Ah, another "computer ballot system" lottery scam. If you haven't
figured it out by now, we'll repeat; there is NO SUCH THING as a lottery "in
which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by the Internet"
to select winners. It ONLY exists in the minds of scammers and pathetic losers
who want to believe that an email fairy bestowed millions upon them. Ask yourself why would anyone
give money away to strangers based on their email address. You'd have to
be begging to be a victim to believe this one.
Notice the gibberish writing,
excessive use of CAPITAL letters, etc. 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.
A potential victim received the email below, and actually wrote the
"contact" and said that she had never set foot in the UK to enter a lottery,
to which he replied with the second e-mail (below the first). Scammers
are certainly persistent.
From: power ball [mailto:infoservice51@cityweb.de]
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:25 AM
To: info@powerball.com
Subject: NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Lucky Winner,
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
BATCH NO: PBL/67189098011/245679/1109
REF. NO: PBL/11278998789/908796//1109
Dear Winner,
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD. Your name attached to ticket number
219028657434 with Serial number
918735625 drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99, which consequently
won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have just won yourself the sum of 'ONE MILLION EUROS the satellite
software email lottery conducted by POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL
In which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by
the Internet. Your email address was amongst those chosen in this
quarter and you are to contact our CLAIMS OFFICER with the informations
below for Clearance.
CONTACT NAME: PETER RAYMUND
CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND.
EMAIL: powerballagent5@yahoo.gr
TELEPHONE: +447045713104
(1) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and
unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions
of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your
prize
awards winning.
(2) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details
very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach
of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered
solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy
taken on employment.
Sincerely,
Margaret Ferguson
C2007
