Scam Lottery
Complaint
P. Sharma
Country: United Kingdom
I am getting the following email from UK National Lottery, and would like to warn everyone that it's a scam. Here is a copy of one of the emails:
"We happily announce to you the Draw (#1116) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online UK National Lottery program held on 24th May, 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers :03 08 20 22 34 40 38 (Bonus ball) which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,532,720
(One Million, Five Hundred And Thirty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred And Twenty Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 This is from a total cash prize of £4,596,411 (Four Million, Five Hundred And Ninety Six Thousand, Four Hundred And Eleven Pounds Sterling).
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listed online. This is a monthly promotional draw, in which there were no tickets sold.
To file for your claim, please contact your fudiciary agent immediately
via the email below.
Mr. Maxwell Preston
EMAIL:proficienttrustagent@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44 7045720573
Sincerely..
SIR LOUS ALFRED
(International Program Online Co-ordinator)
Congratulations once again from all our staff for being a part of our
Promotions program.
© Uk National Lottery 2007.
"We happily announce to you the Draw (#1116) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online UK National Lottery program held on 24th May, 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers :03 08 20 22 34 40 38 (Bonus ball) which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,532,720
(One Million, Five Hundred And Thirty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred And Twenty Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 This is from a total cash prize of £4,596,411 (Four Million, Five Hundred And Ninety Six Thousand, Four Hundred And Eleven Pounds Sterling).
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listed online. This is a monthly promotional draw, in which there were no tickets sold.
To file for your claim, please contact your fudiciary agent immediately
via the email below.
Mr. Maxwell Preston
EMAIL:proficienttrustagent@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44 7045720573
Sincerely..
SIR LOUS ALFRED
(International Program Online Co-ordinator)
Congratulations once again from all our staff for being a part of our
Promotions program.
© Uk National Lottery 2007.
Comments
MICROSOFT/YAHOO/AOL MEGA JACPOT LOTTERY.
6th Floor East
Commonwealth Centre
66 Currie Street London L70 1NL.
United Kingdom.
Batch: 12/25/0340
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02
Dear Visalakshmi Abbaraju,
SUBJECT:Your Payment Have Been Approved,Contact Our Registered Courier Service For Dispatch Of Winnings.
Congratulations on behalf of the Organizer and the Board of Director of this Lottery, as the best things that can happen to any Internet user is to be rewarded for spending money and time on the Internet. You may not have known that over one hundred billion people daily surf the Internet on a regular basis for one reason or other. These Internet users including yourself, pay access fees to various Internet Service Providers (ISP) all over the world who in turn remit surplus funds to the numerous World Wide Internet Technology Companies (WWITC) for the development and advancement of Global Information Technology.
So much Funds is been generated from people like you all over the World for using the Information Superhighway (the Internet) without your being aware the enormous sum that go to the stake holders (WWITC). Without your patronage, this would not have been possible. After a research on the issue, conclusion was made that Internet users should be compensated. As a result of this the World Wide Web and other beneficiary organisations embarked on a worldwide online lottery promotion which started in the United Kingdom and with a sophisticated automated database to randomly selected along with others from over 125,000 website on the internet of which your email address to a ticket number 56475600545 188.Your serial number 5368/02, and Ref: BTL/101OXI/02 and Consequent upon this, your E-mail address was picked a winner.
I want you to understand that your winning fund of £500, 000.00 GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds)was given out in cheque along side with other vital document which will enable you to clear the cheque in any bank in this world, however I want you to understand that the cheque and documents is presently handed over to the Courier Shipping firm. Send Your details through the contact's email address given below a call can also be helpful:
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IAATC Express Courier Services,
Elite House, 14-18 Heddon Street,
Mayfair. London W1B 4DA
Contact Official: MR.JASMA RIGGS (DISPATCH OFFICER)
TEL:+44-702-403-7947
TEl:+44-703-190- 5419
FAX:+44-870-479-3302
Email: iaatc.express.courier@hotmail.co.uk
OR
iaatc_express_courieruk77@hotmail.co.uk
OR
iaatc_express_courieruk79@hotmail.co.uk
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They are responsible for sending the original documents and funds to you, after you most have taken care of the required cost which can be handled by you. Your documents and funds will be couriered to you as soon as you adhere to all instructions, from the courier department. This document will be forwarded to the Lottery headquarters for final payment of your prize money.The courier site will be provided to you as soon as you contact them.
