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A short lottery fraud e-mail, but the basics are there.

There’s not much unusual about this one. Just your run of the mill scam e-mail.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: *** Euro Million Board *** ( Notification Dept)
Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Subject: CONFIRM EMAIL
To:

Your email address has won 750,000 Euro in the ESPANA EURO MILLION PROMOTION.

The online cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 500,000
email addresses.
For more information and procedure, please Contact Mr.Alfredo Perez on
the details given
below,
……………………………..
BALUMBA SEGUROS S. A
Contact Person: Mr. Alfredo Perez
Tel: +34-658-898-208
Email: balumbaeurclaim@mixmail.com
…………………………..

Ref No : ESE/WIN/008/02/10/MA
Batch No: EULO/1007/444/606/08
Serial No: 6594
PROMOTION DATE: 1st September 2008.

Reply this mail with your full name and telephone number.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Patricia Douet (Lottery co-ordinator).
Madrid, 2nd September 2008.

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.

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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.

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.

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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

The Football World Cup is being held in South Africa in 2 years time. This is enough of a story for 419 to create an imaginary Lottery as a basis for the well know lottery scam type of E-Mail.

Scam – South Africa Lottery

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: msn online <online656@web.de>
Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Subject: FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTERY BOARD
To: online656@web.de

SOUTH AFRICA FIFA WORLD CUP 2010

SOUTH AFRICA FIFA WORLD CUP 2010

CONGRATULATIONS!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of the winners of the GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

You qualified for the draw.as a result of our visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 12, 19, 29, 30, 37, 40, BONUS O1, and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.

Your winning Ticket is Number. 100-309-7482
Your Serial Number. 513-10
Your lucky Numbers are. 12, 19, 29, 30, 37,40
Bonus Number 01
Your INSURANCE Number: LP3/7599.LTSA

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$7,000 000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Please be informed that your won fund, US$US$1,000,000.00 is now deposited with the Global Omega Finance and Security Company insured with your email address which won you this prize, so we would like you to contact your agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your money with your full names. 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.

CLAIM PROCESSING FORM

1.Full Names .
2.Full Address .
3.Country of resident.
4.Nationality / Origin.
5.Tele /Cell numbers .
6.Occupation .
7.Lucky numbers .
8.Ticket numbers .
9.Sex.
10.Age.
11.Amount you won.

Call the claim manager on his telephone number for urgent processing and the immediate payment of your money and send your claim processing form via his Email address.
Remember, you must contact your claim manager not later than one week, which this message was sent to you. After one week, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

FOREIGN SERVICE CLAIM MANAGER,
MR. WILLIAM GUGU
EMAIL: info_2010worldcup@yahoo.com
TEL: 0027-731 139 488

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: GLOR:39-4025-P
BATCH NUMBER: 7490-26004-ZZA

THIS GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA PROGRAM, IS A BONUS FOR THE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD

Congratulations” once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

MR. MERVIN NKUMA
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
234, WOODMEAD STREET

UNIT 999 9TH FLOOR
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA
GOES INTERNATIONAL

AS THE 2010 WORLD CUP WILL BE HOSTED BY SOUTH AFRICA THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (Féderation Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA FIFA WORLD CUP 2010

Tags: LotteryScam, FIFA World Cup 2010

I have received this 3 times this week already
http://crime-online.info/2008/04/the-colourful-bono-lottery-scam-e-mail/

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: BONO LOTTERY AWARD <aclaimoffice1@aol.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Subject: B.O.N.O      N.OT.I.C.E
To:

 
YOU WON
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE/AWARD DEPARTMENT
YOU WON (1,000,000,00)Euros
BONO LOTTERY AWARD
VALENCIA SPAIN
BATCH: 14/017/ZHV /ES
REFERENCE NO : OHA/2456H987708/02

Dear:Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of t he result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 01/04/08 of April, 2008.(Ticket Number:05894365847659 /Serial Number:4882-2/Lucky Number:13-29-12-85-37.) Your e-mail address attached to the ticket number which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euros 1,000,000.00 (One Millon Euros).
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims ha s been processed and your money Remitted to you and this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 70,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every Two year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in ou r next 50 million Euros International lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our Fiducial Agent:

BONO TRUST AGENCY
Name: MR.JUAN SOLEMAN
Email:aclaimoffice@aol.com
Tel: 0034-634-045-998
Fax: 0034-911-012-759

Our fiducial agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.This promotion was organised by some eminent personalities from all over the world to promote software companies and it takes place every two years.Please remember that all winning must be processed not later than 27th of April 2008 or when authentic proof is given for the delay of filing your winning claim.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programand also thank you f or being part of our promotional lottery program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs.Philipina George
Lottery Co-ordinator

Tags: lotteryscam, bono lottery, philipina george

Do they mean Bono from U2?

