Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
UK National Lottery (2005)
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:13:45 +0200
From: ellis_130@handbag.com
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.
The National Lottery.
P O Box 1010, Liverpool, L70 1NL,
UNITED KINGDOM.(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#951) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 02 Feb 2005. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02-19-28-33-44-49 (bonus
no.21), which subsequently won you the lottery JACKPOT category i.e
match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£714,075 (Seven Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Seventy Five pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £82,856,300 shared amongst 4 lucky
winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, sociations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.
This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
£714,075(Seven Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Seventy Five pounds
sterling)would be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe. 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 money remitted to
you in what ever 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. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Name: Mr. David Delatorra
Email: daviddelatorra1@netscape.net
Telephone Number: 34-685-331-917.
Good luck & congratulation, from me and members of staff
of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Stella Ellis.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.