NOTE: ITS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO CONTACT THE SHIPPING COMPANY ON PHONE FOR PROPER ORIENTATION ON THEIR DELIVERY GUIDELINES.
We look forward to your prompt response. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us as soon as you possibly can. Finally for security reasons, I want you to understand that this transaction involves a huge amount of money, I understand that you are very excited but please based on the antecedents of this transaction, this is a very delicate and careful transaction to us and for this reason your winnings ought to be kept very confidential to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program and also double claims of winning funds by some scrupulous individuals.
This can be found in cases like this having disclosed your winnings to your friend. I want you to keep a low profile as you might not know who is who. At this stage you can trust nobody but yourself so that we can achieve safe remittance. I want you as from hence forth avoid telling people about your winnings which might be a danger in the future.
The documents to be sent are;
1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM MICROSOFT/MSN/YAHOO/AOL MEGA JACPOT LOTTERY INC.
2.WINNERS CHEQUE FOR THE VALUE OF £500,000.00 POUNDS
3..CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES (C.S.F.C.);
As soon as you establish contact with them please notify us at once and subsequently contact me for further response.
You are requested to send a copy of your information to the above mentioned courier firm to enable the proper verification of your winning details also with your indification code Below:IDENTIFICATION CODE {BTLX0148}
CLAIMS RELEASE/ DISPATCH 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(home)_____________
10.Telephone Number(office)
11.Cell Phone Number__________________
12.Fax Number_______________________
13.Ticket Number______________________
14.Reference Number___________________
15.Batch Number______________________
16.IDENTIFICATION CODE {BTLX0148}
17. Annual Income___________________________
Endeavour to get back to me with every information concerning your dealings with the courier company.
Regards,
CLAIMS AGENT
SIR.JAMES ROBOTSON
TEL: +44-701-113-7290,
FAX:+44-7006-086-315.
We happily announce to you the draw (#1199) of the UK LOTTERY,held on
Monday 1st October, 2007. Your e-mail which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim
a total sum of 850,000 GBP. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
no.: 56475600545 188 with Serial no. 5368/02 drew the lucky
no.:13.16.22.43.47.49. {28} Bonus Ball. Contact the following agent for transfer
Mr Mark Morris Email:markmorris167@yahoo.com.hk Tell:+44 70359 71758
www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Warm Regards,
Mr.Friedrich- Wilhelm
[***]!
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Many very crazy, dirthy, bad 'little animal' !
Hi !
You are an Otzi !
And you work in the 'net-maffia' !?
Stupid monkey-people !
625 year prison !
.
Net-maffia in Ungarn Map bp, ESSO Ys boys and the ungarishe web-maffia parodi !
.
- please : excuse me OTZI ' ! 'You are a people , but see on the internet -mafia monkey's !
Oh Darwin ! Are very big 'chaos' in the 'evolution' !
What say the MSN and YAHOO ? Nothing ! Oh , no ! 'MADE IN .... and ....., ?
What know we think !
Only : YES !?
this is their names and emails:
bnlpaydept.elizabethmayer@9.cn
We happily announce to you the Draw (#679) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY held
on the 10th November,2009.Your E-mail Address attached to Ticket
No.:03,10,21,25,29,49 Bonus No.20, Agent ID Number:110 won you a total sum
of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING.
Contact Mr. Pastor Phillip Clark
Claims and Release Order Department,
Email:clarkphillip76@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +447024078607
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
For claims validation with the following;
Name: ..............................
Nationality:........................
Country of residence: ..............
Tel number: ........................
Occupation: ........................
Sex: ...............................
Age:................................
Winning E-mail Address:.............
