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CONGRATULATION CONGRATULATION CONGRATULATION!!!
22nd September 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported
22nd September 2004
Apparent Sender
EURO MILLION LOTTERY
Return Address
EURO MILLION LOTTERY <euromillions2004@yahoo.com>
Subject
CONGRATULATION CONGRATULATION CONGRATULATION!!!
Format
HTML
Method

Another 419 variation. Email claims to be from a lottery company notifying you of a recent win.

Bogus Web Content?
No
URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. If you reply to the email you'll be taken for a ride with the promise of money just round the corner, but you'll be stung for hidden cost after hidden cost and you'll never recieve the promised money. Don't be fooled by a complicated story.

2. Note the impersonal nature of the email that has supposedly been sent only to you.

3. Another giveaway is the use of 'free' web based email accounts to recieve email. A little strange for a lottery company giving away prizes of millions to not have their own website and email!

4. The email is badly written and badly spelt. Uses frequent references to well known international figures such as the European Union and Bill Gates to add credibilty to its claims of such large prizes.

 

"This is to inform you of the release of the EURO  MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL held on the 1st of SEPT 2004. The results were released on the 13th of  SEPT2004..."

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CALLE MOSTOLES 23C PISO 6G 28923 MADRID ESPANA?
DATE:17th OF SEPT , 2004.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD..
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
ATTENTION:
AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of the EURO  MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL held on the 1st of SEPT 2004. The results were released on the 13th of  SEPT2004.Your email address was attached to ticket  number 653-908-321-675 with serial number   345-790-241-671 that drew the lucky numbers of  34-32-90-43-32,which consequently won the lottery in  the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of payent of Euros 1,000.000.00(ONE MILLION THOUSAND EURO,ONLY)in cash. credited to file   with This is from US 20,000.000.00 (TWENTY MILLION  EURO) in cash among the 20 participating finalist  playing 6,000 full tickets.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company  and insured in your name.Due to mix up of some  numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award  from public notice untill your claims has been  processed and the money remitted to your account as   this is part of our security protocol to avoid  double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of  this program by participants as it has happened in  the past.
All participants were selected through a computer  ballot system drawn from25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South  America, Middle East and Africa ..This programme is  sponsored by EUROPEAN UNION/BILL GATES and WORLD
NTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION TO PROMOTE and  ENAHNCE the use of SOFT WARE IN THE GOBAL WORLD.we  hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize  in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery  claims , please contact your claims agent,DR PETER JAMES(   cristalsecurity@mail2agent.com   OR
cristalsecurity@emailaccount.com ) on Telephone  number 0034-649-175-831with all your information  provening that you are the user of this mail,either  your country passport or any other indentity.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later  than two weeks from the day you receive this  notification.Any claim not made before this date  will be returned to the EUROPEAN UNION via MINISTRY  OF FINANCE of such country.And also be informed that
1% of your lottery winningbelongs to your agent  because they are the company that bought your ticket  and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 1% will be remitted. AFTER you have received your  winnings prize because the money is insured in your   name already.
Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers  in every correspondence with us or your claim agent. furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as  possible. A copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your   claim gent,DR PETER JAMES CONGRATULATION!!!

Once again from all members of our staff and thank  you for being a part of our International promotions  program.we wish you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MRS,COMFORT JOSE.
LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.





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