Lottery Scams Alert

Dear readers,

Recently, I received this email from an unknown person expressing I was chosen for a lottery draw and start asking for my personal details including bank details. This is definitely a scam and unfortunately, there's no way you can trace these people as they are using bogus identification. Here's the copy of the email I received this morning.

Ahora puedes escribirme a:acura_lottery112007@yahoo.com.co

- FROM
PROJECT MANAGER,ACURA ENGINEERING,7 PILGRIM STREET,LONDON EC4V 6LB,TEL:+44-702-409-7987FAX: +44-870-974-9360

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,CODE NO:A/EN/LOT/B/07

YOUR EMAIL WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED,IN YOUR COUNTRY, FOR THE ACURA ENGINEERING LOTTERY COMPETITION, SECOND BATCH,NO:A/EN/LOT/B/08,THAT WAS CONCLUDED ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER,2008.
YOU HAVE WON A TOTAL SUM OF EUROS1,700,000.00(ONEMILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY)PLEASE FORWARD THE FOLLOWING DETAILS TO THIS ESTEEM COMPANY SO THAT IT WILL IN TURN BE FORWARDED TO THE OFFICIAL FINANCIAL PAYMENT COMPANY IN AMSTERDAM FOR YOUR ONWARD CONTACT AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENT.

1.YOUR FULL NAME/COMPANY NAMES.
2.YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
3.YOUR BANKING DETAILS WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMITTED.
4.YOUR MOBILE/TABLE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

ON BEHALF OF MY COMPANY WE USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR SUCCESS.ONCEMORE CONGRATULATIONS
MR. JOHNSON F. KRUGER.(PROJECT MANAGER)

Two winners on the massive Super Lotto Jackpot

Philippines - There were two winners on the last sunday(Feb22) on the Php 347Million (USD 7.5Million) Super Lotto Jackpot after the annoucement from PCSO. This is the biggest prize since the inception of the online gaming was launched in the country in 1995, according to PCSO.

One of the winner was already collected the prize won, according to source. Surely, this is the game of luck of a life time. A question was asked to one of the politicians in the country on what to do with the money if he will going to win millions from lotto betting, saying, "what to do with the prize is not a problem, but winning is".

Every country with lottery, toto, sweeptakes bets made a remarkable change in the lives of the people in terms of inspiration by not loosing hope that someday luck will come on their way. Bizarre stories came into the picture by which some bettors go to church praying that they will win the lotto.