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Lottery Scam Email:
EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT
"Becky Owen", "David Nelson"
Have you received an email from "Becky Owen" at "EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT" telling you that "your
email address won in the second category" or something similar, and to
contact "David Nelson" to collect your winnings? 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! Apparently, scammers like
to use the names "Becky Owen" and "David Nelson" -
see this page for
another variation and
this page for yet
another.
Below is another example of a fake lottery; this email claims to
be from the "EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT".
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:
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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! It should read: "For our own security, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential until we have
finished scamming you!"
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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!):
EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT
10 Plough Place,
London EC4A 1DE
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Dear Winner,
We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you
that, you have won the sum of £1,500,000.00GBP (OneCFR
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)
in our last email-lottery draws.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 7-1-8-36-4-22 under agent ID:
18 and lucky ball number 7363789, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
For the remmittance of your Funds Furnish us with the details stated below:
a) YOUR NAME:
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b) YOUR ADDRESS:
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c) YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER:
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d) YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:
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e) YOUR MARITAL STATUS:
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f) YOUR OCCUPATION:
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g) YOUR COUNTRY:
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h) YOUR WINNING TICKET NUMBER:
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Following the above, you are expected to furnish us
with all your necessary details as requested of you
above along with a copy of your international passport
or driver's license via email attachment for vetting
process which is a standard practise just to ensure
that we are dealing with the right individual.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact our
Fudiciary agent below that has been appointed for the
processing of your claim with the email address below:
Mr David Nelson
Fudiciary Agent,
EMAIL: claimsagent_info001@yahoo.com.hk
Once again accept our congratulations, contact our
fudiciary agent if you
would want to claim your money and if not please write us a DISCLAIMERS
LETTER so that it can be put on record that you did not claim your money we
look forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
Mrs Becky Owen,
Online Lottery,
CO-Ordinator.
Names of Scam / Fake / Fraud Lottery
Click here for the huge list of the names of the currently identified lottery
scams companies
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