Hi Todd,
This is a copy of one of the e-mails I received recently. Doesn't it look genuine? Then, the next thing they ask you for is some outrageous sum for handling and insurance before they will release your winnings to you. Being a Christian, I don't understand how people can be so callous.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
CLEAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
LONDON, ENGLAND.
REFERENCE NUMBER: ABJL7873W445
BATCH NUMBER: 689/589/CLI-ENG
Dear Winner,
RESULTS FOR PROMOTIONAL DRAW CLEAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT wishes
to inform you of the results of its Promotional draws held on the 3rd June 2004 We officially inform you that you have emerged winner number 6" for our cash prize, which is part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a central computer ballot system drawn from 10,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from around the globe as part of our International Promotions and expansion Program. Your Lottery Claim is attached to ticket number 43387109625, with serial number 000445, and drew the lucky numbers 05 22 55 06 85 (589) to emerge one of the Cash 5 winners. You have consequently been awarded lump sum pay out of 1,500,000.00Pound (One Million, Five Hundred thousand British Pounds) in cash, which is the winning payout for cash 4 winners. This is from the total prize money of Pound 18,000,000.00 shared between 12 international winners in the category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from any third party observation until the process of transferring your prize is completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/non participants of this
program.
Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and payment to you.
You are advised to contact your agents by email within a week of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find your reference number; remember to quote this number in all correspondence with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: ABJL7873W445 Thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Yours sincerely,
Sean McCreary
Lotto Co-ordinator
NB: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent. (TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY).