Winning the lottery scam email: World Cup South African lottery

I got one of these today. I figured it was a scam, but i emailed agentsamwalter@gmail.com for more info on the so called "prize".

same thing happen to me

IT IS CRIMINAL MESAJ

I got the same e-mail...at first i really thought it was something,but then he asked me personal information to send me a form...and that´s when i got suspicious and decided to look for info because that was getting really weird.....IT IS FAKE...IT´S BULLSHIT....BULLSHIT!!!ppl dont believe these liars.....LIARS....they just want to get money out of us....can you imagine how much money do they get with this?? if a million ppl pay this fee just imagine how much they can make!!!And what is FIFA´s position?? what are they doing about it?...it´s their name that´s getting dirty...!!Someone has to do something about it...there is a lot of ppl falling for the same shit!!!

http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/content/view/341/92/

Scam.

I won in your lottery .
is this correct ?

I just called 2 different numbers that stated that their names were "Douglas Owens". They were indeed two different people. I kindly informed "him" that information was placed on the internet that they were found to be a SCAM and to please cease in toying with people's "financial emotions". So I hope that this scam will end! I believed, and sincerely WANTED this to be true. I know money "worketh all things". I needed money like that to work some things out for me. Anywho, it is sad but true. It is a lie!

I just got this today. and was suspicious. I googled it, and your website came up, so I am assuming that it is a complete hoax....Thank you technology.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dr Thokzani
To: oskino82@yahoo.com
Sent: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 9:00 am
Subject: Re: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE A LUCKY EMAIL ADDRESS

wrote:
WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM: THE MANAGER INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPTARTMENT,
GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY.
677 MUTUAL PARK JAN SMUTS DRIVE,
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA .

REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH NO: 200AUGTL#76110B

YOU ARE WINNER NO: 20

RE: ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

ATTENTION: OUR HONORABLE WINNER,

GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY WORLDWIDE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN SOUTH AFRICA BEING THE HOST OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2010. THIS YEAR'S LOTTERY PROGRAM WAS HELD AT THE NELSON MANDELA SQUARE , SANDTON , SOUTH AFRICA ON THE 21st OF JANUARY 2008.

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRAW WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 AND IT DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 BONUS NUMBER 12 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE SECOND CATEGORY OF THE DRAW. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED THE SUM OF $1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) ONLY PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF. NO: MSW-L/200-26937. THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $125,000,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS SHARED AMONG ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE (125) LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN SECOND CATEGORY.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES THROUGH OUR COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM TEN MILLION CONSTANT E-MAIL USERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITH EACH CONTINENT IN PARTICIPATION, AS PART OF THE FIFA WORLDCUP PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR PROMINENT WEB USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE SOUTH AFRICA FIFA WORLDCUP 2010.

YOUR FUND HAS BEEN INSURED WITH ONE OF OUR SPONSORS-OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE AND WILL BE PAID TO YOU BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (TT) THROUGH OUR CLAIM AGENT (DETAILS BELOW).

YOUR SERIAL NUMBER. S/N-00168
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS ARE. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 BONUS NUMBER 12
YOUR INSURANCE NUMBER: FLS433/453L/GMSA

NOTE: THAT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIM AGENT FOR REFFERENCE PURPOSE, THROUGH THE CONTACT DETAILS CONTAINED HEREIN. QUOTE YOUR WINING NUMBERS AND NO. 20. AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL, QUOTE ALSO THIS SECURITY CODE: MSW/AUG/XX06 TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT TO AVOID MISAPPROPRIATION OR SCAM.

NAME: BARRISTER BEN LEOW SILVER ESQ.
Solicitor, Advocate and Attorney Of The Republic Of South Africa

OFFICE: BEN LEOW CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATES

EMAILS: mcera98@yahoo.com
PHONE: + 27_838_636_918,

REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE 21DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE OR FORFEITED TO GOVERNMENT TREASURY.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY / THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FIFA WORLDCUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM.

OUR SPONSORS: ADIDAS,SONY,PEUGEOT, MTN, EMIRATES AIRLINES,BMW, SOUTH AFRICAN AIRLINES, OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE, VODACOM, BENITA GROUP, LUCIN GROUP, JULIUS BERGER, SAMSUNG ETC...

ENDEAVOUR TO EMAIL YOUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE REQUIRED DATA BELOW:

1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________________

2. COUNTRY:__________________________________________

3. RES ADDRESS: _____________________________________

4. SEX: _______________________________________________

5. AGE: ______________________________________________

6. OCCUPATION: ______________________________________

7. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______________________________

8. BATCH NUMBER: ___________________________________

9. WINNER NUMBER: __________________________________

10.REF NUMBER: _____________________________________

11.AMOUNT WON: ____________________________________

YOURS SINCERELY,

MRS. VICTORIA THERON
PROMOTIONS MANAGER
GOLDEN POOLS LOTTERY

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