Crime Online

On this one, they say Microsoft has a ballot system which picks the prize winner from 50.000 e-mail addresses.

I wonder if Microsoft knows about this software?

The day is not perfect until you have received your regular Microsoft Lottery Prize.

Even if it’s the short form  from South Africa.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Microsoft Online Lottery Game <lottonotification@mtnloaded.co.za>
Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:33 PM

Subject: YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON YOU MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY
-YOU HAVE TO CALL YOUR PAYMENT AGENT DIRECT….
To: undisclosed-recipients

Attention,

Your e-mail id was celected through the computer ballot system a winner of our microsoft online lottery program.

You have to contact your claim agent for your payment.

Cliam Agent: Mr. James Zulu
Email: jameszulu@msn.com
Tel/fax : +27 78 555 7877

Forward to him your claim details below;

Ref No.micro234kj20080808
Batch number: msn222
Lucky No: 1 8 13 22 27 38 41
Security code: 676
Amount Won: £1 000 000 00 (one million british pounds)

You have to contact him not later than 3 working days.

One more time congratulations.

Regards,
Dr.Smith Rueben.

Tags: Dr.SmithRueben, Lottery Scam, Microsoft

just invent one. It’s easy!

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: AgeniaClark Mrs.
Date: Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 2:34 AM
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR, BRITISH INTERNET GAMES LOTTORY WINNER.!!
To:

BRITISH INTERNET GAMES
35, CLARENCE STREET ,
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX
SS1 1BH.

*****************************
REF No: BEP/9587364001/07
BATCH No: 22/3721/IPD
*****************************

RE: EMAIL RESULT NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the recent result of our Email Games
Promotion held on 9th August 2008.

Your E-mail Address attached to ticket number 972/83746212 with serial
numbers 870942 drew the lucky numbers 11-18-23-32-49, with bonus ball
10-18 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd Prize.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 750,000(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand) E-mail Addresses from
Asia, Australia,
Middle East, Europe, United States , Canada , South-America and Africa
, as part of our Email promotion programs which we conduct every year.

You are therefore been approved for the lump sum payout of
$550,000.00(Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars Only) credited to
Account Number 917-92736471.This is from the total cash prize of
$18,300,000.00(Eighteen Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Only)
Shared among the international winners in different Prize categories.

Therefore, to begin your claim, please contact the claims department
for necessary assistance as regards to your claim and final release of
the prize money to your designated bank account

Mr. David Wilson
(Claims Manager)
Email: big_davidwilson@live.fr
Phone: +44-785-340-7590

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with us.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th
September 2008. After this date the entire fund will be returned to
the INLAND REVENUE as unclaimed.

Congratulations and thank you for being part of our International
promotions program.

Best regards,
Mrs Agenia Clark

This one is just plain Microsoft, without Yahoo or MSN this time.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mr.Morgan Luke. Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Subject: WINNINGS NOTIFICATION
To:

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to notify you the draw (007) of the MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL WINNINGS PROGRAMS,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 24TH of AUGUST, 2008.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from all over the world.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address attached to e-ticket number:MSW56475600545 188 with Serial number MSW5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:03.15.16.19.20.24 (26 Bonus Ball), which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £245,000.00GBP,(Two Hundred And Fourty-Five Thousand Pounds).
In cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

You are to contact the fiduciary agent stated below who will process your winnings.
Mr.Morgan Luke.
Email: morgan_luke2@live.com
+447045721915

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
MR.Terry Moore
CHIEF SPONSORS;
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK

Microsoft, Lottery Fraud, Morgan Luke

but that does not stop these crooks from using the name for a fraudulent lottery e-mail. Of course, if you add a football topic, such as UEFA to it, that makes it all the more believable, doesn’t it.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUES <noticedept@uefa.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 6:51 PM
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON!!!(FRIDAY 22ND OF AUGUST).
To:

ATTENTION: Winner

The Local Organizing Committee of the European Champions League is glad to announce to the world the giving away of the sum of TWO HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS to 100 lucky email addresses all over the world.

This promotion is in Appreciation of our International Support for the past Soccer Events and the correspondent earnings at the stock market which was far beyond our projected quarterly earnings.

