CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your email emerged as a winner

Now who would believe this?

An Australian Lottery running a free prize draw, informs me of a prize which comes under a dutch office and gets paid out from Nigeria.

Of course this is not true. This is a typical scam e-mail with all the Hallmarks.

The main problem is, this e-mail looks good. It's very professional and well written.

Maybe they'll start using videos soon …




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From: australianlottery1@aol.in <australianlottery1@aol.in>
Date: 08.11.2007 04:13
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your email emerged as a winner
To: undisclosed-recipients

DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY CORPORATION
 
Date: 8th of November 2007
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
 
Winning Numbers
   
1 2 26 30 40 21
 
ATTENTION: Lucky Recipient,
 
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 8th of November 2007 from the Australian International Lottery programme, which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their email addresses from some site. Your email address was attached to ticket number; 675061725 9356460902, serial number 67749137002.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2-9-23-35-46 bonus number 14, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$400,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 46704/03 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
 
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Eu! rope, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
 
Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$400,000 will be released to you from this regional branch office in NIGERIA. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Million international draw.
 
                                           HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
Simply contact our Regional Claims Office under the African Payment Center where your winning falls.
 
Contact Person: Mr.Barry Wright(RCA)
Email: agentbarrywright.australianlotto@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +234 808 908 5279
 
To file for your claim: Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
 
Note all winnings must be claimed before 30th of November 2007 otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually to the Australian National Treasury.
 
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
 
Best regards,
Mr. John Roland (Coordinator)
Australian Lottery Inc.
 
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT:  agentbarrywright.australianlotto@yahoo.co.uk
 
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
 
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