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Lottery Scams: POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL

Lottery Scam Email:
POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL
"
Lucky Winner" from "Mr. Margaret Ferguson, PETER RAYMUND"

Ah, another "computer ballot system" lottery scam.  If you haven't figured it out by now, we'll repeat; there is NO SUCH THING as a lottery "in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by the Internet" to select winners. It ONLY exists in the minds of scammers and pathetic losers who want to believe that an email fairy bestowed millions upon them. 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; keep confidential, selected by a random computer lottery of email addresses, use of free hotmail/yahoo email accounts, etc.


A potential victim received the email below, and actually wrote the "contact" and said that she had never set foot in the UK to enter a lottery, to which he replied with the second e-mail (below the first).  Scammers are certainly persistent.


First scam email

From:  eeeplay@telus.net
Subject:  CONTACT YOUR PAYMENT OFFICER
Date:  Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:12:43 -0800
CONTACT YOUR PAYMENT OFFICER

Lucky Winner,

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

BATCH NO: PBL/67189098011/245679/1109
REF. NO: PBL/11278998789/908796//1109

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD. Your name attached to ticket number 219028657434 with Serial number 918735625 drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. 

You have just won yourself the sum of ONE MILLION EUROS in the satellite software email lottery conducted by POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL, In which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by the Internet. Your email address was amongst those chosen in this quarter and you are to contact our CLAIMS OFFICER with the information's below for Clearance.

CONTACT NAME: PETER RAYMUND CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND. TELEPHONE: + 4470 1112 1986 FAX: 44-87-1715-2472 EMAIL: officer_powerball25@yahoo.gr

Sincerely,

Margaret Ferguson

NB: PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.

Here is another version of the same scam email:

From: power ball [mailto:infoservice51@cityweb.de]

Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:25 AM

To: info@powerball.com

Subject: NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Lucky Winner,

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

BATCH NO: PBL/67189098011/245679/1109

REF. NO: PBL/11278998789/908796//1109

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT

INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD. Your name attached to ticket number

219028657434 with Serial number

918735625 drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99, which consequently

won the lottery in the 1st category.

You have just won yourself the sum of 'ONE MILLION EUROS the satellite

software email lottery conducted by POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL

In which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by

the Internet. Your email address was amongst those chosen in this

quarter and you are to contact our CLAIMS OFFICER with the informations

below for Clearance.

CONTACT NAME: PETER RAYMUND

CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND.

EMAIL: powerballagent5@yahoo.gr

TELEPHONE: +447045713104

(1) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and

unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions

of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your

prize

awards winning.

(2) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach

of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered

solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy

taken on employment.

Sincerely,

Margaret Ferguson

C2007


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