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Todays scam is one a lot of people have & are falling for.
It has been on the T.V. news here in Nevada that people are falling for these lottery scams.
Normally it is the Canadian lottery scam that catches people out, but as Americans cannot enter this lottery, if you recieve an email saying you have won it. Just DELETE!
The one I'm showing you today is meant to be from the UK lottery, which is run by Camelot.
The thing is, the company here that is meant to be Camelot Lottery promos, does NOT exist.
Do company check & domain name check for said company, the domain name is not registered, nor is company. Also the London address is not at SW2 but SE15 2. So this is a actual address, just not where the scammers make out it is.
So here in it's entirty is the email (Note it does not have a too address, just who it's from)
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Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! AWARD WINNING APPROVAL
From: "CAMELOT PROMOS" Add to Address Book
CC:
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:40:16 -0300
Camelot Lottery Promos,
406 Bury New Rd.,
Whitefield,
Manchester M45 7SX
U.K.
Lucky Winner,
We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the selected winners
of the Camelot Lottery Promos held on 18th of August 2005. Your email
address attached to ticket number 901-0148-790-691, with serial number
6109-17 drew the lucky numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83; the lottery was
categorized into four zonal (Africa, America, Europe and Asia) stages.
Consequently you have won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Three Hundred Thousand]US
dollars Credited to file REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312, Batch No.
13/FFP/LDL/037.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe,
USA and North America. All participants in this Lottery Program have been
selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over
200,000 Companies and 30,000,000 individual emails address from all search
engines and web sites. This promotional program will take place every
year until the games begin in Beijing China in 2008. However, winners
are only eligible for claims once.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of
this program.
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is
open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email
address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion
is void in all other countries and is also void where prohibited.
Principals and employees of the Camelot Lottery Promos and its respective
Parents,subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the
processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas
winners.To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of
urgency, to
contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the
processing of your prize awards winning.
Please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent only) the
body assigned with the verification of all emergent winner. Therefore
all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your
claims;
CONTACT AGENCY:
MR. LARRY BISHOP AND ASSOCIATE LTD U.K,
Email:camelotpromoagency@uk2.net
Fax: 44-870-133-4067
20 Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K
You are to provide the claim agent with the under listed information as
soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:..............................................
5. SEX:...............................................
6. OCCUPATION:.................................
7. PHONE:.........................................
8. FAX.................................................
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process,
failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings
Forfeiture.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) 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.(
c) 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.
(d) We hereby do solemnly pledge to maintain the privacy of our master
players/lucky winners database and shall not make available for sale,
rent, lease or the illegal use of information about our layers/winners.
(e) In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent.
(f) Should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for being part
of our Promotions program.
Sincerely,
Tina Forrester.
Co-coordinator.
NB: PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN YOUR
CORRESPONDENCE TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.
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The Camelot Lottery Promos Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, Macintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Camelot LOTTERY
internet draw in each quater of the year and is so organized to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say
that up to One Million Euros are won annually in more than 150
Countries worldwide.
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It all looks very official, but yet again it's a scam. People interviewed on T.V. here in Nevada that have been taken in by these scams (Mostly the elderly) Have paid out anywhere from $200-$2,500 to register for their 'winnings'. Needless to say, there is no 'winnings' to collect.
Here is a link to see just how many different address's this scam is using, & also a forum set up to show how much it will cost you if you belive in it.
The basic email is the same, just different address's & email address's to contact.
http://www.internet-fraud.com/fraudforum/DCForumID32/210.html#
So, if you are the 'Lucky' recipient of one of these 'winning emails' report it & delete it.
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