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Euro Millions Lottery Scam: Correspondence Courtesy of a ConDrome Reader

In the interest of Justice, I am forwarding this letter that I recently received. actually, I will send the other correspondence(I was curious to see how far they would go but it seems that my queries as stopped further dialogue) all the best J

>> Thank you for responding to my note. I have followed through with the instructions. Ms Berringham, I am however still curious as to how the email lottery works. I have never played the Euro Millions and I just want to ensure that you have the right person. It all sounds wonderful but could you please just explain how my email was chosen for thislottery even though I have never played the game???? I would truly appreciate this. Thanks for your time.

> Dear J*****,
>
> Please go through the below information and if you still have any questions please ley me know.
>
>
> About the Euro Millions Lottery
> ===================
>
> What is the Euro Millions E-mail Lottery?
>
> Euro Millions is an Internet based lottery which involves the use of email addresses as entrants. Each email address is attached to virtual "iTicket digits" which is then used in the drawings. The first edition was held in 2000 with 12 winners in all. This has crystallized into a standard for the lottery.
>
>
> Where do the email addresses come from?
>
> The email addresses, totaling 1,000,000 (one million) in all are obtained from various sources on the internet (search engines, web crawlers etc). However, a majority of the addresses are obtained from our affiliate companies situated in the various continents of the world.
>
>
> How are the drawings made?
>
> The drawings are made using a dedicated network of computers designed solely for this purpose. These computers assign virtual "iTicket digits" to each email address in its database and then perform a perfectly random selection using Bayesian algorithms designed particularly for this function. For the sake of transparency, the process is carried out in the presence of a panel of 16 people nominated by our affiliates.
>
>
> Where does the money come from?
>
> The money used as cash prizes in the lottery is obtained from a special trust fund dedicated solely for this purpose. Our affiliate companies and organisations are mandated to contribute specific amounts to this fund on a yearly basis. Unclaimed and No-win rollover bonuses from the offline editions are also contributed to this fund on a yearly cycle. The growing number of affiliates has enabled the prizes to be increased approximately 100% since the first edition of the lottery.
>
>
> Where are the drawings made?
>
> The computer drawings are held in a location selected by ballot from a list of the countries that house the head offices of our affiliates.
>
>
> How are winners notified of their win?
>
> Winners are notified through an anonymous e-mail message using a public e-mail address.
>
>
> How long does it take for winners to get their prizes transferred to them?
>
> This really depends on the speed with which the winners act, but generally it takes an average of twor weeks.
>
>
> How long has the lottery been in existence?
>
> The first edition of the Euro Millions Email Lottery was held in January 2000.
> ================================================
>
>
> Hope this helps!
> Meg
>
>
>> From: "J****"
>> To: "EuroMillions Lottery"
>> Subject: Queries
>> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 05:34:18 -0800
>>
>> Attention: Margaret Berringham
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards

