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.
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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:
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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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