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Lottery Winner Scam July 2003 There are a lot of lottery scams floating around the net that are similar to the one below. They all claim that you have won a lottery that you did not enter and that you are going to receive a lot of money if you just follow the directions. Come on people; no one is going to send you millions of dollars from a lottery or sweepstakes that you did not enter either by paying for a ticket or by giving up some of your personal information. These scams are similar to the Nigerian 419 scams in that they are another form of advanced fee fraud. What will happen is that you will eventually be asked to send some money to cover expenses, taxes, paperwork, shipping, whatever the scamer can think up, before you are sent the winning. Guess what happens after you send that money. You will be rolling in millions -- Not! The same is true for offers to sell foreign lottery tickets through the mail. Most likely, they will take your money and disappear. Note: It is illegal for a U.S. citizen to play foreign lotteries through the mail and it is illegal, except for state sponsored lotteries, to solicit for lotteries through the mail (See the postal document 300a linked to above). Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 17:40:03 -0700 Subject: CONGRATULATION,YOU ARE A WINNER OY KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, n.l, BURDENSTRAAT 21B, 2053 DS AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. FROM: THE DESK OF HAMZA LOIS, THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, REF: OYL /2551256003/22 BATCH: 14/0017/IPD ATTENTION SIR, RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 30th, of june winners of the OYKEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 20TH june. 2003. Your company, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113 -22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1.2m in cash credited to file REF NO. OYL/2551256003/22. This is from total prize of US$20,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 15 million names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and North America and Africa as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a company insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact your mandated claim's agent Dr Paul bauer in NETHERLANDas a shortlisted computer balloting system, Foreign Service Payment Director through the Above e mail address or paulbauer@fastermail.com For due processing and remittance of your prize to a designated account of your choice. Be categorically inform that any necessary obligation/requirement should be met by individuah beneficiary towards remmitance of your fund to your account. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th july 2003. A fter this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Sincerely Hamza Lois. The Promotion Manager OY KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, N.L N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. sorry for the late information Thanks Hamza Lois
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