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Lottery Scam Email:
EURO NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program
 "Mrs. Susan Dickson", "Mr. Donald Weiss"

Have you received an email from "EURO NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program" telling you that "your email address won in the second category" or something similar? It is a scam. No legitimate, legal lottery notifies winners via email (see footnote) The scammers may change the names and details, but it is still a scam!

Below is another example of a fake lottery; this email claims to be from the "EURO NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program".  

Although the most important clue is that no legitimate lottery will ever email a winner, there are many other signs that this is a fraud. We have highlighted some of these in the email below, not the least of which are:

  • Email address ballot: There is no such thing as a "computer ballot system" or "computer email draw". No one, not even Microsoft has a database of email addresses of the type or magnitude they suggest.

  • Terrible spelling, punctuation, syntax and grammar - Scammers apparently don't know how to use spell checkers.  We assume they dropped out of school before that class. They use almost excessive and random CapItaLiZAtion. They often can't even spell "February" or know that "22th" ought to be "22nd". These scammers usually write at the 3rd grade level. Being non-native English speakers, they also often get first names and surnames (last names reversed), so you will frequently see names like "Mr. SMITH JAMES.", instead of "Mr. James Smith", along with the peculiar usage of periods (full stops) and spaces or the lack thereof. Real lotteries also proofread their emails and look and read more professional.

  • Using free email account: The scammer is writing to you from a FREE email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, Excite, AIM, Gmail, etc.).  Don't you think a real organization would use its own email, its own domain and website?

  • Keep Confidential - Real lotteries THRIVE on publicity - they don't want you to keep anything secret - the publicity causes people to buy more tickets. there is NO risk of "double claiming" because they can validate where the ticket numbers were sold. The scammer want you to keep quiet because they don't want the police or ConsumerFraudreporting to hear about them!

  • Email notification: NO REAL LOTTERY SENDS AN EMAIL TO NOTIFY WINNERS.  Period.  Full-stop. End of story. There mere fact ALONE that you received an email saying you won a lottery is proof that it is a scam.

Here is a typical scam lottery winning notification. 

Actual scam email (One example - the scammers constantly change names, dates and addresses!):

Universal Finance Trust Ltd
Affiliated to Euro National Lottery
Euro National House: Havelet,
St Peter Port, GY1 1BA.
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X3/55
Batch: 045/06/ZY323

RE:AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the EURO NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held three days ago from the day of this notice. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 55475600545145 with Serial number 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 11-19-29-47-59(bonus ball no.666), which subsequently won you the lottery in the Ist category.You  have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,200,000.00(One million, two hundred thousand pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file UFT/9123118307/06. This is from a total cash prize of £2,400,000.00 shared amongst the first two (2) jackpot lucky winners in this category.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from Worldwide Websites through computer draw system, and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online which are America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europe booklet representative office in Europe. In view of this, you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,200,000(One million, two hundred thousand pounds sterling) which will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. 

Our Europe agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims is processed and your money duly remitted to you.

For your prize winning claims, kindly contact our claims agent:

Mr. Donald Weiss.
Tel: +44 7031922334
Fax: +44 870 068 7911
Email: uft_agent@uk2.net

For express processing of your claims, please provide the following information clearly written either by email or fax.

1. Your full name

2. Winning Reference numbers

3. batch numbers.

4. Alternative email account

5. Your country of resident.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

For further clarification/verification of your claims, Please contact our claims agent to intimate you of the procedure to redeem your funds.

Good luck and congratulation from the entire staff of the UNIVERSAL

FINANCE TRUST LTD FOR EURO NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Susan Dickson.
(Online coordinator for Universal Finance Trust Ltd, Uk)

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