Protect yourself from scams!

Protect yourself from scams!

• "If you did not buy, you cannot win!"
• "If it is too good to believe, then most likely it is!".

Don't fall victims to these scam! Always ask, check and double check.

Beware of Deceptive Lottery Offers!

"YOU HAVE WON US$1,200,343!" (with your name personalized somewhere in the headline). This is usually followed by a request to send money (US$30 or more) either as "payment tax" or a "processing fee" before you receive your "prize money".

How can you possibly win a prize in a lottery you never even entered in the first place? These kinds of offers are deceptive and worthless. So be warned.

These Notices are Cleverly and Convincingly Written, Certainly Deceptive and Utterly Fraudulent, done with only one purpose, that is to part you from your hard earned money.

We, CheckNumbers.com, in common with other legitimate lottery operators/agents are deeply concerned by the proliferation of lottery scams like this being offered through direct mail and email around the world.

Not only do the opportunists who operate these scams deceive thousands of people and steal money from them under false pretenses, but they tarnish the integrity of the entire lottery industry.

Too many people have fallen for these false promises, so don't be the next victim. Should you receive a deceptive mailing offer promising you a large cash prize which "you've already won", please send a copy of these materials either to your local police authority or to us so that we can list it up here to warn others of the scams.

Some ACTUAL SAMPLES :

• INTERLOTTO/WATERGATE CORPORATION
• You're a Sweepstake Lottery Winner
• You've won at Iwon Lottery
• Diamond Lottery Scam
• More Diamong Lotto Scheme
• You've just won 1.5 Euros
• The Crystal Lottery Scam
• Congratulations from the Int'l Lotto UK Fountain Email Lottery
• Hey, this money is all yours
• El Gordo Sweepstake Fraud
• El Gordo Scam 1/2/3/4
• First Securities Finance House

Beware of African Scams

Apart from Lottery and Sweepstakes, there are also other scams circulating by mail and email. One of them is the so-called African "419" scam-named after a relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code.

The scams involve a number of schemes, all designed to dupe victims into shelling out varying amounts of money. The conmen typically send letters through mail, fax, or the Internet, claiming to have acquired or inherited large sums of money, sometimes purporting it to be "excess government or bank funds". They seek the victim's help to supply a foreign bank account number to be used to transfer the "funds" out of Africa.

The victim is promised a huge commission in return. These offers are bogus and the victims are often duped into paying large sums in up front payments, purportedly as taxes or fees in order to transfer the funds.

Some ACTUAL SAMPLES :

• The US$15.3-Million KABILA Fund
• Become a Greek Heir
• SEKO Swiss Bank Accounts
• Lady ABACHA'S Millions WANTED: Partners in Crime
• A US$15 Billion Oil Slick
• Appeal From A President's Son
• Looking for Overseas Account Holders

What to do…

Your best defense against unscrupulous firms is to stay vigilant. Here are a few things you could do to protect yourself.

If you receive any such offer, do not hesitate to report them to your local police and forward the correspondence to us so we can post them on our website.

Others

If you have any additional questions or clarification, please contact us.

You can also check out these site for more information

• http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/
• http://www.lotteryinsider.com/scams/2005.htm
• http://www.ftc.gov/crossborder/
• http://www.cad.gov.sg/com/lottery_scam.htm