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.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

FINAL NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYC /26500460037/08
Batch: 74/00319/IPD

Dear Lucky Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (1068) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on October 2007
as part of our Monthly promotion. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers:07-10-22-24-34-44 (Bonus number 18) which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 1st category i.e august 18. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £2,532,137 (Two million, Five hundred
and Thirty Two Thousand, One Hundred and Thirty Seven pounds sterling)
in cash credited to fil XYC /26500460037/08.

This is from a cash prize of £2,532,137 (Two million, Five hundred and
Thirty Two Thousand, One Hundred and Thirty Seven pounds sterling)
obviously to be taken by you, as the only winner in this category i.e.
august .. All Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished
professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our
international end of year promotional program conducted to encourage
prospective overseas entries.
The internet emailing ideal was used, since most people are not able to
purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part of your
prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

Any lottery double claimdedected by our monitoring committee will lead
to the Uk national lottery cacelling the winnings. making a loss for
both the real winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.

To file for your claim, fill the winner verification form below and
forward to the fudiciary agent immediately via email.

Agent Name:Smith Stanford
Email: uklotteryclaimsdptoffice1@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44-701-115-0452
Fax:+44-707-500-4840

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
NAME...
AGE...
SEX...
ADDRESS...
CITY...
EMAIL...
PHONE/FAX...
OCCUPATION...
NATIONALITY....
COMPANY...
COUNTRY...

MODE OF PAYMENT
1:certified cheque issued in your name couriered to you.
2:Bank to Bank wire transfer.

Once again congratulations...
Cordially,
Sir George Arisson Online Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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