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Lottery Scam
Lottery scam is a popular variant of the 419 Scams (please take a look there). This is basically a fake lottery claiming that they have selected you (out of nowhere) from a huge lists of email addresses or names. You may be asked to pay a small sum of admin fees and provide your personal information, before you can claim the prize. This is targeted at greedy individuals who often feel that it is ok to depart with a small sum of "admin fees" of say "US$1,000 to US$5,000" in exchange for hundreds of thousands in prize award. The fact is that there is No real prize award waiting for you, after you pay the admin fees. Note that "admin fees" may be disguised in various forms, e.g. additional fees due to errors, transfer fees, legal fees, etc. The scammers just need to change these terms.
Lottery Scam: Fake British Columbia National Lottery Scam
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- October 16, 2011
- No comments
Watch out for a new lottery scam under this title.
"Your E-mail ID has been awarded £1,550,952.00 GBP in British Columbia
National Lottery BC-49 Mega Jackpot, On Global 2011 Promotional Draw held
In Liverpool, United Kingdom. Your BC-49 Lottery-Chip NO: IMP/73253CA/2011."
Facebook: Win Free iPad Promotion
- Article
- October 16, 2011
- 1 comment
If you received any email saying that you have won an iPad from a "hotmail" account, it is a scam.
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We have recently partnered up with The apple company for a one-time promotional event today, we are giving away complimentary Apple iPads to randomly selected individuals who have been fortunate to be chosen as one of our newest winners for today. We randomly selected users from our systems database and you have matched with our latest drawing.
Lottery Scam: Fake Match.com Lottery
- Article
- March 24, 2010
- 3 comments
Does a match-making website run online lottery? It is not mentioned anywhere on the official website, so this is a confirmed scam.
However, there is no need to check the original site most of the time, because you should Never respond to a "lottery" winnings mail coming from a free email address.
Lottery Scam: E-millionaire Award Promo 2010
- Article
- March 16, 2010
- 13 comments
This is the first time we hear about this lottery scam.
> From: winners@emillionaire-intl.com> Subject: E-millionaire Award Promo 2010 !!> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:40:51 +0200> > E-millionaire Award Promo 2010> > Winning N...
Fake UK Lottery claimed to be at Bangkok Thailand
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- March 11, 2010
- 1 comment
This a fake UK Lottery Organisation scam mail. Its a joke - how and why would UK lottery be held at Bangkok-Thailand?
> From: ukwins_freeticket@uklotto-org.co.uk> Subject: Your e-mail address has won you 4.6 Million USA dollars> Date: F...
Lottery Scam: THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME
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- March 10, 2010
- 31 comments
Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mr. Pietro Veglio
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings!
Winning Amount: US$ 500,000
Storyline: This email is to you that have been scammed in Nigeria and any part of the world, THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME, Have agreed to compensate you with the sum of US$500,000.00(Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars)...
Scammer Location: UK IDD is used.
Tel: +44-704-570-6393
Fax: +44-7006-099-932
Scammer Email: worldbook.compensation@live.com
Updated 2010, additional page on Fake United Nations Compensation Commission
Lottery Scam: EuroMillions Lottery International - 1million Euros!
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- March 10, 2010
- 13 comments
Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mr. Paul Lambert, Angelic Van Theiry.(Mrs)
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: ONE Million Euros
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Claims to be Netherlands or Belgium (?)
Scammer Email: aol.nl, winning.com (fake)
See updated 2010 version in the additional page.
Lottery Scam: Fake TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY 2010 (China Zone)
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- March 4, 2010
- 4 comments
Some scammer came up with this title of "TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY 2010 (China Zone)". This email is Not from Toyota.
这是假的(欺骗），不是真的，请查看网站 http://www.toyota.com.cn/information/index01.php
This is a scam and not a real lottery. There is no lotter...
Fake GOOGLE ANNIVERSARY AND VISA CARD AWARD TEAM
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- March 2, 2010
- 1 comment
Below is a scam mail impersonating Google.
The scammer's email address is googlecustomercareunit@w.cn
From: <GOOGLE SECURITY DEPARTMENT>
Subject: Google Promotion Award
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 06:53:24 -0400
To: undisclosed-recipients:; ...
Lottery Scam: Fake Mercedes Benz Promotions
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- February 27, 2010
- 24 comments
All the links and emails seemed to be from mercedes, but the only way to contact is via a free email address.
Promotions + free email = scam
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Mercedez Benz Automobile <info@mercedezbenz.co.de> Da...
Lottery Scam: Under Free Lottery Winners International
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- February 24, 2010
- 1 comment
All names and lottery winnings are fake.
If you are not a scam baiter or if you do not wish to be irritated by the scammers everyday, do NOT reply to the email or provide your phone number.
Under Free Lottery Winners International11 G Lower Dorset...
Lottery Scam: Fake Dutch Humanitarian Association Of Charity Foundations
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- February 23, 2010
- No comments
This is a scam, nothing is real, all fakes.
From: Spieter@fdeco.emea.microsoftonline.comTo: info@euromns.nlDate: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:57:21 -0800Subject: Good NewsGood NewsDutch Humanitarian Association Of Charity Foundations/ Euromillion on-line S...
Lottery Scam: EU INTERNATIONAL LOTTO AND GAMING CORPORATION
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- February 17, 2010
- 2 comments
Email lottery winnings similar to this one below, regardless of the names etc, are all scams.
The scammers are likely to use fake names in the scam. Caveat Emptor.
