Example of the Crystal Online Lottery Email Scam

CRYSTAL ONLINE LOTTERY
PLOT 3215 KAYA SANDS,GAUTENG PROVINCE
SOUTH AFRICA.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: COL/3121256043/06 BATCH: 15/0063/UFE

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

ATTENTION:

Be informed that you have emerged a winner of our Lottery International Program that was drawn three days from the day of this notice.

Attached to ticket number 10,33,42,49,57 BONUS NO: 71,with serial Number 4116-06 matched the winning numbers 10,33,42,49,57 BONUS NO: 71, and consequently won our online International lottery in the lst category.

Approved is a lump sum of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Euro(Euro 1, 300,000) in cash prize accredited to file REF NO. COL/3121256043/06 that should be released to you. This is from the total prize money of (Euro 3,900,000) shared among the three International winners in this category.

Participants were selected through a referral program and winners were picked by a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money released to you.

To begin your claim, please contact the claims department:

MRS. RITA LUCAS
(Claims Manager
Email:crystalclaims@myway.com
Fax: +27 115075635
Tel: +27791084730

For express processing of your claims, please provide the following information if you would like to make your contact through fax: Your full name; Email address; Reference number and batch number.

NB: Prizes must be claimed not later than 8 working days. After these stipulated days, all funds will be returned as unclaimed prizes and will channeled for charity. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your winning reference batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with the claims officer.

Congratulations and thank you for being part of our International promotions program.

Best regards,

Karen Smath
(CRYSTAL ONLINE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR)