Is this a scam? Here is a copy of the email I got! I actually replied to one!
Complaint
Michelle
Country: United States
The U.K. National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Customer Service/Claims Department
Ref: :UK/NDU/9023118308/03
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
ATTENTION:Esteemed Winner,
I want to inform you that your verification details have been received and have been processed. I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our lucky winners in the UK National Lottery Online Sweepstakes International Program.
As you already know, all participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online and each email address was attatched to a serial number. Your email address attatched to #Serial number 5368/02 was selected which automatically makes you one of our lucky winners.
Your funds have been approved for release and we will begin the process of remittance of your prize money to you immediately. I have contacted the UK National Lottery Advisory Board and The Internal Revenue Board on this matter and we have decided to send your winning parcel which contains your certified bank cheque, original copies of your winning certificate, consolation prizes which include a Dell Inspiron 6400 Laptop, a UK Lottery Branded T-shirt, a UK Lottery Branded Baseball cap and security Documents via a secured and efficient courier service.
We have also contacted our affiliate Courier Company International Bonded Courier {IBC} and have directed them to pick up your winning parcel from the National Head Quaters.
Do note, that sequel to UK Lottery Acts 249(n) of 1972 ammended in July, 1996 to ensure the actual winning prize get to Winners, the Courier charges cannot be deducted from your winning claims because your winning claim is bonded by a hard cover insurance policy that gives only the winner access to the prize money.
Hence you will be responsible for all costs incurred in mailing your winning parcel to you.
Please forward your Name and # Serial number 5368/02 to The Client Services Manager, International Bonded Courier{IBC} and he will get to you as soon as your winning parcel is ready for delivery.
Mr. Ken Bill
Client Services Manager.
International Bonded Courier{IBC}
Email: ibc.deliverydept@live.com
For More Info Call: +44-704-573-3489
Congratulations once again,
Mrs. Athonia Desmond
Claims Department
The UKNLF Foundation
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned !!!
© Copyright 1994-2008 The U.K. National Lottery Inc.
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Customer Service/Claims Department
Ref: :UK/NDU/9023118308/03
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
ATTENTION:Esteemed Winner,
I want to inform you that your verification details have been received and have been processed. I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our lucky winners in the UK National Lottery Online Sweepstakes International Program.
As you already know, all participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online and each email address was attatched to a serial number. Your email address attatched to #Serial number 5368/02 was selected which automatically makes you one of our lucky winners.
Your funds have been approved for release and we will begin the process of remittance of your prize money to you immediately. I have contacted the UK National Lottery Advisory Board and The Internal Revenue Board on this matter and we have decided to send your winning parcel which contains your certified bank cheque, original copies of your winning certificate, consolation prizes which include a Dell Inspiron 6400 Laptop, a UK Lottery Branded T-shirt, a UK Lottery Branded Baseball cap and security Documents via a secured and efficient courier service.
We have also contacted our affiliate Courier Company International Bonded Courier {IBC} and have directed them to pick up your winning parcel from the National Head Quaters.
Do note, that sequel to UK Lottery Acts 249(n) of 1972 ammended in July, 1996 to ensure the actual winning prize get to Winners, the Courier charges cannot be deducted from your winning claims because your winning claim is bonded by a hard cover insurance policy that gives only the winner access to the prize money.
Hence you will be responsible for all costs incurred in mailing your winning parcel to you.
Please forward your Name and # Serial number 5368/02 to The Client Services Manager, International Bonded Courier{IBC} and he will get to you as soon as your winning parcel is ready for delivery.
Mr. Ken Bill
Client Services Manager.
International Bonded Courier{IBC}
Email: ibc.deliverydept@live.com
For More Info Call: +44-704-573-3489
Congratulations once again,
Mrs. Athonia Desmond
Claims Department
The UKNLF Foundation
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned !!!
© Copyright 1994-2008 The U.K. National Lottery Inc.
Comments
CONTACT THE BANK FOR TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS
From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY (prizeclaimdept_uklot@hotmail.com)
Sent: Sat 3/14/09 5:14 AM
To: XXXXXXXXXXXX@hotmail.com
THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Hong Building, 531 Upper Cross, MP39 5TGH, NewCastle,
United Kingdom
Customer Service/Claims Department
Ref:UKNL/70334919/09
Batch: 4232/05/ZY809
Attention: Autumn
Congratulations once more and compliment of the day to you and the rest of your family, You have been officially cleared for payment via Wire transfer by the UKNL Reg., Board,This indicate that your funds are ready to be transfer to your personal account. This means that your Cash Prize have been deposited with NatWest bank of London today and is ready for onward transfer to your personal Bank Account .
