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Lottery Scam Email:
EURO MILLION LOTTERY - National Trust Agency
"Mrs. Sandra Niko", "Dr. Pauly Ulrich"
Have you received an email from "Mrs. Sandra Niko" at "EURO MILLION LOTTERY - National Trust Agency" telling you that "your
email address won in the second category" or something similar, and to
contact "Dr. Pauly Ulrich" to collect your winnings? It is a
scam. 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 the example of the fake lottery scam claiming to
be from the "EURO MILLION LOTTERY - National Trust Agency".
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:
-
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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"No tickets were sold": You care to explain where the
money comes from? Perhaps the lottery money fairy? Why would a lottery
give away money to "email address randomly selected by a computer ballot
draw system"? This is CLEARLY nonsense: you MUST, repeat MUST buy a
ticket to have a chance of winning any lottery!
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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.
Names are usually in all capital letters for some reason known only to these
illiterate criminals. 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.
-
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 it's own email, it's 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!"
-
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!):
Subject: CLAIM
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:37:35 -0400
From:
nationaltrustp@aim.com
CLAIM PAYMENT
PROCESSING FORM
National
Trust Agency
Avenidal
del Petroleo 222 madrid.
Madrid
-Spain .
Tel:+34 628-652-243
Fax:+34
911-817-561
Attn:Beneficiary
We happily
announce to you the International Email Address draw of the EURO MILLION
LOTTERY held in March 2008.in cash credited to file REF:XYL /26510460037/02.
with the following digit information below:
Ticket
No :UW/83/02/ED
Ref.
Nš:ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA
Congratulations from members of our staff, We acknowledge the receipt of your
email with request to file for your winning prize. We write to clarify and
explain our mode of service that we render to client on lottery claim related
issue.Your email address attached to ticket star number (45407) with serial
number 51622 drew the EUROMILLION lucky numbers 3-18-40-40-76 which consequently
won the draw in the Second category
Firstly,
our ultimate aim is to ensure that the Prime Winner receive his/her winning
prize. You are required to print and fill the CLAIM/ PROCESSING FORM in capital
letters and return back to us by scanned E-mail attachment or by fax number:+34
911-817-561 for verification from the Lottery Company.
Secondly, when you have been fully confirm as the Prime Winner after
verification exercise from the Lottery Company we will start the processing of
your claim by sending you the Payment Scheme Form to indicate the mode of
payment you preferred which will be forwarded to the paying office to effect
payment of your winning prize. The processing of your claims will be completed
in three - four working days and subsequently you will receive your winning
prize.
Your
winning prize is covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY which is in accordance with
article 34b subsections 132 of the International Lottery regulations as amended
in the 1996 constitution this is to protect the Prime Winner of his/her claims
and to avoid misappropriation of the funds.
Be
assured that in line with our principles of efficiency, transparency and
customers satisfaction, we will handle all verification with the highest level
of professionalism and discretion to ensure you receive your winning prize
within shortest possible time.
Due to
mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and your winning Prize have
been remitted into your nominated account. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.
There
will be a grand ceremony for all lucky winner as soon as you receive your
winning prize, were you will be invited to Spain to meet the sponsor of this
year euro million award 2008.We shall duly invite you by then. You are advice to
call Dr. Pauly Ulrich, Director of Operations on his direct telephone number
Tel:+34 628-652-243,
As soon as you send the Claim Processing Form.
Once
again
Congratulations!!!
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 20th April,2008.After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Best
regards
Mrs.
Sandra Niko
Claim
Dept.
2/04/2008
Names of Scam / Fake / Fraud Lottery
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scams companies
* Re: emails of winnings. We know of only ONE exception in the world to this rule
- and if you bought a ticket from them, you would know it, and would used their
safegaurds.
* Re: emails of winnings. We know of only ONE exception in the world to this rule
- and if you bought a ticket from them, you would know it, and would not be
questioning it.
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