Archive for the ‘Email Lottery Scams’ Category

I’ve won 84 email lotteries just this year! I’d rather be lucky than good any day.

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

A typical email lottery scam:

From: ml-pribram@iol.cz
Reply-to: rowley01@verizon.net
Sent: 10/21/2008 8:12:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: (no subject)

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the recent draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International Program held on October 4th, 2008. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:01-14-21-3-35-48 and a bonus number of 24.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 590,983.00 GBP (Five Hundred and Ninety Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Three Great British Pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent via email immediately:

Mrs. Rowley White
Claims Department
The UKNL Foundation

Email: rowley02@verizon.net

You are required to provide the following information for verification purposes:

Full Name:
Full Contact Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Tel (Home/Office/Mobile):
Country of residence:

Congratulations once more and from all members and staff of the program.

Yours Truly,
Mr Atkinson David,
Online Lottery Co-ordinator.