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Lottery Scam Email:
FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
"ROBERT A. V. BENARD", "LARRY GRAIN"
Have you received an email from "ROBERT A. V. BENARD" at "FREELOTTO
GROUP INTERNATIONAL" telling you that "your email address won in the second
category" or something similar, and to contact "LARRY GRAIN" to collect your
winnings? It is a scam. Apparently, there IS a legal
"FreeLotto" that has a paid
subscription auto-entry called "F.A.S.T." but this email is a separate scam.
And just because 'Freelotto" may be legal does NOT mean we are endorsing it.
WE DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND FREELOTTO.COM.
Below is another example of a fake lottery; this email claims to
be from the "FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL".
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!):
FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
Prize Remittance Division (PRD)
RE: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
FILE REF NO: 07- 321786542
FAST NO: 2912144
LOTTO REF: FL/0507/FAST
Dear Prize Winner,
This email confirms that you have received from the FREELOTTO GROUP
INTERNATIONAL an official notification of your lottery winning in the
FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T) played on the 1st
of JAN 2007, And was announced today the 28 Of February 2007 at our
Lottery office complex Trafford, London.
You have won a FREELOTTO PRIZE OF ONE MILLION UNITED KINGDOM POUND
STERLING (£ 1,000,000.00) british pounds sterling, a prize payout of
your winning has been approved by the FREELOTTO GROUP. In accordance
with the United Kingdom lottery ordinance, you are authorized as the
lotto prize winner to request claims of your winning prize. The
FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET (F.A.S.T) GAME is an online
promotional program organized by the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL. A
total of 500,000 different email addresses are entered for the
FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T). All email
addresses entered for the game are submitted by our partner
international email service providers/ marketing companies and public
services providers. Winners are randomly selected systematically through
our Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS). Your email ID was
included among the 500,000 email addresses and entered for Batch 16125
with Ticket No. 2912144 and was luckily sele!
cted among 1-5 batch winners.
You are adviced to keep your winning information highly confidential, As
any breach of confidentiality on the part of winners will result to
disqualification. Note that the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL will remit
prize payout to only winners who have officially file in for their prize
claims. You are to choose one out of the listed option by which you want
your prize remitted to you:
You are required to file your claims by contacting the OFFICE Prize
Remittance Division
NAME :LARRY GRAIN
EMAIL:
info_fiduciarydepartmentuk@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE:+447011128513
Completely fill out the Claim Form - E provided herein and submit a
completed filled form via email to the Prize Remittance Division. Your
winning information has been provided above.
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E (Receipt Official Notification
Letter) [FILE REF 07- 21786542]
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[FULL NAME OF
WINNER]......................................................
[RESIDENT
ADDRESS].........................................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]..................
[STATE].............................
[DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../......... [SEX]..........
[OCCUPATION]........................
[CURRENT EMAIL].....................
[TEL/FAX]...........................
A scanned copy of your international passport, drivers license or any
form of identification will be appreciated.
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WINNING INFORMATION
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[FAST TICKET NR]........................ [LOTTERY REF
NR]................
[DATE]..................................
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CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
I ..................................... Declare as the lotto
prize winner that all information I have provided for my winning claims
are true and correct information of myself. I agree with the FREELOTTO
GROUP INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation in line with my
lottery claims.
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Please indicate \\\\\\\"X\\\\\\\ " for the option you want your prize
remitted to you.
Listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.
(1) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE CHEQUE: […………]
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(2) TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT VIA SWIFT BANK TRANSFER:
[…………]
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THIS EMAIL WAS SENT FROM THE DESK OF THE ORGANIZATION PRESIDENT
FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL, ON BEHALF OF F.A.S.T GAMES 2007.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING.
SINCERELY,
ROBERT A. V. BENARD,
GROUP PRESIDENT - FLG
Names of Scam / Fake / Fraud Lottery
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