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 21, 2007

REF;UKL/65345543-98666

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, LIVERPOOL,L30 1RD,
UNITED KINGDOM

(WELCOME TO THE UK LOTTERY PROMO)

WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We happily announce to you the Draw (06/1099) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online National Lottery program held on 28th October, 2007.Your company or personal e-mail address,is attached to a Ticket number 860-377-596-6738, with a serial number 5368/02 drew the Lucky Winning Numbers 06-14-17-28-30-41.You have therefore been awarded The total lump sum pay out of £500, 000.00 credited to File Ref No:65345543-98666.You are to contact the claims dept with your personal information to enhance quick confirmation of your winning.And after doing so you will be cleared for payment immediately by our affilated Courier company or by Bank to Bank Transfer.

REF:UKL/65345543-98666
BATCH:2007UKL-01.
You are to contact the fiduciary claims department by your personal information with e-mail Giving Below;
(UK NATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMS OFFICER)
Name:MR.STEWART BLAIR.
E-mail;contactclaimsoffice001@ yahoo.ie
Phone:+44 704 -57-12947
Fax: 00 447075707726

FULL NAMES:
COUNTRY:
TELE/FAX IF ANY:
MARITAL STATUS:
SEX:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
NATIONALITY:
ADDRESS:
TICKET NUMBER:
REF FILE NUM
NEXT OF KIN:
How you need your winning funds.?

1.Bank To Bank Swift Transfer
2.Courier cheque delivery
Choose one as soon as possible and get back to your claims officer.

Congratulations once again.© UK National Lottery 2007.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.GEORGE WATFORD
ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR

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