Be informed that all winners in this program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 1,500,000 companies and individual e-mail addresses database. Your email address happened to be one of the lucky winners of TWO MILLION POUNDS among
the One Hundred email addressess chosen. In order to claim your prize, you will have to fill the form below and send it to our fudiciary agent for verification and then you will be informed on how to make claims of your Cashier’s Check for the sum which has already been deposited along with your email contact.

We use this opportunity to thank all our Sponsors/ Contributors of this program: HEINEKEN, AIR EMIRATES,ADDIDAS,NIKE,MCDONALDS,COCA-COLA,UNITED AIRLINES, BMW, PEPSI, VIRGIN ATLANTIC, UMBRO-SPORTLINE, FUJIFILM, AIR-ASIA, BARCLAYS,VODAFONE, NOKIA N-SERIES, LUCOZADE SPORT, AND A HOST OF EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR ALLOWING THE USE OF THEIR DATABASE FOR THE DRAWS AND ALSO FOR THE PROVISION OF SECURE (SSL)EMAIL DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

NAME:……………………………………..
AGE:………………………………………
SEX (M/F):…………………………………
ADDRESS:…………………………………..
EMAIL:…………………………………….
TEL.:……………………………………..
OCCUPATION:……………………………….
COUNTRY:…………………………………..

Please you are advised to complete the form and send back to us for prompt collection. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 16 years of age.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.

Congratulation once again and you are advised to send reply to your claims agent for you to be approved for payment:
CLAIMS AGENT: MR.LANGSTON WRIGHT
EMAIL: uefaclaimdept@gmail.com
Tel: +44-701-113-7809

Sincerely,

Susan Hill.
Online co-ordinator,
Heineken UEFA Champions League.

Whoever came up with that name?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Jerry Freeman <gerryfreeman@eircom.net>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONTACT CLAIMS OFFICE.
To:

National Postcode Lottery

Attn: Winner

We bring to your notice the winning letter from Nationale Postcode Lottery {United Kingdom Promotion Company} held on the 8th of August, 2008 through Internet ballot System among 10,000 Microsoft users.

Subsequently, your email address attached to ticket number 24.2.6.37.15.45 won contract sum of 800,000.00 Pounds ,winning number 100364,ref number 00786.We request you to pay serious attention to this notification by contacting the claims department with claim information and procedures of claim.

Mr. Williams Brown
Tel: +44-871-794-2686
Fax: +44-7006-090-400
Email:unityfinance@sify.com

Congratulations once again from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours Sincerely,
Jerry Freeman
National Postcode Lottery

If you do ever call any of the Dutch telephone numbers to claim your prize, take note of the accent of the person who answers. They are Africans. You can tell from the way they speak.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: www.lotto.nl <erasmus@rettorato.unipmn.it>
Date: Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 2:26 AM
Subject: ONLINE PRIZE WINNER
To: undisclosed-recipients

ONLINE PRIZE WINNER
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk,Netherlands.
(Award affiliate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Mrs S. Jansen (Award Co-ordinator)
website: www.lotto.nl

The Lottary gaming board (LOTTO.NL) is pleased to inform you of the result
of the online award program.
Your E-mail address attached to serial number NL90-4264,Lucky Number:
24,2,6,35,45 and online number # 1453128, was awarded the sum of
€700,000.00 euros.

This is from a total cash prize of €3,500,000.00 shared amongst the first
Twelve (5) lucky winners in
this category.

This draws was conducted formally and winners were selected through a
special internet ballot system from 40,000 individuals and companies
E-mail addresses worldwide.To avoid double claim you are strictly advised
to keep your winning numbers confidential.This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/no
participants of this program. Please contact our claiming department
immediately for due process.

*****************************************************

(i) Name:
(ii) Tel:
(iii)Awarded E-mail address:
(iv)Notification date:
(v) Lucky Number:
*****************************************************

LOTTO NL
Name:Mr. Van Dorland
E-mail:lotto_nn@ozu.es
Tel:+31 619 848 051
Fax:+31 847 119 436

Yours Sincerely,
S. Jansen (Mrs.)
co-ordinator.

Tags: Lotto.nl, Lottery Fraud

This message does it’s best to dispell any misgivings the receiver may have. For example, they explain why there was no sign up required to be a winner.

