Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
British American Online Lottery Commission (2006)
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.
From: officemast@gtechfinance.net
Date: Apr 18, 2006 7:08 AM
Subject: BRITISH AMERICAN ONLINE LOTTERY COMMISSION
BRITISH AMERICAN ONLINE LOTTERY COMMISSION
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.
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REGENT’S PARK,LONDON NW1 4NS,UNITED KINGDOM
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Ref: BAOL/19823108/05/DON
Batch: 23/012/4774
Attn: winner
We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the British American Online Lottery International programs held on the 4th of April 2006 (04/04/2006) in London. Your e-mail address attached to the following numbers listed below:
Ticket number: 2314759773 914
Serial Number: 19445/02
Drew the Lucky Numbers: 04-07-50-16-20-01
The above listed numbers subsequently make’s you one of the bona fide winner of the lottery promo in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP£ 2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand, British Pounds) in cash credited to file BAOL/19823108/05/DON.
This is from a total cash prize of GBP£45,000.000.00 (Fourty Five Million British Pounds) shared amongst the first fifteen (15) lucky winners in this category “A”.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your GBP£2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand, British Pounds) would be released to you physically or via Bank to Bank Transfer by our affiliate Bank. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you contact them.
All participants were selected randomly from ‘World Wide Web’ site e.g www.yahoo.com, www.hotmail.com, www.aol.com ,www.maktoob.com, www.msn.com e.t.c through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is a 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 your claims agent with the below details for processing of your claims and endeavor to list out your winning numbers when filing your claim.
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Name: Mr John White
Tel: + 44-20-7060 1766
Fax: +44-20-7060 0488
E-mail: johnwhite2@uk2.net
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,
BRITISH AMERICAN ONLINE LOTTERY COMMISSION, UNITED KINGDOM
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Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double claim.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
You are advised to acknowledge the receipt of your notification by return phone call. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Susan Philip.
British American Online Lottery Coordinator
