THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
The following is an example email for this lottery scam. Please forward all lottery emails to scams@fraudwatchinternational.com
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. ATTENTION: CONGRATULATIONS RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION. This is to inform you of the release of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE DRAW, held on the 25th of December 2003, but owing to some mix up of numbers and addresses and the holidays, the results were released on the 26th of April 2004. Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of £2,800.809.00. (TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINE BRITISH POUNDS ONLY), in cash credited to file with REF: Nº.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total cash prize of £70,020.225.00, shared among the (25) twenty-five international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!! All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names, email addresses & official addresses, from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program.
MR. MARK HALL,
Any claim not made by this date will be returned to the DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (the PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name. Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with us; or your Claim Agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform your Claim Agent as soon as possible. An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your Claim Agent, MR MARK CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program. We wish you continued good fortunes. Sincerely, CHRISTANA BELLO(MRS.), |