EURO LOTTERY <zeffreezuma@aim.com> Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 1:36 AMReply-To: ...
Lottery Scam: Fake UK NATIONAL LOTTERY email scam
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- February 15, 2010
- 10 comments
If you bought a ticket, and the number matches the lottery as shown on TV or newspaper, DO NOT THROW AWAY the ticket. Give Jay 1% share of the winnings, and keep the rest of the money for yourself.
However, if you received this type of email bel...
Lottery Scam: Fake Volkswagen MOTORS WORLDWIDE LTD
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- February 14, 2010
- No comments
This is a scam, all names used are fake.
Vw Co Ltd. <deliveryinfo@vw.co.uk>
Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:28 AM
Reply-To: vwclaims2010@yahoo.com.hk
Volkswagen MOTORS WORLDWIDE LTD. International New Year Promotions VW Motors P.O. Box 999 Ma...
Lottery Scam: Mercedez Benz Award Promo
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- February 11, 2010
- 6 comments
This is a scam. All names used in the email are likely fake.
From: j_smith32@live.co.ukSubject: Winning serial number LGA/8114/09Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:23:06 +0000Congratulations on emerging as one of our award winners. Mercedez Benz Award Prom...
Lottery Scam: MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO TEAM
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- February 10, 2010
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Hot new version for 2010. This mail and all similar mails are scams.
All names are fake.
EMAIL PROMOTION BOARD <emailalert@microsoft.com> Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 7:05 AMReply-To: nickerson_ivan1@hotmail.comOFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATIONThe MIC...
Lottery Scam: Fake PCH - Publishers' Clearing House Sweepstakes
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- February 10, 2010
- 112 comments
This report is about a fake email impersonating someone from PCH, an online lottery company. This does not imply the endorsement of the real company and their business. According to About.com, the odds of winning this lottery is 1-in-505 million, ...
Lottery Scam: Fake Diamond Bank and International Monetary Fund
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- February 9, 2010
- No comments
This scammer just tell you that there are some money (not much, only $10million) in the bank.
There are no lottery numbers, no 419 stories, but we will take it as both.
All names and organisations used in this mail are fake.
----- Attached -----
D...
Lottery Scam: MICROSOFT AOL ANNIVERSARY AWARD NOTIFICATION.
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- February 7, 2010
- 5 comments
This is a scam, all names and story are fake.
Do not reply to this email.
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MICROSOFT AOL ANNIVERSARY AWARD NOTIFICATION. <winner@winner.com>
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 7:22 AM
Reply-To: microsoft-award@webmail.co.za
M...
Lottery Scam: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
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- February 5, 2010
- No comments
A scam with a new name.
All names and story are fake.
Move on.
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Arokodare <nnpcacctdirectormmaak@op.pl>Date: 2010/2/5Subject: URGENT ATTENTION !!!It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a tran...
Lottery Scam: Fake British American Tobacco Companies United Kingdom Scam
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- February 3, 2010
- 2 comments
This scam mail is not from the company that is stated within. The reference to the "Canada.com" site is just a confidence trick to get you to believe you have won a prize.
Anyone can pick off a number from the official winning sites and send you m...
Lottery Scam: Liverwood Promotion Prize Claim
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- February 3, 2010
- 45 comments
This is an old scam title but was recently reported:
All names and lottery crap are rubbish.
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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:25:08 +0000From: liverwoodpro@yahoo.ieSubject: Lottery Winner: £1,500,000.00 Pounds CLAIMS
Liverwood Prom...
Lottery Scam: TOYOTA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
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- February 3, 2010
- 3 comments
The Chinese are joining the fun in 419 scams?
This scam won't work internationally. Its nothing to do with the money, but to sell the idea that you can win a lottery from China, when you are outside China, is stupid.
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TOYOTA IN...
Lottery Scam: SHELL PETROLEUM LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
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- February 3, 2010
- 31 comments
Just received another version of this scam that seemed to be spreading far and wide.
All names and winnings used in the email is fake.
We have also attached a copy of a picture in jpg format in our gallery. Please do not download this picture.
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Lottery Scam: SBAL LOTTERY WINNERS - Scammer in China
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- February 1, 2010
- 1 comment
Please see this report from another of our readers.
The scammer is currently located in China. And in order to claim the fake $12.45m winnings, they would require you to pay for the "ATM card" which is $450 including delivery charges.
Only fake...
Irish Online Draws, Fake Hang Seng $6.5m and Fake Unicef Lottery
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- February 1, 2010
- No comments
There are several short lottery/419 scam mails received in succession. These are all scams, and the names used are fake.
1) Irish Online Draws:
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Irish Online Draws <rrsdadfgfhj@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Irish Nation...
Lottery Scam: LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME
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- January 30, 2010
- 1 comment
Getting too much rubbish these days. They are all scams, nothing in this email is real. Shoo shoo... just read the header, know its a scam, and go and do something else more useful. Only paid investigators or scammers themselves are interested to ...
Lottery Scam: GBF INTERNATIONAL/FREELOTTO COMPANY OF UNITED KINGDOM
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- January 30, 2010
- 2 comments
Scammers appear to be executing heavy mass email spam scam recently. This is another variation of the freelotto scam.
All names, money etc mentioned in this mail are fake.
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2010/1/30 THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY© <results@freelott...
Lottery Scam: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA - ICBC LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
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- January 30, 2010
- 17 comments
This is a scam mail and everything in it is fake.
The number below is a China number, so this scammer IS based in China.
There is another similar scam reported at 419scam.org, and they have some information about Japan Lottery scam as well.
Please...
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