Internet Lottery Scams
United Kingdom/France Foundation Lottery (2007)
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from “UNITED KINGDOM/FRANCE FOUNDATION LOTTERY.”
reply-to gloriadillion@yahoo.gr
date Aug 24, 2007 3:10 AM
subject LOTTERY, CONFIRM YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION.
UNITED KINGDOM/FRANCE FOUNDATION
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: NBM44125677
BATCH NO: 31/107/AY.
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement on the 15TH OF AUGUST 2007,of winners of the UNITED KINGDOM/FRANCE FOUNDATION LOTTERY WIN/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on 19TH March 2007 as part of our yearly bonanza. You or your company, attached to
Ticket number: 1416-4612-750
Serial number: 3187-17
Lucky numbers: 31-17-8-28-55
and consequently won the lottery in the “A” category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 500,000.00 British Pound Sterlings in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: NBM44125677. This is from the total prize money of 15,000,000.00 British Pounds Sterlings shared among the Thirty (30) international winners in this category. All selected persons were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from 250,000 names/email addresses from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. Note, no tickets were sold but all names/email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized names/email addresses selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email names/email addresses drawn from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North Am erica and Oceania.
CONGRATULATIONS! To begin your claim, confirm receipt of this mail to the lotto co-ordinator Mr. Wilson Bruce Zheng, for due processing and remittance of your prize money.
Mr. Mr. Wilson Bruce Zheng
Tel: +44 207 193 9531
E-mail: wilsonzheng@netbg.com
Congratulations once again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Ms. Gloria Dillion
Secretary.
UNITED KINGDOM/FRANCE FOUNDATION.
