The Fake Lottery Scam!

by Ned Kelly

 

The "Lottery Scam" is just an extension of the Nigerian 419 advance fee scam. It is clear from evidence gathered, that it is the same offenders, who were and still are involved in Nigerian 419 Scams, who commit fraud in the guise of the Lottery Scam.

This is "How the Scam Works"

They are sent an e-mail notifying you that you are a lucky winner in some lottery you never entered or bought a ticket for.
You are then requested to contact the lottery board or lottery coordinator to file your claim.
You will then be requested to either submit your personal details, such as bank account, name, address and contact details. The scam now works in one of two ways.
Either you are directly asked to pay a fee, normally to cover security, insurance, release of the funds, etc. OR, if you ask for guarantees, you will firstly be forwarded fake documentation, with your details on it, 'Proving' that you will receive the funds, and then ask you to pay the sum they require.
Once you have sent them the fees, you will never get a reply from them anymore. In many instances they will not even change their contact details. They will just ignore you or put the phone down when you call them. You will also never see the large amount you have 'won'.

Advice

Do not ever reply to any e-mail that claims you have won a lottery prize.
Do not contact these people.
Never give personal information to anyone, even if you are promised millions!

Where do they originate?

Many lottery scams originate from South Africa, Spain and the Netherlands, although a few scams from the UK and many other countries have been identified.

Involvement of Financial Institutions

Many lottery scams require victims to contact a 'Security or Financial' company to start filing their claim. These 'institutions' do not exist, and are part of the scam. All the e-mails directed to the 'institution' are also received by the same fraudster who sent the Lottery Scam.

Remember

If you have not personally purchased a ticket for a lottery then you can not possibly win. NO genuine lottery sends emails to notify winners. NO genuine lottery uses a free email address. ALL email notifications of lottery wins are a scam (Fraud). NEVER respond to such emails. Delete them and forget them.

Law Enforcement in the UK:

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) offers the following advice:

If you have doubts about a caller hang up
Never send any money to claim a prize
Never give out private financial information
If it sounds too good to be true it probably is

Consumer organisations are keen to hear from people who believe they may have fallen for this scam.

They advise people to contact their local trading standards office or telephone an OFT inquiry line on 0845 722 4499. Alternatively they can write to the OFT at:

International Enforcement Team
OFT
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JX

Law Enforcement in the Netherlands:

European Lottery Email Scam
Both the Netherlands and Spain are hotbeds of scamming activity with little or no government intervention. Many letters also originate from London in the U.K. or have references to contact points there.

Netherlands authorities are also interested in receiving copies of correspondence (pertaining to a Dutch address or telephone number).

KLPD, Financial Crimes Unit,
Post Office Box 3016,
2700 KX Zoetermeer,
The Netherlands,
Attention: C. Schep
Email: LBF@planet.nl

Fraud form, use this form only to report a fraud case to the Dutch authorities if you have been the victim of these type of fraudulent practices.


How to report the Dutch Authorities.
You could also go to meldmisdaadnoniem.nl or
(English Version)
E-mail: mail@meldmisdaad.nl (attention: C. Schep)
Phone from NL: 800 7000 (free call)
other countries: +31- 800 7000 (not free).

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Sample of Lottery Scam Letters

Lotto Millions:
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk
Postbus 3074
2280 GB Rijswijk,
www.lotto.nl


lotto are Affiliate of Netherlands National (NL).

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON 500,000.00 EURO.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of lotto, which was, held on the 30Th, September 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 45 -68-93-68-20 (10-20)
With Prize Number (match 8): 345000004 drew a prize of 500,000.00
(Five hundred thousand Euro). This lucky draw came first in the Ist Category of the Sweepstake.
You will receive the sum of 500,000.00 ( Five hundred thousand Euro) from our Authorized bank. Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes, Including the time limited placed on the payment of your prize: 500,000.00 Euros, we advice that you keep all information about this prize confidential until your funds: 500,000.00 Euros will be transferred to you by our bank. You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid any delay with the release of your funds to your person. This program has been abused severally in past, so we are doing our best to forestall further occurrence of false claims.


This sweepstakes was conducted under the watchful eyes of 8,000 Spectators. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 45 -68-93-68-20 (10-20) was selected and; it came out first by an e-ballot draw from over 250,000 e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses). This program is sponsored by CFI to compensate faithful Internet suffers around the globe.


Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky winners. With your permission, your e-mail will also be included in the next Sweepstakes of 5Million Euros.