Draw Number:........................
Amount Won:.........................
Ticket Number:......................
Agent ID Number:......................
Yours Truly,
Jenny Afred.
Congratulations! Your E-mail Address Won In Our Sweepstakes.
This is the first time I have gotten this message. Is it true or just another [***] scam?
Building 219, Epsom Square,
Heathrow Airport,Hounslow,
Middlesex, TW6 2DG,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-702-402-3578
Website: www.parceldel.com/dp
Email: info@parceldel.com
ATTENTION: Customer,
You are welcome to the Lottery Winners Funds Claims Unit of UK Parcel Delivery and Courier Services, an affiliate of the World Casino Directory. We have with us your file stating a full details of your award winning information as received from the World Casino Directory claims manager, we have been given instructions by the World Casino Directory to Deliver your winnings to you as their registered Courier.
We have seen your approved Winning Contact Code and your Ticket Number that shows you are one of the approved winner of the promo award, as we are pleased to give you the information on how you can receive your winning funds without hesitation. Your winnings payment and all the legal documents backing your winnings has been processed and approved for release to you. Your winnings Cheque and all the legal backing documents which have been approved will be delivered to your door step.
Kindly note that your winnings deposited with us is not in liquid cash form but is a Certified Bank Cheque of the sum 920,000.00 GBP (Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand Great British Pounds), this is in compliance with the Anti-Fraud law, section 2, sub section (iv) of the procedural manual of the funds disbursement law by the British Government.
In line with the release of your winnings to you, according to the World Casino Terms and Conditions for winnings claims, you are now required to come down to the Lottery Winners Funds Transfer Unit at our office Annex to personally collect your winnings on or before the next five (5) working days.
Alternatively, if you feel you cannot come to London to personally collect your winnings due to the high traveling cost involved to travel from your home country to London, you are now required to choose from any of the two transfer options which are listed below the means by which you will want to receive your winnings.
Below are the two alternative options with their associated conditions:
Alternative Option (1) "Courier Check Transfer Option":
In this option, your certified winning cheque along with the legal documents backing your winnings will be delivered to your home address that you have to provided us within 72 hours, we will deliver your winnings parcel to your address.
Note that in this option, your winning parcel cannot be delivered to P.O.Box addresses or street corners but to your residence because the delivery officers must have to sight your personal valid identification and other required documentations to confirm your legal identity before they will hand over your winning package to you in person.
Below is the mandatory cost associated with the Courier Check Delivery Option you will have to pay for your winnings parcel to be delivered to you in your home country.
Post Fee----------------------------56 Pounds sterling
Vat Fee-----------------------------300 Pounds sterling
Insurance Fee-----------------------197 Pounds sterling
TOTAL-------------------------------553 Pounds sterling
A Scanned copy of your international passport or driving licence is required in this option for legal identification by the delivery men.
Alternative Option (2) "Bank To Bank Swift Transfer":
This is the direct bank transfer that will enable you to personally make the transfer of your winnings online into any account that you will provide for this Courier Company to effect the transfer. This is always done electronically through the Barclays Bank plc and it will take 24 hours for your winning funds to reflect in any bank account that you will provide.
Below is the mandatory cost associated with the Bank To Bank Swift Transfer that you will have to pay for your winnings to be transferred into your Nominated account.
Cost of transfer Fee ---------------290 Pounds sterling
Vat Fee----------------------------400 Pounds sterling
Insurance Fee----------------------275 Pounds sterling
TOTAL------------------------------965 Pounds sterling
Your banking details are required in this option.
Note: The charges for any of the option you choose cannot be deducted from your winnings. This is in accordance with section 13(1) (n) of the National Gambling Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds. So make your preffered option and get back us.
You are required to respond to this email by making a selection from the above listed options and do send your response to indicate your preferred option within the next 48hrs because you only have 10 working days to claim your winnings and after this period your winnings will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be re-used in the next promo. draws.
Your maximum satisfaction is guaranteed.
Mr. Michael Benton.
Dispatch Officer.
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