security reasons" you're not allowed to talk to anyone about it (especially the police or consumerfraudreporting.org!) - which ought to be odd since lotteries thrive on publicity!


Names of Scam / Fake / Fraud Lottery 

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