You must claim our prize: 500,000.00 Euros not later than 7-days From the moment you receive this e-mail. In order to avoid unnecessary Delays with your claim from the bank; please contact them immediately, and quote your winning and personal information now, and in all your Correspondence with the bank. Here is the contact information:

Bank: hypotheek-rentetarieven Nederlands
Attention: Joop Van Theo
Prins Hendrikestraat 1102th, Amsterdam- Netherlands
E-mail: hypotheek_bank@europe.com
Telephone: +31 618-555-655.
Fax: +31 84-726-2715
www.hypotheek-rentetarieven.nl

Furnish them with the following:
(i). Your name(s),
(ii) Your telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Your contact address.
(iv) Your winning information (including amount won).


Congratulations in Advance!!!

Yours Faithfully,
Jean Pierre (Mr.) CPA.
Coordinator: Lotto Millions

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From: brithish lotteryboarduk"
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: August 14, 2006 12:01 AM
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS: CUSTOMER SERVICE,
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON. LONDON
Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
Batch: 12/25/0034


ATTN,

We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International programs held on the 07th November 2005 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which Subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000.00 (One million, Five hundred thousand, pounds sterling ) in cash credited to File PC/9080118308/02/TCA. This is from total cash Prize of £125 Million shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this grand category. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated £125 million jackpot would be the sixth biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the £363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your US£1,500,000.00 (One million, Five hundred thousand, Pounds sterline) would be released to You physically by our affiliate Bank. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.

All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential Till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

Name:Mr prince mank
Mobile:+ 44 703192-3003.
E-mail:  pmankclaimdepartmentagent2006@yahoo.co.uk
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department, TRANS-ATLANTIC LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double claim. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent or us. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Yours faithfully,
Mr welson morgan.
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator

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EDIT: The Originating IP Address of 64.4.11.48 shows that it came from Pretoria, Gating - South Africa.
The Telephone shows to be a Mobile Telephone Number and would be suspected to be switching or re-directed to another telephone number.
Number billable as:      personal number
Country or destination:     United Kingdom, City or exchange location
Original network provider:     Magrathea Telecommunications Limited

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From: "EUROPEAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL."
Subject: EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION ANNIVERSARY/WINNING NOTIFICATION
EUROPEAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM:INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE NUMBER:346/7BB8/96ZZ.
BATCH NUMBER: 0084117776.
28/08/2006


EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION ANNIVERSARY

This is to inform you of the release of email balloting held on the 1stTH JULY, 2006 by EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION ANNIVERSARY.For the first time ever EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION have decided to celebrate it's 101 anniversery by awarding €550,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS ONLY), and volkswagen car each to 5 lucky winners who were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 30,000.00 companies and 5000,00 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.


Description Of Volks Wagen Car to be Shipped to you.(Shipped to you Free)

BRAND:........................................Fift Edition
MODEL:.......................................2006 Model COLOUR:......................................Metallic Blue
ENGINE TYPE:...........................1973cc 4-cylinder
POWER:........................................145bhp
TRANSMISSIONS:.......................Adaptive Automatic Transmission
FUEL:............................................29.1mpg (combined


However, the results were released on 15H AUGUST,2006 and your email was among the 5 Lucky winners who won €550,000.00 each on the 101 anniversery of the EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION, and your email was attached to ticket number 912-500-21-17 and ballot number 241582.


In other to claim your €550,000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Claims manager of this NETWORKING SECURITIES COMPANY for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of €550,000,00.00 has already been deposited in your favour. Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and frequently questions that you may likely ask(HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST???HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???).


Please note that all email address/names registered with different and various websites/pages in the internet were selected through a computerized ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over 30,000.00 COMPANIES and 5000,00(INDIVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the world,where your own EMAIL ADDRESS happens to have been luckily selected under the second category(B) to have attracted this winnings.


NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:.........................................
ADDRESS:................................
EMAIL:.....................................
PHONE:................................
OCCUPATION:..........................
COMPANY:..............................
COUNTRY:..............................
BALLOT NUM:......................
REFERENCE NUMBER:.........................
TICKET NUMBER:....................
BATCH NUMBER:........................
AMOUNT WON: ______________________
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER EITHER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING (SCAM PHOTO COPY) LICENCE / NATIONAL ID CARD


Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our claims agent through email for prompt collection of your funds and your car.


CONTACT NAME:Mr.FELIX PEREZ (NETWORK SECURITTIES&CONSULTANT
MANAGER)NAME:Mr.FELIX PEREZ
FEMO SECURITY COMPANY
Phone # : 0034-649-500-072
EMAIL:(netsecclaims2006@netscape.net OR netsecequity@netscape.net) Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.


This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure.


If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.


Yours faithfully,
MRS Lisa Sanchez
http://lottostrategies.com./
http://www.lottonet.com

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