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YOU HAVE WON A PRIZE! CONTACT THE AGENT.

10th November 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported
10th November
Apparent Sender
STAATSLOTTERIJ LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Return Address
Mr Pim Van Geel < pim@telstra.com >

Subject
YOU HAVE WON A PRIZE! CONTACT THE AGENT.
Format
Text
Method

A another lottery variant of the 419 style of scam - uses the fake promise of a lottery win to eventually lure victim and trick them into giving away their bank details, or by requesting payments for 'administration costs'.

Bogus Web Content?
No
URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. A lottery variant of the 419 style of scam. Correspondance will simply result in requests for 'administration fees' to cover various costs, but you'll never actually get any money back!

2. STAATSLOTTERIJ LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL almost certainly do not exist, and did you actually enter this lottery? An almost universal rule is that if you haven't entered a competition, you haven't won it! And even if you have the prize is likely is likely to be a fraction of that promised.

3. Notice that the sender uses a free, web based email address. A real company would almost certainly use their own.

 

" Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 6TH of November, 2004."...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

FROM STAATSLOTTERIJ LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
HOPTILLE 196, 1109 PP
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
Ref. Number: 2004/089/7407|STLIT
Batch Number: 9078197/7690127-Bc90
PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery
Winners International
programs held on the 6TH of November, 2004. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 0935224-65896-1453 with
serial number 440063753772-574 drew
lucky numbers 0033-164-48-273-31-6143 which consequently won
in the 2ND category,You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of
US$500,000,00.
(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND  UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
someparticipants. All participants were 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.
This promotional program takes place twice  every  year.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities who are interested in improving the lives of others without
wanting to be mentioned or recognised.
We hope that you will do a little charity work with part of
your winnings and  pray  you will take part in our next year
USD5Million international lottery. To file for your claim, please
contact our fiducial agent
Mr Jaap. jansen
Reply Email:staatslott@netscape.net
Tel:+31-623-484-024
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 25TH
of NOVEMBER2004.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the
next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform
our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and
thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mr. Pim Van Geel.
Lottery/Prize award Coordinator








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