Lottery Winning Scam – Phishing Again
March 24, 2011 – 8:28 am
The anglers are at it again, phishing for your personal details.
I got two emails this morning, both titled “Royal win!” to two different addresses. Aren’t I lucky to win two 1st category prizes. Especially when I didn’t enter!
PDF’s are attached that ask for personally identifiable information, such as Passport, Drivers License or other ID.
Together this, with the other standard info such as contact info, can be all that is required for identity theft.
Don’t fall for these kinds of scams. Any time someone is asking for information that can be used for identification such as middle name, passport or date of birth, be very careful you know who you are giving it to.
These guys are using the lure of winning money to entice people to hand over these details.
Don’t be fooled.
Below is the email contents, there are also two pdf’s attached, a claim application form and a terms and conditions document.
*************************************DO NOT DELETE THIS MESSAGE***********************************************
Europe Royal
Win Ballot.
Stationplein 13
Rosendaal – Holland.
Tel: 0031-685242542
Fax: 0031-847508652
Email: europeroyal@europe.comRef: ER/07533
Ticket Number: 025613-ING.With the introduction of new types of games, with the ushering in of online technology and with the permit issued under EU laws to compete for concession to run games and give away prizes on the internet. Europe Royal wishes to congratulate you for being one of the luckywinners in the Europe Royal Win Ballot. You have been officially selected as a winner from Europe Royal. You are a winner and you are hereby authorised for claim with your email attached to winning ticket Number: 025613-ING in the 1st category winning prize of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros.
Read, understand and agree to the rules and provisions for claim.You are to fill the claim application form attached and choose a mode of payment,also send along a proof of identification (Passport copy/Driver’s Licenseor Identity card) by fax or email to your claims officer:
************************************************************************************
Contact your claims officer:
Europe Royal Lot B.V
Mr Laurens Nijenhuis
Tel: 0031-685242542 ext:03
Fax: 0031-847508652
Email: laurens.nijenhuis@europe.com*****************************************************************************************
Keep this email confidential & away from public notice to prevent double claim or impersonation with your Reference Number until after remittance/payment to you.
Claim expiry date is 25th March 2011, after this date winning prize is filed as unclaimed.Best Regards,Zeeman Jaap.Europe Royal.
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9 Responses to “Lottery Winning Scam – Phishing Again”
Yeah, I’ve got this scam today:
Europe Royal
Win Ballot.
Stationplein 13
Rosendaal – Holland.
Tel: 0031-685242542
Fax: 0031-847508652
Email: europeroyal@europe.com
Ref: ER/07533
Ticket Number: 025613-ING.
- with the same number of lucky ticket
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By Kasia on Apr 8, 2011
You wonder how they get away with it. It’s a shame there are people who will fall for this and encourage other scammers to keep doing it.
Cheers
By Webmaster on Apr 8, 2011
Yeah, i got one to!
By ... on Jun 8, 2011
Hi All
Scam as above delivered 12 july same address phone etc look out
r gould
By richard gould on Jul 14, 2011
Hi Richard, Thanks, they don’t change too much, maybe a name, maybe a phone number. Unfortunately they do catch people out
By Webmaster on Jul 15, 2011
Heeeeey, what’s up with this? I’ve got the same winning number, but I only got 750 Euros. Even on scam lotteries I can’t catch a break…
By Stu on Oct 19, 2011
Hi there, bad luck
better luck with them offering more next time.
By Webmaster on Oct 19, 2011
Well i got the same email and my prize is 750.000€ haha!
By John on Oct 31, 2011
Europe Royal
International Program
Amsterdam – Holland.
Tel: 0031-685242542
Fax: 0031-847508652
Email: europeroyal@europe.com
Ref: ER/07533
Ticket Number: 025613-ING.
Are you the owner of this email address?
Your email have been officially selected as a winner from Europe Royal.
You are hereby authorised for claim with your email attached to
winning ticket Number: 025613-ING in the 2nd category winning prize of
Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros.
Contact Claims Notaris:
************************************************************************************
Europe Royal.
Claims Notaris
Mr Laurens Nijenhuis
Tel: 0031-685242542
Fax: 0031-847508652
Reply Email: laurens.nijenhuis@europe.com
*****************************************************************************************
Contact your claims officer with required information below:
Full Names
Occupation:
Address:
Country:
Telephone:
Email:
Ticket Number: 025613-ING.
*****************************************************************************************
Keep this email confidential & away from public notice to prevent double
claim or impersonation with your Reference Number until after remittance/payment to you.
Congratulations!!!
Regards,
Wotide Mo Sope.
Europe Royal.
? 2011 Europe Royal. All rights reserved. Terms of use. Privacy Statement.
By ebi on Nov 2, 2011