This transaction indicates that your Bank payment has been confirmed and you have been cleared successfully for payment of your cash prize won by you from our INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS. Kindly remember to scan any valid form of identification and send your full legal name and valid mobile phone number to the international fund transfer Manager in charge of Lottery winnings at :
Contact Details:
MR. BENT WILLIAMS
International Fund Transfer Manager,
National Westminster Online Bank
NATWEST BANK PLC
CITY OF LONDON OFFICE,1 PRINCES STREET,
London,EC2R 8PA
United Kingdom.
Email: fundstransferdept08@live.com
Also note that the COT (Commission on Transfer charges ) being charge by the transferring bank is to be paid by you and not the lottery board, Since your lottery winning funds is already insured to the real value and cannot be deducted from. This is done to avoid misappropriation of funds.
please keep your winning details confidential to avoid impersonation of character and double claims of right.
Congratulations! and have a wonderful day.
Ensure you keep me inform about the whole transfer process so we can close your winning file on time make sure you use your cash prize judiciously .
Hope to here from you soon.
Warm regards,
MR. BRENDER WILLIAMS
FIDUCIARY AGENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT UKNL
12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX
TW18 4TP UK .
Attention: Dear Winner
We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent lottery draw
held on the 18th of April 2009. Your email address attached to lucky ball
numbers 03-21-25-32-37-46-15. which consequently won the 1st category for a
lump sum pay out of (£7,500,000). Note that all participants in this lottery
program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 20,000 companies and 30,000 individual email addresses from all
search engine and website (www). No tickets were sold. This lottery award
program takes place every year and is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft inc. and
other Corporate Organizations.
This is to encourage the use of the internet worldwide. Your prize award has
been issued with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon
meeting our requirements, statutory obligations and satisfactory report. For
security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information strictly confidential until your claims have been processed and
your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
making wrong payment and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.
To file in for the processing of your prize winning, you are requested to
contact our payment office here in London to assist you with your winning
prize. Below is the contact information of the payment office here in London
.
Head of Department: Mr. Allan Green
Email: national_claims44@yahoo.com.hk
Note that you are to furnish them with the informations below to file your
claims,
Full Names:
Home Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Tel:
Country:
Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you.
(1) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE: [.....]
(2) BANK PAYMENT TRANSFER|TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER|SWIFT TRANSFER|ONLINE
ACCOUNT TRANSFER {.....}
Please note: in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember
to quote your lucky ball numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore, should
there be any change of address, kindly inform our payment Dept. as soon as
possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our
program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. kenneth Peterson.
Public Relations Officer (P R O)
12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX
TW18 4TP UK .
Attention: Ivita,
In respect to your email recieved, Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000 individual email addresses from all search engine and website (www). No tickets were sold. This lottery award program takes place every year and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft inc. and other Corporate Organizations.
You are further advised to send your lucky ball numbers and your valid ID card, your international passport, driver's license or any valid ID from your place of work. Payment can only be made to whom we can identify to avoid double claiming of winning prize or any abuse of this Lottery program by the general public. Identification can be sent via email attachment or via Fax.
In regards to your pending claim processing we have reviewed and accepted your CLAIM and have forwarded your funds to our Affiliate Bank that will carry out a Wire Transfer of your funds to you any where in the world. Note that all winning info and identification should be attached to your mail to our affiliate Bank.
Find Bank Comprehensive contact details below,
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK.
14/18 Great Victoria Street
ENGLAND.
BT2 7BA
Contact Personnel: Mr. Matt Brown
Email ID: iib-site@live.com
Telephone number: +44-701-112-1213
Chief Financial Officer.
The immediate transfer of your prize to your Bank shall be effected as soon as the above named Bank receives all relevant documentation from you. Please ensure that all information supplied are correct and also keep all winning numbers confidential as it is the best of your own interest.
We advice that you contact the Bank immediately and conclude your transfer modalities with them.
Sincerely,
Mr. Allan Green
ATTN VALUE CUSTOMER: Ivita,
Welcome to International Investment bank, One of the world's leadings on-line banking Facilities capable of transferring large sum of money on behalf of our Clients to anywhere in the world within 24hrs upon transfer.
At International Investment Bank, we operate various types of account, depending on our customers requirements, and how much money you wish to transfer online at once, various types are available depending on how much money you will wish to transfer at once.
We are in posession of your winnings (£7,500,000) from the National U.K Lottery and it is ready for transfer to your Bank account in Romania immediately. You are required to pay a refundable sum of 500 Great British Pound Sterling (Five Hundred Pounds) as initial deposit which will be used for the activation of your on-line bank account.
