If you received an email from "Mrs Lucy Albert" of Powerball Lottery E-Wheel E-Game" (whatever THAT might be!), you might look at the email more carefully.  Notice that "Lucy" cannot spell "February" and seems to think that the month has 256 days! That's just the start of many typical scammer errors.  After all, they are working in Internet cafe's in Nigeria, not exactly the hub of the intelligencia. But even if there were no spelling, grammar, punctuation or syntax mistakes, it is simply not possible to win by having an email address in a "computer balloting sweepstake"... because no such thing exists. AN NO company, anywhere on this planet, is going to give away money to "encourage internet users".  It's just plain stupid to believe that premise.

If you haven't figured it out by now, we'll repeat; there is NO SUCH THING as a choosing lottery winnings from lists of email addresses. Ask yourself why would anyone give money away to strangers based on their email address.  You'd have to be begging to be a victim to believe this one.

Notice the gibberish writing, excessive use of CAPITAL letters, etc. Note the other clues to an obvious fraud that we have highlighted in the letter; selected by a random computer lottery of email addresses, use of free hotmail/yahoo email accounts, etc.

• Master list of sample sweepstakes / lottery scam emails

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• What to do if you think you have been the victim of a sweepstakes scam

• How the lottery / sweepstakes scams work

First scam email

From: "Lucky Winner" < pbllucyalbertegams24@hotmail.com >
Subject: CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:34:48 +0000

FROM: THE DESK OF THE GROUP CO-ORDINATOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF No: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH NO :10-23-44-72-80
SERIAL NO: MUOTI/82536
TICKET NO: WRNM/SMI/5990
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE:
POWER BALL LOTTERY E-WHEEL E-GAME 2007.

CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 256th Febuary 2007. This is an end of the year bonanza and scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional programe aimed at encouraging internet users, therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

You have been approved for the star prize of £528,000:00 (Five Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand GBP).To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent Promise Green as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

Promise Green
Claim Processing Manager,
E-mail: pbldirectorofclaims@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-703-192-6505

You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) vian email to process the immediate payment of your prize.

The Validity period of the winnings is for 14 working days hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned to European Union Treasury as Unclaimed.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Lucy Albert.
Group -Coordinator)

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