Lottery scam quick guide: it's a scam if...

  • you win any lottery where you didn't buy a ticket! It's really that easy! It's not just too good to be true: it's bait in a trap!
  • you receive a generous grant out of the blue. Sadly (but not surprisingly) there aren't any benevolent people regularly throwing around millions of pounds/dollars/euros to randomly chosen people. This is just the lottery scam without the ticket.
  • they send you partial payment in the form of a cheque, money order, or direct bank transfer and want you to pay them fees out of that money. They're playing you for a sucker: cheques are frequently forged, and direct transfers made by compromising some poor schmuck's online banking service. You'll wind up a victim of fraud, or a party to it.
  • they want you to send them any money of any sort for any reason. They might try to say there are courier fees or taxes to cover. They're lying. Call their bluff and tell them to take the fees out themselves -- they'll never ever agree, because they can't defraud you unless money is making the reverse trip from you to them somehow.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

****CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER****Ref: UK/9420X2/68

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: DAYZERS LOTTO <camelotpromo@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: callymartins_111@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 29-Nov-2006 10:10
Subject: ****CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER****Ref: UK/9420X2/68
To: info@britishlottery.co.uk

BRITISH ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
BRITISH ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

The British National Lottery
P O Box 1010
3b Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


                                               WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#1004) of the BRITISH LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program held on  18th of November 2006. It is now available for claims and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.  Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05, 06, 17, 20, 28, 42 ( Bonus 33) , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €¬1. Million Pounds,(one million,Pounds)  in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of A‚L1000000 Million Pounds , shared amongst the(4)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus.

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 promotion takes place weeklyPlease note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your ¬1. Million Pounds,(one million,Pounds ) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.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!!!

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

MR MAXWELL SMITH,
Email:britishclaimdept01@yahoo.com
Tel:+44-701-114-7526

*IMPORTANT* FILL OUT THIS WINNERS VERIFICATION FORM BELOW:

Your application for the claim of lottery winning prize will be duly processed and settlement made upon certification.Hence, carefully fill in the appropriate information in the space provided below for record purposes to facilitate our immediate commencement of your claims process. The completed form should be sent to your Fiduciary agent for immediate commencement of prize remittance

*Name of Beneficiary:..................
*Address:..............................
*City/State:...........................
*Country:............................
*Nationality:..........................
*Sex:..................................
*Email Address:....................
*Tel:..................................
*Fax (if any)..........................
*Occupation:.........................
*Next of Kin:.........................
*Age:.................................
*AMOUNT WON:...................
*In Figures:...........................
*In Words:.............................
*Lucky Nos:...........................
*Ticket No:............................

PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS
1.BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.
2.CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIERED TO YOU VIA OUR
AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS.

OFFICE USE ONLY
Verified by:________________
Confirmed by: ________________
FIDUCIARY AGENT SIGNATURE:________________

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE BRITISH LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,Stella Ellis(Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE BRITISH LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Confidentiality Notice:
Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it,he/her confidential and he/her intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it/they he/her addressed. Any use,distribution,copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law(s). If you received this email in error,please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message (making sure it is also deleted from the Deleted Items folder of your mail client).Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of BRITISH  LOTTERY and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by BRITISH LOTTERY finance and insurance when addressed to comet finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).b

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