This one is obviously targeting people wanting to live and work in the USA. They want to profit from bogus fees which they are asking for.
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From: U.S Department of State <americanvisa.state.gov@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Subject: American 2009 Green Card Program
To:
Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Kentucky Consular Center(KCC)
3505 North Highway 25W
Williamsburg KY,40768 U.S.A.
Here attached is the success notification letter on your success in the AMERICAN DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM for fiscal year 2009.Kindly adhere to the instructions herein contained.
Thank you.
Reginald Caldwell,
Diversity Visa Lottery Coordinator,
Bureau of Consular Affairs,
U.S Department of State
Here’s the letter with details. ( Note the fee they are asking for)
Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Kentucky Consular Center (KCC)
3505 North Highway 25W
Williamsburg KY,40768 U.S.A.
AMERICAN DV2009 VISA LOTTERY PROGRAM WINNER:CASE NUMBER 2008AES 00023472
Congratulations! You are among those randomly selected and registered for further consideration in the DV-2009 diversity immigrant program for fiscal year 2009.
This success notification letter on your success in DV2009 has been sent to you via e-mail owing to failed attempts at getting your response after the normal letter by post was sent. We are assuming that the letter has been lost en transit hence this as the last resort.
Indicate your interest or otherwise to this notification by getting in touch with your Processing Correspondent Mr. Larry Gates through his e-mail dv.program1@usa.com with the following:
1. Your CURRENT contact address (Re-confirm for record purposes),
2. SCANNED copies of your RECENT passport photograph ,
3.Telephone number,
4. Marital status.
Note that the passport photograph must be taken within the last six months, and must be 35mmsq or 2 inches by 2 inches. You can also provide the passport photographs of your spouse and other dependents. Your case number is 2008AES00023472.
Further get in touch with the Clearance Officer Mr. Hutton Clements through his e-mail dv.clearance@usa.com for instructions on how to pay the $1,189.67processing fee.(Payment is made strictly through Money gram).The payment of the fee ensures that your file is cleared for processing.
At the completion of the processing of your file(which shall be after the above requirements have been provided),you shall be provided with your Visa Lottery Acknowledgment Card with which you may then contact our Embassy for the issuance of your Green Card proper.
Note that this country’s Code of Conduct and Constitution Vol.176/866:Act 690SN guiding all immigration, and Green Card permit Agencies, dictates that 10 days after the dispatch of this e-mail, that all such notified winners who fail to comply to the provisions herein contained, shall lose the opportunity.
Thank you.
Reginald Caldwell,
Diversity Visa Lottery Coordinator,
Bureau of Consular Affairs,
U.S Department of State.
There has been a decrease in the numbers of lottery e-mails during the last weeks. I doubt that it means that there is a shift away from that type of scam e-mail. I am sure we will be seeing it in circulation for some time to come.
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From: ATM CARD DELIVERY SERVICE <mailsc3@seznam.cz>
Date: 2008/5/18
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
To:
OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB Your Ref……………
ATTN: BENEFICARY,
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED
YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY
YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE
NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT
OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL
DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK YOUR
ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO
YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT
LIKE THESE HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR
PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO
YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT
THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC
THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT,
CHIEF ALHAJI MUSA UMARU YAR’ADUA FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA. AND FBI.THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM
CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY
ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM
IS TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY
CONTACTING THE PAYMASTER GENERAL CARD PAYMENT CENTER
MRS GABY REBBECA ON HER EMAIL ADDRESS:
atmcarddelivery822@gmail.com
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE
OUT USD5.3MILLION AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR
2008. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY
FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR
OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT. FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL AND EMAIL ME BACK
AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR
FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY
DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED OFFICE.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU
OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-822) SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
REGARDS,
SENATOR DAVID MARK.
SENATE PRESIDENT.
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
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.
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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.
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.
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
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From: Mr Ahmed M.Tanko <mrahmedmm@orange.net>
Date: Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 9:59 AM
Subject: REPLY FAST IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
To: mrahmedmm@orange.net
From: Mr Ahmed Mao. Tanko
Bills & Exchange Manager
Bank of Africa (BOA)
TEL 226 78 12 12 77 .
Burkina faso West Africa.
Compliment of the season,
Good day and how are you doing with your family? Hope fine. Please let this message do not be a surprise to you because i got your contact information and lay all the trust in you before i decided to disclose this confidential and successful transaction to you.
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I discovered an abandoned sum of $9M(NINE Million United states Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in Algeria Earthquake on 23 may 2003. Since his death,none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir.The bank cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out for the funds $9M (NINE Million United states Dollars) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary’s next of kin.It may interest you to note that i have secured from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of my mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the followings:
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable me file a letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can be made.I shall be compensating you with 45% on final conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be mine. Your share stays with you while the rest of mine shall be for investment purposes in your country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust i have bestowed in you, I awaits your urgent email reply to proceed .
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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:
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
This one is obviously targeting people wanting to live and work in the USA. They want to profit from bogus fees which they are asking for.
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