Lottery scam targets deaf community

At Scam Detectives HQ we often ask ourselves just how low scammers will go before they truly hit the bottom of the barrel.

Today, they’ve come pretty close.

We received this email in one of our “catcher” accounts today:

DEAF LOTTERY ASSOCIATION
WINNER NOTIFICATION

Dear Winner,

CONGRATULATIONS!! You have won the Deaf Lottery!!

Your e-mail address was drawn at random from 300,000 registered deaf people around the world , You are therefore to receive a cash prize of £2.8 Million (TWO MILLION and Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds) from the total payout.Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

Draw Details:
Ref Number: PW 9520 ES 9414
Batch Number: 575881545-NL/2010
Draw Date: Sat Jan 21 2012

To claim your prize please contact our claims agent giving these details:
——————–
Names:
Address:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:
Sex:
Country:
Occupation:
State:
E-mail:
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Claims Agent:-
Mrs Angela Lott
Email: (lottangle@aol.com) or (deaf_lottery@rediffmail.com)
———————–
Draw Details:

Draw Details:
Ref Number: PW 9520 ES 9414
Batch Number: 575881545-NL/2010
Draw Date: Sat Jan 21 2012

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Angela Lott
Lottery Coordinator.
HOT LOTTO.”

It’s a pretty standard “lottery” scam, and anyone who responds will be asked to pay a fee to claim their prize.

Of course, there is no prize, and the victim will lose every penny that they send chasing the fictional millions.

If you have any deaf family members, friends or colleagues, please make them aware of this scam.

Thank you.

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