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.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL( WINNING NOTIFICATION).

From: BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. <britishlotteryinternational@ctk.at>
Date: 28-Jul-2006 23:07
Subject: BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL( WINNING NOTIFICATION).

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 27th 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 nternational lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our
director of finance.

Dr.Teddy Baker.
Customer Care Department.
E-Mail: customercare_department@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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FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW:
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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,
Dr. Teddy Baker.
Director of finance.
British Lottery International.

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