Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
Mrs. Kathy Bristow, UK Zonal Co-coordinator (2005)
This is one of a collection of fraudulent lottery announcements. We are not the source of these messages and we don’t send them! We just collect the ones we receive as junk mail and document them here for the benefit of others. We are not able to respond to inquiries about them. Information about legitimate online lottery services is available elsewhere on the Internet.
If you’ve been a victim of a lottery scam like the one shown below you may wish to contact an attorney or law enforcement officer in your state or country.
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:59:56 +0000
From: “lotto uk national” lottouk5@hotmail.com
Subject: WINNING NOTIC…
UK-National Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34
RE:LOTTO WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery
program held on the 7th of February, 2005 in Nottingham,UK.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7,which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of GBP1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS
STERLING)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash prize of GBP10 MILLION(TEN MILLION POUNDS STRELING) shared
amongst the first 10(TEN) lucky winners in this category.All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 400,000 companies. This
promotion takes place every quarter. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our European booklet representative office
in UK.In view of this, your GBP1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION BRITISH
POUNDS STERLING) would be released to you by our payment office in
UK.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 claims is processed and your winning 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 by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact the claim
agent:
Mr. Edward Wright
Tel: +44-8717336312
Fax: +44-8701218708
Email: edwright40@mail2world.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full
names, your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your
reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Kathy Bristow
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Roger Hill
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation
N.B: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL.
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY.
——–THIS MESSAGE AND ITS CONTENTS (TO INCLUDE ATTACHMENTS) ARE THE
PROPERTY OF UK-NATIONAL LOTTERY AND MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISCLOSURE,
COPYING,OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE, OR THE TAKING OF ANY ACTION
BASED ON INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE IN MAY SUBJECT YOU TO
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND PENALTIES. IF YOU ARE NOT THE
INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU SHOULD DELETE THIS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY——–
