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Complaint Review: FreeLotto - Internet
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PO Box 4562, Grand Central Station, New York, New York ,10163 Internet, U.S.A.
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FreeLotto E-mail Scam Warning New York Internet
I first heard about this scam from a friend who said he had won 1 million $$$ and something dollars by playing lotto on line . Being curious i decided to try it out , i registered and played the free games and heard nothing so forgot about it.
Exactly 1 week later my inbox was flooded with emails from the Divisions of Unpaid Funds(aparently part of the scam to make it sound more realistic) , Stating that i had also won 1 million and something dollars. I then followed the promts to claim my so called prize only to find that they wanted my Bank details credit card details and so forth . This sent alarm bells off in my mind and i decided to look into Freelotto.
Upon launching a search i found numerous reports of the same Scam flooding the internet. I imeadiatly contacted Freelotto, well attempted to have not heard a reply as to date, only to have them send me 150 emails a day forcing me to change Email accounts and blacklisting them.
I just mainly want to alert the Australian people to this as i now know of 1 000 plus people who have unfortunately have succumbed to this scam. There seems to be a total Lack of Scam warning systems in Australia and many people just simply do not even know about the latest scams. Is there a way to warn the masses before more people get stung?
The following is some parts of the many emails i recieved , for reference to cross check and identify this Scam .
example 1
" Our affordable F.A.S.T. service provides you the convenience of automatic FreeLotto play. As always, FreeLotto is free to play. Click here to play FreeLotto now.
To read the FreeLotto Rules click here:
http://www.freelotto.com/Rules.asp "
example 2
Namewitheld, if you're on the winning list, the next step is to verify your PIN # 105201977 on the following page. It assures you, that upon submitting the winning entry in accordance with the Rules of FreeLotto, using the convenient F.A.S.T. service Namewitheld and only Namewitheld will be paid $1 Million(One Million Dollars) in the Classic FreeLotto Game or other prizes.
example 3
PAID & PENDING CHECK RELEASE STATUS NOTIFICATION
ACCT # 42080791 / PIN # 105201977
YOURNAME<, PCC, a division of PNI, has awarded over seventy-five Million in US dollars to hundreds of thousands of fortunate recipients in 41 countries; creating fourteen millionaires andfour ten million US dollar winners. PNI, a sponsor of online sweepstakes, gives away awards of amounts up to ten million US dollars daily. YOURNAME<, OF YOURCITY<, review the listing below to see if you are qualified to receive a check- upon proper submission in accordance with sponsor rules.
( Direct quotes from the Emails i personally recieved )
Please dont get fooled by this Scam ,Too many victims have and the results are in many cases devestating, so please in future: If it looks or sounds too good to be true .... It usually is .
A Concerned Australian .
Draven
Punchbowl
Australia
Exactly 1 week later my inbox was flooded with emails from the Divisions of Unpaid Funds(aparently part of the scam to make it sound more realistic) , Stating that i had also won 1 million and something dollars. I then followed the promts to claim my so called prize only to find that they wanted my Bank details credit card details and so forth . This sent alarm bells off in my mind and i decided to look into Freelotto.
Upon launching a search i found numerous reports of the same Scam flooding the internet. I imeadiatly contacted Freelotto, well attempted to have not heard a reply as to date, only to have them send me 150 emails a day forcing me to change Email accounts and blacklisting them.
I just mainly want to alert the Australian people to this as i now know of 1 000 plus people who have unfortunately have succumbed to this scam. There seems to be a total Lack of Scam warning systems in Australia and many people just simply do not even know about the latest scams. Is there a way to warn the masses before more people get stung?
The following is some parts of the many emails i recieved , for reference to cross check and identify this Scam .
example 1
" Our affordable F.A.S.T. service provides you the convenience of automatic FreeLotto play. As always, FreeLotto is free to play. Click here to play FreeLotto now.
To read the FreeLotto Rules click here:
http://www.freelotto.com/Rules.asp "
example 2
Namewitheld, if you're on the winning list, the next step is to verify your PIN # 105201977 on the following page. It assures you, that upon submitting the winning entry in accordance with the Rules of FreeLotto, using the convenient F.A.S.T. service Namewitheld and only Namewitheld will be paid $1 Million(One Million Dollars) in the Classic FreeLotto Game or other prizes.
example 3
PAID & PENDING CHECK RELEASE STATUS NOTIFICATION
ACCT # 42080791 / PIN # 105201977
YOURNAME<, PCC, a division of PNI, has awarded over seventy-five Million in US dollars to hundreds of thousands of fortunate recipients in 41 countries; creating fourteen millionaires andfour ten million US dollar winners. PNI, a sponsor of online sweepstakes, gives away awards of amounts up to ten million US dollars daily. YOURNAME<, OF YOURCITY<, review the listing below to see if you are qualified to receive a check- upon proper submission in accordance with sponsor rules.
( Direct quotes from the Emails i personally recieved )
Please dont get fooled by this Scam ,Too many victims have and the results are in many cases devestating, so please in future: If it looks or sounds too good to be true .... It usually is .
A Concerned Australian .
Draven
Punchbowl
Australia
