Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
UK National Lottery (2006)
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Reply-To: michael2_collins@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Apr 11, 2006 2:48 PM
Subject: FROM UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref Number: UK/9420X2/70
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY345
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1032) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Saturday 11th march 2006
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 promotions programme conducted twice in a week to encourage prospective overseas entries. The internet emailing diea was used, since most people do 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.
The result of our computer draw (#1032) selected your name and email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475612545 187 with Serial number 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 02-03-13-16-18-20 (Bonus number 23) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 6.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five hundred Thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/07. This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000 (Two million pounds sterling), shared between you and three other winners in this category i.e. Match 6.
Your prize award has been insured in your email and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 13 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
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 £500,000 (Five hundred Thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the batch and reference numbers and these informations below for quick verifications and release of funds. between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Sunday
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr.michael collins.
Email: michael2_collins@yahoo.co.uk
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any lottery double claim dedected 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.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Bertron Hill
The UK National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
MRS, ROSE SPIFF.
