Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"

The email message below: "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification (Please Read Carefully)," is fraudulent and you should not respond to it with your personal information. The email message is a fake and was not sent by Free Lotto. Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and sending money.

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Lottery Scam - Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification

Remember, never send your personal information to anyone in an email message or send money to someone who contacted you via email message.

The Fraudulent Free Lotto Email Message

Subject: Your Award Winning Notification (Please Read Carefully)
From: "FREE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL"
Friday, April 3, 2015 10:50 PM

FREE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL®./9420X2/68
Batch: 074/04/ZY989/14/0015/IPD
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/15
Official Website: http://www.freelotto.com

(Customer Service)
Re: Cash Payout / Final Notice.
File Number: CT-FL04-856

*** FREE LOTTO® Winning Email Notification ***

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the recent results of the Free Lotto® International Promotional Program held on April 1st, 2015. You have entered as dependent clients with: Reference Serial Number: F2-003-036 and Batch Number FR/45-300-06. Your email address attached to this Ticket number: 55-40-14-26-1-33 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the Daily Jackpot in the Second category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of $1,000,000.00 US Dollars (One Million United State Dollars) in cash credited to file reference number: TFR/9900034943/JPT. Congratulations!!!

To read the Free Lotto® click here:
http://www.freelotto.com
Free Lotto Winning Draw Results for Thursday, April 2nd, 2015

$10,000.00: 16-20-4-13-15-33
$50,000.00: 46-47-17-45-29-24
$100,000.00: 23-36-1-35-30-11
$100,000.00: 35-36-12-54-2-10
Daily Jackpot $1,000,000.00: 55-40-14-26-1-33
Super Bulk $1,000,000.00: 27-1-57-56-13-9-52

The FREE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL is approved by the American Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (I.A.G.R). Please contact the under listed claims release officer for immediate pay out of your winning fund:

(Free Lotto® Claims Department)
Name of Agent: Dr. David Reuben
Email I'D: fl_claimsunit05@administrativos.com
$103,199,158.00
He is your agent, and he is responsible for the processing of your winning. After receiving your fund from our office in Connecticut, other relevant documents you may need for future reference for your winning will be delivered to you by our paying Bank as soon as you validate your claim.

Please Note: All draw game prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the day of the draw (unless you follow the procedure which allows you to claim within 7 days after the end of the claim period) any prizes not claimed within the relevant claim period will be forfeited.

The Free Lotto® Internet Draw is held every six months and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computer worldwide. Free Lotto® has already awarded $103,199,158.00 in cash and prizes to lucky Free Lotto® Winners Worldwide.


Sincerely,
B. Kelleher
Membership Director

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July 30, 2018 at 5:04 AM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
an anonymous user from: Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar

I received an email that I had won for the sum Of £150,000.00 Free Lotto Award

for the Month of July 2018 Edition. Is this a scam email?

Please see the following contents.

"NOTICE OF AWARD!

Your email ID has Won you the sum Of £150,000.00 Free Lotto Award

for the Month of July 2018 Edition.

Ticket Number: A10VT11

Winning Number: C109MUC

Kindly Provide the following information for verification;

Name:

Phone:

Address:

Country:

Occupation:

Richard Summers

REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: freelott1.2017@gmail.com

FreeLotto Award International"

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July 30, 2018 at 5:51 AM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
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Yes, it is a scam.

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May 16, 2017 at 1:17 PM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
an anonymous user from: Helsinki, South Finland, Finland

What is it?

"Your tagged account profile has won amount of 1.5 million dollars on tagged mega million award2017, urgently contact tagged office for the release of your prize contact email taggedpaymentoffice @yahoo.com"

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May 16, 2017 at 1:25 PM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
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It is a lottery scam send by cybercriminals to trick you into sending them money for a fake lottery.

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January 11, 2017 at 6:26 PM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
an anonymous user from: Port Moresby, Central Province, Papua New Guinea

I almost got an heart attack. We need to expose him before someone dies.

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December 6, 2016 at 12:26 AM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
an anonymous user from: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Is Plasma net incorporated a scam B.Kelleher.I played and they said in result that I won 3 amounts had to send my ID photo, address contact number and date of birth. I was given a choice to pay by cheque account or by f.a.s.t service at a cost which I didn't choose.

Please let me know. I'm concerned and worried. What do you need to report this fully, thanks Alta.

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December 6, 2016 at 4:49 AM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
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Once you are asked to pay money in order to receive a lottery prize, it is a scam.

Just stop using the website and be careful next time.

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December 6, 2016 at 12:20 AM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
an anonymous user from: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

I played International lottery and was asked to send my tan number with result out of 6 numbers back then. I received result certificate that I won and I had to send copy of my photo and address and cell number, not once asked for account number.

It was free lottery plays 6 of them also certificate with account nr etc from B. Keller is this a scam. I'm worried, who can I send email to just check report.

Alta.

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December 6, 2016 at 4:10 AM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
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It is a scam.

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April 9, 2015 at 1:06 PM by
Lottery Scam - "Free Lotto International - Your Award Winning Notification"
an anonymous user from: Redmond, Washington, United States

Thank you for letting me know about this scam...I was very excited that I had won.

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