LOTTO NL. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE
Here is another phishing attempt / online scam titled LOTTO NL.
Their goal is of course to obtain your personal information and grab some cash from you. Notice how they ask that you not tell anyone before you contact them! Ya, right, who is going to fall for that!
Below is what they sent out today:
NUMBER: 75667
LOTTO NL. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY “A” DRAWS
Sir/Madam,
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Second Category draws of THE LOTTO NL. PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged as a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The results of the draws have been officially announced .Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.
Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 75887, with serial number 69-54 and lucky number A-633-b7664 consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sumpay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Euros) shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.
Please contact our paying bank immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your paying bank. Also give them the following informations
Name
Telephone numbers and fax
Age
Address
Occupation
REF
Number: 73354ss42
BATCH No: 73325-9880.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. To begin your claims, kindly contact the paying bank with the below information:
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Contact person:
Mr Patrick Rowley
International Remittance Officer
E-mail:leedcb100@aim.com
Tel:0031 614 990 140
Fax:0031 847 570 900
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NOTE: All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today if unclaimed Congratulations once again from all our staffs, and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Susan Smith
online co-ordinator
This Lotto NL email is a SCAM! Do not respond to emails like this - they are only after your information and money!
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October 15th, 2007 at 3:42 am
My doubt is to what extent we can believe these lottories. Is there any mechanism to prevent these lottory cheatings?