Ever received an email stating that you won the lotto?
But you know that you did not enter any lotto draw?

The best thing to do is to delete such an email. Unfortunately there are people who believe that they can get their hands on millions.

Some people lost thousands in the process, some lost their lives. So delete the email when you receive it.

The email looks similar to this one:

WINNING NOTIFICATION We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-Lotto Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 25TH of August, 2004 in AMSTERDAM HOLLAND Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02drew the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a sum of US$2,500,000 …..

The whole exchange of messages has been recorded on diskettes, starting Oct.04,04 and ending Dec. 23,04. I have paid two sums of money to two different persons. I have also summarised the whole transaction in a short story. I have weight to transfer all the material to the British Consulate in Tel-Aviv/Israel for transmitting to English Police Authorities, but have as yet not taken any action. (Walter) Zeev Weil Maayan Zwi 30805 Israel w_weil@mayan.org.il

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Subject: NOTIFICATION Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:44:04 -0400 From: lottopromo1@luckymail.com Add Mobile Alert To: AUSTRALIA E-MAIL ONLINE LOTTERY.

MOTTO:FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD Date :14/5/2008

Ref: 475061756 Batch: 7056456902/98 Winning No: G5t51/GTC CONGRATULATIONS Australian Lottery Bonanza
Dear Sir/Madam The Lucky Winner

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 1th of May,2008 from the Australian International Annual Lottery programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061756 07056902 serial number 099989802 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-87-21-082bonus number 25,which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You are hereby been approved of a lump sum pay of US$5000,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: AT/098/FT/938 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,United States, Asia, Europe, 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 Uk, London as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$500, 0000.00 will be released to you from our regional branch office in London. 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 are to be claimed on or before 15th of June, 2008; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity .Congratulations once again on your wining.

PLEASE, CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT NAME: Rev. Johnson Benard @ revjohnsonbenard82@yahoo.com or johnson_benard_82@hotmail.com

Note that these emails normally comes from a free email account such as gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc

When you reply to this email they normally ask fosome personal detail and banking details. In some cases they use information to open bank accounts, etc in your name for fraud purposes without you knowing a thing.

In Some cases they require you to pay admin fees and taxes before you can get the zillions you have won. And so the list go on and on. In some cases they even got the “winner” to go to another country to collect his money, jsut to hol him hostage their and demand a ransom from his family.

So, whatever you do, DO NOT reply to these emails. If you do play the lotto you know the company you use and you know that they will send you an email from their domain if you have really won the lotto.

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