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From: BONO LOTTERY AWARD <aclaimoffice1@aim.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Subject: (Cnfirmation By Calling .)Call Now.
To:

 YOU WON
 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE/AWARD DEPARTMENT
 YOU WON (1,000,000,00)Euros
 BONO LOTTERY AWARD
 VALENCIA SPAIN
 BATCH: 14/017/ZHV /ES
 REFERENCE NO : OHA/2456H987708/02
 
 Dear:Winner,
 We are pleased to inform you of t he result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 01/04/08 of April, 2008.(Ticket Number:05894365847659 /Serial Number:4882-2/Lucky Number:13-29-12-85-37.) Your e-mail address attached to the ticket number which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euros 1,000,000.00 (One Millon Euros).
 CONGRATULATIONS!
 Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims ha s been processed and your money Remitted to you and this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 70,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every Two year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in ou r next 50 million Euros International lottery.
 To file for your claim, please contact our Fiducial Agent:
 
 BONO TRUST AGENCY
  Name: MR.JUAN SOLEMAN
 Email:aclaimoffice@aol.com
 Tel: 0034-634-045-998
 Fax: 0034-911-012-759
  
 Our fiducial agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.This promotion was organised by some eminent personalities from all over the world to promote software companies and it takes place every two years.Please remember that all winning must be processed not later than 27th of April 2008 or when authentic proof is given for the delay of filing your winning claim.
 To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programand also thank you f or being part of our promotional lottery program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
  
 
 Sincerely Yours,
 Mrs.Philipina George
 Lottery Co-ordinator 

Mr. Bladder (funny name) has sent me the standard UK Lottery e-mail. It looks as though I have won a second time today …

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: <lottobrod@aol.com>
Date: Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Subject: FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
To: undisclosed-recipients

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 28TH  AUGUST, 2007, of winners of the LOTTERY INTERCEPT LOTTO U.K/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 3rd APRIL, 2007 as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting Various websites we are running the e-business promotions for.

You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 5, 9, 12, 29, 40, 59, 76, and consequently won in the Second Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

 
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the interface Finance and Security 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 your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2008) high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately;
 
MR MORRIS BLADDER.
CLAIM AGENT,
INTERFACE FINANCE & SECURITY LTD,
NEWCASTLE, U.K
TEL: +44-703-1898- 644
EMAIL:morris_bladder@hotmail.com
 
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than  31th march , 2008. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays andcomplications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
 
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4  
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
LOTTERY INTERCEPT UNITED KINGDOM.
115 NORDIX AVE. BRYANSTON, 762
NEWCASTLE, L60 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent through his email contact above.
EMAIL:morris_bladder@hotmail.com

These jokers manage to mention 5 different trademarks within one sentence.

If you look closely you will see that they are after a courier fee for the prize delivery.Lotter

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: YAHOO MICROSOFT LOTTERY
Date: 08.12.2007 03:45
Subject: Official E-mail
To: undisclosed-recipients

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of (£500,000) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGS for the month of DECEMBER 2007 Lottery promotion which is rganized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE. YAHOO&MSN MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed toYahoo and Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

Batch number…………………YM 09102XN
Reff number…………………..YM35447XN
Winning number……………….YM09788

CHOOSE YOUR MODE OF COLLECTION:

A. Courier Delivery Service

B. Bank to Bank Transfer

These numbers fall within your Location file,you are requested to contact AGENT MANAGER, send your winning identification numbers to them at this contact address below.

(CONTACT AGENT MANAGER)
MR GEORGE HERRI
Email:agent.zonalofficial_manager25@yahoo.co.uk

This crazy story has been used for several years now. Like the others, it just gets adapted to fit what the crooks need. It’s unusual due to the fact, that they claim this e-mail originates from Sao Tomé.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mrs Rachael M.K.Barker
Date: 04.12.2007 14:26
Subject: From:Mrs Rachael M.K.Barker
To: undisclosed-recipients

From:Mrs Rachael M.K.Barker
12,St.John Street, Sao Tome
SAO TOME ISLAND,SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN.
PRIVATE EMAIL:rmorgan01@rediffmail.com,rmorgan@live.com

Dear Partner,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. I sincerely ask for forgiveness for i know this may seem like a complete intrusion to your privacy but right about now this is my option of communication.

This note might seem strange or probably untrue considering the amount of junk mails we receive daily, but i believe this is still the most genuine way of contacting a true character.

I will introduce myself as Mrs. Rachael Morgan.Kazeem Barker. I am married to Dr. Kazeem Barker who was formerly an assistant to the secretary general of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries “OPEC”. He has worked with this organization for nine years before he died in the year 2003, as a result of one of our son’s brutal murder in Saudi Arabia by unknown gun men. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since his death I decided never to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which my culture is against.

However, the most painful and annoying part of it is that my husband’s relatives has been on my neck. They said I was behind my husband death which is never true. They sent me packing and threw me out of my matrimonial home which I have suffered for with my late husband for so many years. I have nowhere to go to, so I decided to go back to my motherland to stay with my family in SAO TOME ISLAND via offshore Africa in South Atlantic Ocean to get myself organized and carter for my children.

Before my husband died, he made me to understand that he deposited the sum of $52 million (Fifty Two Million U.S. Dollars) when he was still the secretary of OPEC with a finance house in oversea. We have interest in Stocks,Tourism,Hotels,Agriculture etc.Please, I hereby request for your urgent assistance to help my family in investing the money as a partnership investment with your company or any investment that both of us will benefit from it.

Presently, this money is still under the safe keeping of the finance house in oversea. I don’t want my husband’s relatives to know about this development.

Please tell me in confidence, can you handle it? Can you invest this huge amount of money successfully on behalf of my family? Please advise most urgently.

In a short time, I will arrange a meeting with you and my eldest son who will accompany you to the finance house office where the investment fund is deposited by his late father for easy claim and quick transfer.

My Eldest son will be assisting me to facilitate this transaction and both of you will make arrangements to have this funds claimed and transfer into your account.

I will issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original-beneficiary of this fund with other related documents. Also, I will forward to you my personal information for recognition and trust before you proceed contact with the Finance house.

Upon your acceptance of this offer,we shall discuss about your share in this transaction. 

You are to contact me via this private email addresses only for security rmorgan01@rediffmail.com,rmorgan@live.com

Yours in Sincerely,
Mrs. Rachael M. K.Barker.