> Dear ,
>
> In answer to your question as to whether this is for real, yes it is.
> For the benefit of the doubt, you may decide to follow through with the
> process to see how real it really is.
>
> On behalf of EuroMillions I wish to congratulate you on your lottery
> prize win of ? 1,000,000 (One million Euros) in the EuroMillions
> Winter lottery.
>
> The prize claiming process has been optimized to be as hitch free and
> as fast as possible so that by the end of two weeks you would
> have completed the entire process and have your prize in your
> possession.
>
> To begin the process, you must first read and understand the terms
> and conditions of EuroMillions lotteries. These terms and conditions
> are reproduced at the end of this message.
>
> After reading and accepting these terms, you should forward
> the below information to the lottery Payment Clearance and
> Accreditation Committee at euroaccredit1@hotmail.com
>
> This information is required to process the relevant documents
> relating to your prize.
>
> LAST NAME:
>
> FIRST NAME:
>
> SEX:
>
> AGE:
>
> OCCUPATION:
>
> FULL ADDRESS:
>
> COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
>
> TELEPHONE:
>
> FAX (IF AVAILABLE):
>
> CONTACT EMAIL (IF DIFFERENT FROM WINNING EMAIL):
>
>
> EuroMillions has taken ALL the necessary steps to ensure that your
> prize is immune to any form of unauthorised tamper. However, as an
> added security precaution, you must keep your winning information in a
> safe and secure place and refrain from disclosing your prize to
> ANYONE until you have successfully completed the claims process. This
> becomes necessary to eliminate any incidence of impersonation
> or double claiming as attempted in previous editions.
>
>
> TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EUROMILLIONS
> ====================================
>
>
> The terms and conditions set out in this documentation are binding
> STRICTLY on whosoever it may concern.
>
> "EuroMillions" as used herein refers to EuroMillions International,
> organisers of the EuroMillions lottery (offline and e-mail editions),
> its representatives and all registered affiliate companies, institutions
> and organisations. "Winner" or "Winners" as used herein refers to
> all certified winners of the EuroMillions lottery (E-mail edition)
> in the past, present or future.
>
> Privacy
> -------
> EuroMillions does not and will never disclose personal information
> about winners to any third party or agent without the prior approval
> of such winners. However, EuroMillions may, if required, disclose
> winners information to governments and legal regulatory bodies in
> accordance with the law.
>
> Communication with winners
> --------------------------
> The EuroMillions e-mail edition is a classic e-mail based lottery,
> therefore ALL correspondence made between winners and EuroMillions
> before a successful prize redemption shall be done VIA E-MAIL ONLY
> using registered public e-mail providers. This term can only be
> waived in special cases as determined by the EuroMillions
> Guiding Committee.
>
> Prizes
> ------
> All cash prizes of winners remain the SOLE property of such and
> are subject to legal taxes and deductions applicable to the region
> of residence of the winner. All cash prizes are NOT transferable
> and MUST be claimed by the actual winner, but may be distributed
> at will (subject to paragraph a, b and c) after it has been claimed.
>
> a) All cash prizes MAY ONLY be used for legal activities as applies
> to worldwide standards and/or the locality in which the winner resides.
>
> b) All cash prizes SHALL NOT, under any circumstance or circumstances
> whatsoever, be used for illegal activities including but not
> restricted to any or all of the following:
>
> - Gambling or funding of such, whether on the Internet or in the
> real world.
> - Activities relating to drug trafficking, illegal arms trade or
> funding of such, racism, terrorrism, human trafficking and abuse,
> child/minor pornography, devil worship, gender, sexual or religious
> discrimination, hate, hacking, armed robbery and related activities
> deemed illegal in the region of residence of the winner.
> - Fraud, whether on the Internet or in the real world.
>
> c) A percentage of the cash prize, no matter how small, MUST be
> used by the winner for the betterment of humanity, preferably in
> the form of a donation or donations to charity. Proof of this must
> subsequently be sent to the EuroMillions in the form of original
> or faxed copies of paper documents relating to such.
>
> Liabilities
> -----------
> The liability of EuroMillions ends only with making the prize
> available for instantaneous retrieval by or transfer to the winner
> as the case may be. With respect to this, EuroMillions shall
> deposit every winners prize in a transit account with a payout
> bank from where the winner is expected to redeem his/her prize.
> The liability of EuroMillions ends with ensuring that a winner's
> prize is in a protected state, ready for immediate redemption by such.
>
> EuroMillions DOES NOT charge any fees or require any payments
> from winners before they can collect their prize. Any fees or
> payments that MAY be required are done at the SOLE DISCRETION
> of the payout bank in which the winner's prize has been deposited.
>
> EuroMillions SHALL NOT be responsible for any expenses that
> MAY be incurred by the winner during the prize claiming process.
>
> Security of Prizes
> ------------------
> EuroMillions takes all necessary steps to protect winner's
> prizes from unauthorised tamper. To achieve this, all prizes
> are insured with a Class A, Non-Interferral Locked Funds Insurance
> Policy which makes it IMPOSSIBLE to deduct anything from the prize
> until the winner has received such. This policy is backed with
> the strongest terms and CANNOT be modified even at winners' request.
> This is meant to ensure that winners receive the full monetary
> value of their prizes safely and securely.
>
> Contracts
> ---------
> Winners are NOT UNDER ANY OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER to proceed with
> or complete the prize claiming process. Winners reserve the FULL
> rights to request for a forfeital/cancellation of their prize AT
> ANY POINT during the prize claiming process.
>
> For any winner that requests to forfeit, their prize shall be
> returned to EuroMillions. In addition, all their records shall
> be deleted from our database (according to our privacy policy)
> and all communication with them shall cease.
>
> <--END-->
>
> Accept my congratulations once again.
>
> IMPORTANT: Remember to send the data requested earlier to
> the Accreditation Committee at the following email address:
> euroa*****@hotmail.com
>
> Regards,
> Margaret Berringham, CGE
> Prize Manager,
> EuroMillions
>
>
> ================================================================
> EuroMillions Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any files transmitted
> contain confidential and privileged information and are intended solely for
> the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you
> are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering
> the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received
> this e-mail and any such files in error and that any use,
> dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail and/or
> any such files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail
> in error please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy
> the original message and such files.
>
>
>
>

EuroMillions,
8 Milton Drive,
London SW7 9PZ
London,
England

Fax: +44-87-***2-5017

ATTN: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This is to notify you that your e-mail address has been
selected as one of the winners of 1,000,000 Euros
in the Winter 2005 Edition of the EuroMillions Rollover
E-mail Bonus Lottery. Congratulations!!!

The EuroMillions Winter draws are held to disburse
rollover prizes that were not won during the passing
year's monthly draws. This year, a total of 21,000,000 Euros
(approximately 30 million dollars) were shared amongst 12
winners whose email addresses were drawn together with yours.
You were selected as winner number 9.

Your e-mail address was selected from a random list of
7,364,981 e-mail addresses in a televised draw held at
St Bernard's Gate, London, where every e-mail address
was tagged with an iTicket code and serial code.

Your email address was assigned the following codes:

iTicket Code: 884137R
Serial Code: B13E48972-W3L

Your cash prize (one million Euros) has been lodged
in a temporary account with a selected payout bank.
The prize is in a ready state of transfer by/redemption to
you. To initiate the process of claiming your prize,
please send an e-mail message containing your serial code
to Margaret Berringham who is your personal prize manager.

Find below her contact information:

CONTACT:
==========================

Margaret Berringham, CGE
eurores*****@hotmail.com

==========================

You shall receive further instructions on how to
collect your prize immediately you contact her.

For security reasons, please keep your winner's
information in a VERY safe place until your prize
has been remitted to you.

Congratulations from all of us.

Please DO NOT reply to this message. Contact your
personal prize manager directly using the
information presented above (i.e at this email
address: eurores******@hotmail.com)

Kindest Regards,
Allison Woodrow,
EuroMillions

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