Upon receipt of your payment we shall activate your account and the immediate transfer of your funds will be effected to your Bank account anywhere in the world.
We promise to offer one of the worlds best on-line banking services to you.
We await your earliest responds.
Yours Truly,
Mr. Matt Brown
Chief Financial Officer.
Top of the day to you, Kindly be informed that there was a mistake there as it was suppose to be Latvia your country and it has been corrected in our database to avoid further mistakes. You are to locate the nearest Western Union Money Transfer to you and make the payment of 500 GPB with the details below,
Receivers Name: Ivan Cole
Receivers Address: 18 Great Victoria Street,England,BT27BA.
Do send this office a scanned copy of your payment slip via email attachment. Immediately your payment is confirmed we shall innitialise a swift wire transfer of your funds to your Bank account in Latvia.
Thanks for your co-operation.
We would appreciate a telephone call from you.
Yours sincerely,
From: Mr. Matt Brown.
International Remittance Dept.
United Kingdom.
Tel: +44-701-1121213
Fax: +447005938020
United Kingdom.
THE WORLD BANK GROUP A World Free of Poverty
Top of the day to you, This is to acknowledge reciept of your activation charges as your account has been activated and your funds ready for transfer today. Kindly be informed that you are to furnish our Bank Immediately with your designated Bank account informations where you want us to wire your 7,500.000 GBP to. We await your swift response.
Yours sincerely,
From: Mr. Matt Brown.
International Remittance Dept.
United Kingdom.
Tel: +44-701-1121213
Fax: +447005938020
United Kingdom.
CLAIMS PROCESSING DEPARTMENT- is that organisation scam
THE NATIONAL UK LOTTERY
12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX
TW18 4TP UK .
Attention: Dear Winner
We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent lottery draw held on the 21st of May 2009. Your email address attached to lucky ball numbers 03-21-25-32-37-46-15. which consequently won the 1st category for a lump sum pay out of (7,500,000 GBP). Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000 individual email addresses from all search engine and website (www). No tickets were sold. This lottery award program takes place every year and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft inc. and other Corporate Organizations.
This is to encourage the use of the internet worldwide. Your prize award has been issued with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations and satisfactory report. For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information strictly confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid making wrong payment and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
To file in for the processing of your prize winning, you are requested to contact our payment office here in London to assist you with your winning prize. Below is the contact information of the payment office here in London .
Head of Department: Mr. Allan Green
Email: national_claims44@yahoo.com.hk
Note that you are to furnish them with the informations below to file your claims,
Full Names:
Home Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Tel:
Country:
Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you.
(1) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE: [.....]
(2) BANK PAYMENT TRANSFER|TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER|SWIFT TRANSFER|ONLINE ACCOUNT TRANSFER {.....}
Please note: in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your lucky ball numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore, should there be any change of address, kindly inform our payment Dept. as soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. kenneth Peterson.
Public Relations Officer (P R O)
Dear Email Account Owner
This message is from webmail messaging center to all webmail account owners.We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center.
We are terminating all unused email accounts to create space for new accounts.To prevent your account from being terminated, you will have to update it by providing the information requested below:
***********************************************************
CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY NOW
E-mail Username : ...............
E-mail Password : ...............
***********************************************************
REPLY EMAIL:acc-upgrader@live.com
Warning!!! Account owners that refuses to update his or her account within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
its all fraud............
The National Lottery Logo
Reference Number: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: R3/A312-59
Dear Winner.
Congratulations once again from all the staff here.I am in receipt of your mail and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this year lucky sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 125,000 website on the internet of which your email address was attached to Raffle no: 56475600545 188 SERIAL NUMBER:R3/A312-59.
And it was selected along with others as winners. I have finally verified your winnings and it's exactly with what is present on our Database. To file your claim all you have to do is to fill the claims verification form below and send it back to me for documentation purposes.
Fill The Claim Verification Form.
1.Full Name............................................................
2.Full Address......................................................
3.Marital Status.....................................................
4.Occupation.......................................................
5.Age...............................................................
6.Sex................................................................
7.Nationality........................................................
8.Country Of Residence..........................................
9.Telephone Number...............................................
10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS.....................................
By receiving an international cheque cashable in any bank,any where in the world through a secured and trusted courier service.Upon receipt of the duly requested data, you will receive the contact information of the payment office to effect the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.
NB: For instant payment,this payment processing form must be filled and send back to the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Fudiciary Agent.
