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Sample Promotion Winning Scam Email: Suzuki Lotto

Sample Promotion Prize Scam Email:
Suzuki Lotto
"Juanita Ramirez (Mrs.) ", "MR J G S GOMEZ.ADAS"

Have you received an email from "Juanita Ramirez (Mrs.) " at "Suzuki Lotto" saying you won their promotion or lottery promo and to contact "MR J G S GOMEZ.ADAS" to collect your winnings? It is a scam. And don't get too excited if the names are different; the scammers make many versions of this scam!

It is actually a very simple scam.  They claim you won a promotion, which is giving away millions of dollars based on a randomly selected email address.  The scam is obvious: it's simply preposterous to think that any company would give money away randomly to encourage you to buy their product. That would be pointless and self-defeating.

Although the most important clue is that no legitimate lottery, and almost no legitimate sweepstakes or promotions will 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.

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

  • Keep Confidential - Real promotions THRIVE on publicity: that's the purpose of them! They don't want you to keep anything secret - the publicity causes people to buy their product. 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!"

  • What are they promoting?  No one promotes "world peace" or "use of the internet" by handing out millions to random strangers.  And if they are promoting a product or a lottery, then this must be the world's worst promotion, because no one has heard of it, outside of the email you just received. Just giving away money to random people who have an email address wouldn't promote a darn thing! It is a scam! 

  • Pay a fee to collect the prize: Nope, it is illegal for free sweepstakes and promotions to charge you ANYTHING! Of course, in a scam, that is the whole point: to get you to send money to the scammer.

It is a typical scam promotion sweepstakes winning notification. Also see these pages:


Sample scam email

Attn: Winner,

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our SUZUKI LOTTO balloting held on 27th April 2008. This is a Scientific Computer Draws in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet buyers; This program was sponsored by Suzuki and other software multinational companies in USA, ASIA and EUROPE. You have been approve for the star prize of Euro550,000:00 (Five Hundred and fifthy thousand Euros Only).To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

MR J G S GOMEZ.ADAS PAYMENT AGENTS SL. SPAINAMSTEL ZONAL LOTTO

E-mail: sangomez2007@aim.comE-mail: adasecurities@mail.md

Phone :0034 676 310 641Fax: 0034 676 310 64(I)

Batch No: 27/090132/Q-YUS. (ii)

Ticket No: 1678899 (iii)

Lucky No: 23-78-90-755+7(iv)

Ref No: SUZ/76898L/XZ (V)

Serial No: 2334-08776(Keep all numbers private and personal until after payment)

You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers 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. Once again congratulations !!!

Best Regards,

Juanita Ramirez (Mrs.) (Group Coordinator)


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