Scambusters, Preventing Internet Scams & Phishing Attempts

This blog is dedicated to help preventing internet fraud and internet scams. Scambusters was a radio show I started in Albany Oregon, but due to defaulted payment by the radio station we took the show offline. Regardless of this issue we still wish to help prevent internet fraud and save people from internet loss. I have been interviewed and featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times & Daily News, The London Times & AARP Newsletters. Please watch this blog for latest tips and tricks and scams to avoid.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL - SCAM

What a month for lottery scams, they never end, just dozens and dozens a month, different countries, different stories, but esentially all the same. Give us a ton of your info, send us money for the processing fee or taxes (or cash a bad check and wire the the funds) and then we will send you nothing, keep your money and maybe steal your ID. STAY AWAY FROM LOTTERY SCAMS.

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AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF Nº:575061725
BATCH Nº:8056490902/188
WINNING NOS:KB8701/LPRC
25/6/2008

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
CONGRATULATIONS!


National Australian Lottery Incorprated wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Australia held on 31th MAY 2008. Your email account have been picked as a winner of ($200,000) TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY.

All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners. Your lucky number is:- .and bonus ball number .
Be adviced to keep your winning information confidential {VERY SECRET} until your claims 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 fraudulent and scammers.
All winning must be claimed not later than 29/JULY/2008. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to australia as unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.
You are therefore advised to contact your claim OFFICER in our regional branch in LONDON


THOMAS ALFRED
claims_agent_thomas@yahoo.com
+447031891405
for the processing of your winning immediately.
Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland,as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of (US$200,000) will be released to you from the regional branch office in LONDON.
We hope with part of your prize,you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact your claims agent,THOMAS ALFRED
email....(claims_agent_thomas@yahoo.com)
to file for your claim .



Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name,
address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.For security reasons,
we advice all winners to keep this information confidential(VERY SECRET) from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money remitted/released to you.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements,equally to guard against nonparticipant or unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this programme.

Note that,all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME(ON OR BEFORE 29th OF JULY 2008);otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

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