Yours Truly,
Martins Geere (Mr).
Tel:+44704 577 3086
Copyright © 1994-2008 The UK National Lottery
Ref: LSUK/1507/1982/15
Batch: R3/A312-59
Cash on file: £973,000.00
Dear Email owner,
Your email address on ticket number 71471999545 913 has won a total
cash prize of 973,000.00 Great British Pounds and consolation prizes.
For claims and due remittance of funds. Please contact the claims
officer for more information.
Claims Officer: Christopher Smith
Email: uknlchristophersmith@gmail.com
Phone: +44 703 187 4860
**Note: All replies, queries or questions concerning your claims
should be sent to uknlchristophersmith@gmail.com
The U.K. National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/1507/1982/15
Batch: R3/A312-59
Dear Winner,
I am Christopher Smith your claims agent who is to guide you through the process of claiming your cash prize. In order to proceed with the verification process, we require some information for record and verification purposes. Below is a copy of the Claims Verification/Fund Release Form, we need you to provide the information requested accordingly to enable us proceed with the verification process prior to the payout of your winnings.
I also want you to know that all participants for the online version of the lottery draw were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online and each email address was attatched to a ticket number. Your email address attatched to ticket number: 71471999545 913 with Serial number 5368/02 was selected during the draw which automatically makes you one of the lucky winners of £973,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Seventy Three Thousand Great British Pounds).
To authenticate your email address from your webmail povider and for record purposes, you are required to send us the following information as soon as possible.
CLAIMS VERIFICATION / FUND RELEASE FORM
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Email Address:
You are expected to provide the information requested accordingly to the fiduciary agent immediately via e-mail.
Hope to have informed you correctly.
Best regards,
Mr. Christopher Smith
Claims Department
The UKNL Foundation
Tel: +44 703 187 4860
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned !!!
© Copyright 1994-2009 The U.K. National Lottery Inc.
It was a stupid thing to do...but i got an e-mail again:
The U.K. National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/1507/1982/15
Batch: R3/A312-59
Dear Winner,
I want to inform you that your verification details have been received and have been processed. I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our lucky winners in the UK National Lottery Online Sweepstakes International Program.
As you already know, all participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online and each email address was attatched to a ticket number. Your email address attatched to ticket number: 71471999545 913 with Serial number 5368/02 was selected which automatically makes you one of our lucky winners.
Your funds have been approved for release and we will begin the process of remittance of your prize money to you immediately. I have contacted the UK National Lottery Advisory Board and The Internal Revenue Board on this matter and we have decided to send your winning parcel which contains your certified bank cheque which was made out in your name to the amount of £973,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Seventy Three Thousand Great British Pounds), the original copies of your winning certificate, consolation prizes which include a Compaq Presario CQ60Z Customizable Notebook PC, a UK Lottery Branded T-shirt, a UK Lottery Branded Baseball Cap and security Documents via a secured and efficient courier service.
We have also contacted our affiliate Courier Company SPRINT INTERNATIONAL COURIERS and have directed them to pick up your winning parcel from the National Head Quaters.
Do note, that sequel to UK Lottery Acts 249(n) of 1972 ammended in July, 1996 to ensure the actual winning prize get to Winners, the Courier charges cannot be deducted from your winning claims because your winning claim is bonded by a hard cover insurance policy that gives only the winner access to the prize money.
Hence you will be responsible for all costs incurred in mailing your winning parcel to you.
Please forward your Name and Ticket number to The Head of Deliveries, SPRINT INTERNATIONAL COURIERS and he will get to you as soon as your winning parcel is ready for delivery.
Mr. Michael Wickham
Head of Deliveries.
Sprint International Couriers.
Email: info@sprintcourier-inc.com
Tel: +44 7045 711846
Do not hesitate to contact this office via telephone or email if the need arises.
Congratulations once again,
Mr. Christopher Smith
Claims Department
The UKNL Foundation
Tel: +44 703 187 4860
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned !!!
© Copyright 1994-2009 The U.K. National Lottery Inc.
I am worried; please if anybody knows, is it possible for them to get your all acc information , even if you didn't give them any kind of information?
on my mobile no 9906759597 that "your mobile no has won 1 million
pounds in the uk national lottery mobile drew 2009 contact Dr Griffin
for claims at uknl_claims400@btinternet.com what do you think is it true and what i gave them my account no now what should i do
on my mobile no 9906759597 that "your mobile no has won 1 million
pounds in the uk national lottery mobile drew 2009 contact Dr Griffin
for claims at uknl_claims400@btinternet.com what do you think is it true and what i gave them my account no now what should i do now