If you get one from the UK Lottery, the day’s not perfect unless you get one from the Nederlands Staatsloterij as well

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: The Nederland?s Staatsloterij &lt;nlstaatsloterij@gmail.com.nl&gt;
Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Subject: Please Call to Confirm.
To: undisclosed-recipients

Please Call to Confirm.
Ref No: UT771008-07
Serial Number: 8LE02208
The Nederland?s Staatsloterij
Postbus 3334, 5902RH
Venlo-Nederland
https://www.staatsloterij.nl

Date: 9th May 2008.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of our Nederland?s Staatsloterij
Internet Program that was conducted and release today the 9th day of May 2008.
Your electronic mail address which we attach to the program Ref No: UT771008-07
and Serial Number: 8LE02208 has been selected among the lucky recipient to
collect an approved payment of 1,000,000:00 euros only (One Million Euro Only)
each, being the beneficiary of this email address. You are hereby advice to
contact our payment processing/finance firm on the below stated details.

********************************************
Mr. Michael Eliuk
Weeps-The Netherlands.
Tel: +31-681-107970
Fax: +31-847-118266
Email: kservices1@gmail.com
********************************************

We expect you to provide them with details of the information below for the
processing of your winning documents.

1). Full Names:………………
2). Residential Address: ……..
3). Occupation:………………
4). Sex:…………………….
5). Phone/Fax Numbers:………..
6). Country of Resident:………
7). Nationality: …………….
8). Reference Number:…………
9). Serial Number:……………
10). Amount Won:……………..
11). Email Address:…………..
12). A scan or Fax Copy of any Valid Proof of your Identification like
International Passport or Driver’s License:…………….

All participants where selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world drawn from Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle
East, Africa, North and South America. Do note also that every email addresses
that were used on this program were gotten without the knowledge of each
recipient. Be informed here that all winnings must be claimed not later than
the 23rd Day of May 2008 and that anybody under the age of 18yrs is not
eligible to apply for a claim of this amount. Congratulations from our
management as we expect you to make good use of your funds.

Sincerely Yours,
Freida Groot
Sweepstakes Coordinator.
Nederland?s Staatsloterij.
Email: nlstaatsloterij@gmail.com
Copyright © 2001-2007
*********************************************
Note: In accordance with the Nederland?s Staatsloterij policy and regulations,
this message is dispatched directly to the recipient only. If you are not the
rightful owner of this email address or feel that you have received this
message by error, we advice you destroy this copy as you are not authorized to
read, print, retain or disseminate any part of it for any reason.
*********************************************

All of these companies are regularly misused for lottery scams. Basically the crooks are using the brand names to try and achieve a higher trust factor.

Trust is a very hard thing to gain online. And as the crooks are not in a position to provide their own trust factor, they use the names of well know companies and public persons to lull potential victims into believing what they are offering is an honest offer or, as in this case lottery company.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MSN AWARD TEAM &lt;paulsmiths_uk@yahoo.co.uk&gt;
Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Subject: MSN AWARD TEAM
To:

–

Msn Award Team
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London
SM1 4te United Kingdom.
Batch: 12/25/0340
Ref:MSN-Y/101OXI/02

Hello Winner

Congratulations to you, we bring to your notice the result of YAHOO LOTTERY WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO & MICROSOFT WINDOWS. We are happy to inform you that your your email address in addition to millions of company and individual email addresses were extracted with a software and the addresses were scrutinized with a ballot system and after the process, 100 email addresses were selected and they were shared into 5 categories respectively and which you are a winner in the 3rd category of (500.000.00GBP) .Be informed that your cash donation has a hardcover insurance policy that makes it impossible to make any deduction of any kind, until the sum is finally credited into your designated account.

NOTE: Please contact the claims department With the following information.
1.Full name…………
2.Country…………..
3.Contact Address……..
4.Telephone Number…….
5.Marital Status………
6.Occupation………….
7.Age………………..

Mr. Daniel Moore
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
PHONE:+44 794 679 1342
EMAIL:msnawardteam12@jmail.co.za
Technorati-Tags: MSN, Microsoft, Yahoo, lottery scam