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Sample Lottery Scam Email:
Standard
Alliance Lotto Promo
"Mr. Brian Howard" and "Dr. Owen Johnson"
"Standard Alliance Lotto Promo" - sounds official, doesn't it?
Well, it's just a scam.
And a legitimate lottery certainly would not use free hotmail,
yahoo, elitist, or aim email accounts. And this one uses a free Yahoo email
account from Hong Kong. A bit odd for a UK lottery, wouldn't you think? In addition to the usual clues, notice the gibberish writing,
excessive/incorrect use of CAPITAL letters, lack of decent punctuation..
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 email accounts, etc.
Here is a typical scam lottery winning notification.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
STANDARD ALLIANCE LOTTO PROMO, UNITED KINGDOM.
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
WHITE HART LANE, LONDON N17 8HR, UNITED KINGDOM.
Dear Winner,
REF: 041238013011JLP
BATCH: 0034712-EX
AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 12th
February 2007, of Winners of the STANDARD ALLIANCE LOTTERY PROMO,UNITED KINGDOM,
draws held on 10th February, 2007. You/Your
email address attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial
number 8973-20 drew the lucky numbers 09-44-44-67-27-11, and consequently won
the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay Out of (£1.500.000.00) One
Million, five hundred thousand British Pounds in cash credited to file REF
No.041238013011JLP. This is from total prize Money Of (£25.500.000.00)
Twenty-Five Million, five hundred thousand British Pounds shared among the
seventeen International winners in this category.All participants were selected
through a computer Ballot System
drawn from 25,000 email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,
North America and Asia as Part of International Promotions Program, which is
Conducted
Annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and addresses, we ask that you
keep this Award strictly from Public
notice until your claim has been processed and released to you. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming by participants of this
program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of
year high stakes £500 Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact our Director,Claims/Remittance Department:
Dr. Owen Johnson.
Director,Claims/Remittance Department,
STANDARD ALLIANCE LOTTO PROMO,
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.
Email:
owenj_standardalp@yahoo.com.hk
Provide him with the information below:
1. Your Full Names:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Draw Number above:
He will process and ensure the release of your won prize Money.
Note that all prize money must be claimed not later than 9th June,2006. After
this date, all funds shall be returned to our treasury as unclaimed prize
money.In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember to
quote your Reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with our
payment officer.
Congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Howard.
The Promotions Manager,
STANDARD ALLIANCE LOTTO PROMO,
LONDON.
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