Hi Friend, Ken Silver here again, keeping you on the alert. But first... ...how's this for luck? This morning I read a New York man won a US$30 million lotto jackpot just hours before he was due in court to file for bankruptcy. Lottery officials left a message when former prison guard William Cousart refused to answer his phone, thinking it was a bill collector. The father of four had been US$200,000 in debt. Think you're badly off? There's always someone worse off than you - but now he's better off! OK, back to business... I normally get a few emails each week from people who wonder why I'm connected with a lottery scam doing the rounds. And lately the number of people writing me about this has been increasing for some reason. Well, of course the straight answer is no - I'm not involved in any way. These scurrilous scammers have used the Honest Lotto System name in their email, pretending to be me. Here's what you'll see if you get one of these fraudulent emails: - an email looking very official and important, - using www.honestlotto.com as a contact or authentication address, - promising you a major win, - but because of a mix-up in the numbers (have you EVER heard of this happening legally!) they say you must verify your interest. - They ask you for confirmation money--either on the spot or in later emails. Now, alarm bells must be going off in your head. It is a simple and obvious fraud, but strangely, some people fall for it. Here's the answer: 1) DO NOT believe the email. 2) DO NOT answer the email. 3) DO NOT SEND MONEY! Here's 5 ways to tell whether something is genuine on the net. I'm going to use the Honest Lotto System and myself as an example for the answers. If you get a letter or email that appears to be too good to be true, ask yourself: 1) How long has the organization been going? --Long is good, short is bad! Most of the scammers change their names/addresses often to avoid detection. In my case, I've been going since the early 90's in the same place and don't need to avoid anything. 2) How can the organisation prove their longevity? --They usually can't. In my case you can go to the newspaper archives for our country (New Zealand) and check out weekly adverts I placed in "The Sunday News" weekly newspaper for my system - known then as "Lotto Link" - over a period of several years from about 1992. The Ken Silver name is there, along with my phone number. 3) How safe is the organization to send money to? --You must be very careful here. Sending cash or checks direct to an unknown post office box is unwise. However, what if you saw a photo of that box? Yes, that's what some genuine sellers do... I show a photo of my actual postal box in Khandallah village, about 2km away from my home, here: www.honestlotto.com/mailbox.htm 4) Is there any further evidence of the organization anywhere? --Most don't have any history. But I've written 2 popular books that have sold over half a million copies, and you can get them anywhere as proof. One of them, the 420-page "eBook Secrets" is still packaged with products sold by one of the most prominent marketers on the internet. 5) How can I protect myself against paying out on a scam? --You can always pay by credit card. If the organization is not genuine, you will always get your money back. But there's no need to worry with me--I've been involved with ClickBank (www.clickbank.com) for nearly 5 years now, and as one of the largest credit card and check processing companies on the net, they check out their merchants very thoroughly. I'm also 1st/2nd place in our category in their 10,000 merchant mall: http://tinyurl.com/6bhj8 Feel safer now? You can buy the Honest Lotto System with confidence--at it's special offer price right now--at www.honestlotto.com If you have a friend or know someone who needs reassurance about buying on the net, send this email to them fast! Just press "Forward" in your email menu, and write their email address in the "To" field. They'll thank you for it! Warm regards, Ken Silver "Helping Lotto Players Become #1 Winners" Honest Lotto System founder, since 1991 Head of the Silverites (buyers of my system!) ------------------------------------- Contact me by email: www.honestlotto.com/email.htm Write me: Ken Silver Publishing, PO Box 22-183, Khandallah, Wellington 6004, New Zealand. Offices: Silverfern House, Kanpur Rd, Broadmeadows, Wellington 6004, New Zealand ------------------------------------- Want to read back copies of the LOTTO-TIPS newsletter? See: www.lotto-tips.com Buy my top-selling Lotto System. 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