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.

Monday, July 10, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR EMAIL WON. CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS.

From: BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <result@britishlotteryonlinepromo-uk.info>
Date: 10-Jul-2006 19:54
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR EMAIL WON. CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS.
Cc: list not shown <recipient>

BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Headquarters: 60 Merriman Road
Blackheath London SE3 8RZ
England.
Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch Number: 12/25/0304
Ticket Number: 564 75600545-188
Serial Number: 5388/02

Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our
British
International Lottery Program held on the 10th of July, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 564 75600545-188 with
serial number 5388/02 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, which
consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of USD2,500,000 (Two Million, five hundred
thousand dollars).
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims have been fully
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional
program takes place every five years.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies in Europe as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have
operational base. We hope with part of your winnings you will take part
in our next year Ten million Euros international lottery. To file for
your claim, please contact our director of finance.

Dr. Teddy Baker
Email: customercare_teddyb@tlen.pl

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from
our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Ferry Paulson
British Lottery International (co-coordinator)
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact
our director of finance.

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BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

CUSTOMER SERVICE

CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM

Dear Winner,

Congratulations once again from all the staff here. In order to verify
your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes. Attached
here is a copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as
to proceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all the
staff.

1. FULL NAMES:_______________________________________________________

2.NATIONALITY:_______________________________________________________

3. DATE OF BIRTH________________________________________

4. SEX:_________________________

5. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________

6.CONTACT ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________

8.OCCUPATION:_________________________________

9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_______________________________________

10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:________________________________

11.WINNING NUMBER:_________________________________________

12TOTAL AMOUNT WON:_________________________________________

Upon reciept of the duly requested data, your certificate will be
processed and sent to you. This is to be your proof of winning from
this office to the bank before they (the bank) can release your
winnings. Once again congratulations.

Warm regards,

Teddy Baker. Director of finance, British Lottery International.

tel: 447040122135
fax: 447075209987

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