Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
British Lotto: Williams Atkins (2006)
This is one of a collection of fraudulent lottery announcements. We don’t send these messages! We collect the ones we receive and document them for the benefit of others.
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From: BRITISH LOTTO blotto@zwallet.com
Reply-To: blotto@zwallet.com
Date: Mar 7, 2016 5:15 AM
Subject: You have won!
From: THE EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:BL/1632/06
BATCH:01-0240/2054
02-01-2006.
CONGRATULATIONS.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International Online Programs held on the 07/12/2005. Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number; BL/33727 with serial number;016 but winning numbers withheld untill we are clear you are the right person. Your e-mail won in the 1st category, therefore have been approved for the pay out of €341,758.00 (Three hundred and fourty one thousand, seven hundred and fifty eight pounds only).
You are advised to keep your winning informations confidential untill your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security policy to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of the program as it has happened in the past. All participants in this draw were selected through a computer ballot system among over 60,000 companies and individual e-mail addresses from all over the world. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our 1st quarter 2006 Ten million pounds jackport. To file for your claim, please contact our Spain payment beareu, with the following informations:
YOUR FULL NAMES……
ADDRESS…………..
REF/BATCH NUMBERS….
TEL/FAX Nº………..
Sr. ESTEBAN GARCIA (beareu officer)
e-mail: estebangarcia@walla.com
tel: 0034 68 6318950
NOTE: All prizes must be claimed not later than 20th January 2006. After this date all unclaimed winnings will be included in the next stake. And to avoid delays and complications always state your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with the beareu officer. Congratulations once again from all members of our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
IMPORTANT: CONTACT DIRECTLY TO YOUR BEAREU OFFICER.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. WILLIAMS ATKINS,
(International Online Coordinator)
British Lotto.
www.britishlotto.com
