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shiftleft · Posted: Tue 22 Mar 2005 04:50 Post subject: Help!

First, id like to say something about myself... im from cebu, philippines.
Just want to let you know guys of my worries. I recieved an email stating that i won in the lottery. I played along at first, thinking at first that it was just a blessing in disguise, cos i also remember one time i played a free lotto...but i just cant remember the site.. so i was thinking that this is it & its for real. So i replied to the email, saying, how can i claim the winning prize. And so the scammer also replied, that i will provide some personal details like, name, address & tel. And so i did!.. Sad

.. & the next thing they say, is they were asking for my bank acct. details, which i didnt give... (why should I).. so i conclude that it was indeed a scam.. and surfing through the net, i found this forum, and in fact found a similar letter from this link. http://forum.scampatrol.org/viewtopic.php?t=178

I am worried on the information i provide. Can someone help me on this?

il just post the email i received, so that others will know also, and will somehow put an end to this. here it is...

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:12:05 +0800 (MYT)
To:
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
From: "Zebbra Euro Lottery Nl" <info@zebbraeurolottery.nl> Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book
CC:

ZEBBRA EURO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
SOUTHSQUARE 402 1071 ZD,
AMSTERDAM,
NEDERLAND.

FROM: LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: IPAH/900111/2004.
BATCH: 08/11810/IPH.

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

we are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Lottery Winners
International
programs held on the 19th of March, 2005. Your e-mail
address attached to
ticket
number 370982217413-7240 with serial number 4708-325
drew lucky numbers
2-34-28-13-41 which consequently won in the second
category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
US$650,000.00 (six
Hundred
and fifty Thousand United States Dollars).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

In accordance with our Terms Of Service in line with
privacy and
confidential
concerns, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential
until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to you. This is
part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse
of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn
from
over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses and
names
from all over the world. This promotional program
takes place every
three
year. We hope with part of your winning you will take
part in our
next year's USD50 million international lottery. To
file for your
claim,
please contact our financial agent:MR MARCO VAN PAUL. of
the (Gross Finance BV), Email:
grossfinancebv@netscape.net. Tel-Phone:+31-617-268-899.
Remember, all winning
must
be claimed not later than 17th of April, 2005.
After this date all
unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,
please
remember to quote your reference number, batch
numbers,and the e-mail that won the lottery in all
correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent
as soon as possible.

Congratulations from all members of staff of ZEBBRA EURO LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.

Sincerely yours,

Dr Harrison Miguel,
Lottery Coordinator.

frodo · Posted: Tue 22 Mar 2005 05:09 Post subject:

Hi Shiftleft,

Welcome to Scampatrol forum. You were right to be suspicious as the letter is definitely a fraud. The letters they send are based on standard formats which makes it easy for us to recognise a scam letter at a glance. You will also see they used a free email address which is another sign of a scam. They ask you to keep it a secret - so what have they got to hide?
I could point out that "Zebbra" is no way to spell "Zebra" in the name of their own fake lottery company... but that would be cruel. Wink

Please ignore any future emails claiming that you have won lotteries. I know you said that you entered an online lottery, but as a rule you cannot win a lottery you never entered. You should also ignore any attempts they make to contact you.

shiftleft · Posted: Tue 22 Mar 2005 05:20 Post subject:

hi frodo,

thanks a lot for the advise... and from this forum, i learned a lot of precautions on how to recognise internet blah blahs & scams.

Im still worried on the info i provide... Sad... I just hope that they wont messed with it... Sad

ferret · Victim Support Joined: 30 Dec 2004, 20:35 Posts: 9

If you stop all communications with them, they will get bored very quickly and move on. As long as you don't wind them up and anger them you have nothing to fear.

It's a numbers game for them, they will simply put their effort into trying to scam someone new.

You might get the occasional email asking you about any delay or why you haven't replied, simply ignore, or better still, block their email address from your system.

jayjacq · Guest

I recieved the exact same email the only difference is the amount they said I won.

ZEBBRA EURO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
SOUTHSQUARE 402 1071 ZD,
AMSTERDAM,
NEDERLAND.

FROM: LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: IPAH/900111/2004.
BATCH: 08/11810/IPH.

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

we are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Lottery Winners
International
programs held on the 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2004. Your e-mail
address attached to
ticket
number 370982217413-7240 with serial number 4708-325
drew lucky numbers
2-34-28-13-41 which consequently won in the second
category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
US$1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
In accordance with our Terms Of Service in line with
privacy and
confidential
concerns, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential
until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to you. This is
part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse
of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn
from
over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses and
names
from all over the world. This promotional program
takes place every
three
year. We hope with part of your winning you will take
part in our
next year's USD50 million international lottery. To
file for your
claim,
please contact our financial agent : ALAAN HOFFMAN. of
the (Gross Finance BV), Email:
grossfinbv@i12.com. Tel-Phone:+31-617-262-514.
Remember, all winning
must
be claimed not later than 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2005.
After this date all
unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,
please
remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all
correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations from all members of staff of ZEBBRA EURO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.
Sincerely yours,
DR ADDISON MIGUEL,
Lottery Coordinator.

SolitaryMan · Posted: Tue 06 Sep 2005 08:51 Post subject:

jayjacq, this is indeed the very same scam. However, the thread you posted in is several months old. Please don't necro it.

Q · Guest

Thanks for your input jayjacq but as Solitary Man points out this is an old thread. If you want to discuss this topic its best to start a new thread which a link referring back to the old one.

The reason we have the rule about thread necromany is that members who posted in the original thread may no longer be around and therefore you may not receive a response to your post.

Thread necromany is covered in this section of the site guidelines: