Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
UK National Lottery Headquarters (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.
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: uknationallottery@demo.wsh0100.fast.net
Date: May 3, 2006 12:23 AM
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON.
Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
Batch: 12/25/0034
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We happily bring to your notice the results of the British Lottery International programs held on the 2nd May, 2006 in London. Your e- mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number: 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you a prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.
This prize is from a total cash prize of USD 95,000,000.00 (Ninty Five Million Pound) shared amongst th e fir st Fifty (50) lucky winners in this grand category “B”. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated £75 Million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the £363 Million jackpots that was shared between two winners in the January 2005 draw of The Big Game Mega Millions’ predecessor.
All participants were selected randomly from various websites on ‘The World Wide Web, www’ through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your prize remitted to you as required in this grand category “B” terms and conditions of claims.
This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claimingand unwarranted abuse of this program by non winners.Please note that , your lucky win ning n umber falls within our European booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Pound) prize would be transferred to your designated Bank account.
Our approved agent, The Trans Atlantic Company will immediately commence on processing your claims, to facilitate the release of your prize to you as soon as you make contact with them. Please be advised as follows: To file for your claim, kindly contact our Procurement agent with the following details for processing your claims:
I.Your Full Names
2.Address
3.Telephone/Fax Numbers
4.Age
5.Sex
6.Occupation
7.Annual Income
8.Nationality
9.Reference/Winning Numbers
********************************************************
Name: Mr.Thompson Rice
E-mail:mrthompsonrice@myway.com
Phone:+447024073539
Fax: +447031845551
Foreign Services Manager,Trans Atlantic Company,
Release order Department,United Kingdom.
********************************************************
Note that, all claims processes and clearance procedures must be duly completed early to avoid impersonation and or double claiming. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Mandy Jill.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
For: The British National Lottery Headquarters
—————————————————————-
This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
