Scam email?

[tometom]

I'm pretty sure this is a scam. Anyone have any thoughts or seen this at all?

EXPERTLOTTO SWEEPSTAKES
Avda. del Rosario Romano, N°19 Planta 5, 28014, Madrid, Spain.
www.ExpertLotto.com
REF: XCW/110/672511/XP.
BATCH: SV/4250/002/6806/XD.

Sir/Madam,

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily notify you of the draw of the Email Lottery Ballot / World Gaming Board Sweepstakes program held on the 30th of June, 2006. Your email address attached to ticket Nr: 412-21-312-331-700 drew Lucky Nrs: 03-35-37-42-45-53, which consequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (€810,600.00. Euro only), in cash credited to file REF Nr: XCW/110/672511/XP. This is from a total cash prize of (€7,295,400. 00 Euros only), shared amongst the nine winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer Ballot System drawn From over 1,000 unions that are listed online. Microsoft Corporation, names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which takes place every three years. Payment authority of your prize - €810,600.00. Euro only already paid and insured in your name with our accredited Paying bank will be issued to effect immediate / swift transfer in the mode you will prefer and designate, upon satisfactory report on verification and validation recommendations provided by our Claims Security Agent Department. To file for your claim, please contact your Claim Agent; Dr. Wilson WAARZEGEN, The Foreign Service Manager of ATLAS FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A. on Tel: + 346 452 401 93. E-mail: Atlasfiservices@netscape.net

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you and remember to quote your Reference and Batch numbers in all your correspondences. This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All winnings must be claimed not later than 28th of July, 2006. After this date, all unclaimed funds will be withdrawn.
Congratulations once more from all our members of staff.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Jose Maria Lucas.
Lottery Coordinator – Sweepstakes International.
www.ExpertLotto.com

[Mark Cavazos]

Yes, it is a scam. I am guessing that they want the routing number and account number to one of you accounts to transfer your money out of your account.

Call them up and ask them to send you a check instead of the wire transfer.

[The Mantastic Actuary]

sounds fake... when they 'secure your identity' or whatever, they now stole it

[cubedbee]

Click the link in your e-mail. It says.

There is a new version of lottery scam email circulating the Internet that mentions Expert Lotto's web site. Please be warned that these emails are hoax and you should not reply to them. Expert Lotto is not affiliated with any lottery commission and will not pay any claimed prizes.
We recommend that you notify your police authorities about any such email you received.

[Tom]

I regard any email that starts off with " Sir/Madam," as a scam.

[UNCORRELATED LAY]

Originally Posted by cubedbee

Click the link in your e-mail. It says.

There is a new version of lottery scam email circulating the Internet that mentions Expert Lotto's web site. Please be warned that these emails are hoax and you should not reply to them. Expert Lotto is not affiliated with any lottery commission and will not pay any claimed prizes.
We recommend that you notify your police authorities about any such email you received.

Clicking on the link proves it is fake. But what about the lotto software they are selling. Do people really believe that past drawing affect future drawings?

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by Tom

I regard any email that starts off with " Sir/Madam," as a scam.

Is that because you regard yourself as an "other"? TMI

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by tometom

I'm pretty sure this is a scam. Anyone have any thoughts or seen this at all?

Okay, fine. Send me your e-mail address and I'll take it off my list.

[1695814]

Originally Posted by UNCORRELATED LAY

Clicking on the link proves it is fake. But what about the lotto software they are selling. Do people really believe that past drawing affect future drawings?

yes

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by UNCORRELATED LAY

Do people really believe that past drawing affect future drawings?

I've known an Actuarial student or two who believed this. Please note that I didn't say they were particularly good Actuarial students.