Internet Lottery Scams
New Lotto UK (2007)
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 who may be tempted by the con artists’ offers. (How do lottery scams work?)
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from BRITISH AWARD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION uk.operations3@hotmail.co.uk
reply-to operations.uk03@yahoo.co.uk
date Sep 14, 2007 8:50 AM
subject NEW LOTTO UK
From: “BRITISHAWARDS COMMISSION” operations.uk03@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY AWARD 2007
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
HEADQUARTERS: 1A BEXON COURT CARLTON NOTTINGHAM SHIRE NOTTINGHAM NG4
1SQ ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM.
REFERENCE Nº: EGS/2251256003/03
BATCH Nº: 14/0017/1PD
AWARD NOTIFICATION
Flash Budget Finance Lottery of British International Lottery Program wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail accounts ballot lottery program by the British International Lottery Program held on May 2, 2007. Your email account was selected as a winner of £1,000,000.00 (One million British Pound sterlings).
This result is now made available to you and your email account attached to Ticket # 044595 in the Category A bonus ball 10, 18, 22, 35, 28, 35, and bonus ball 43. Participants were selected through a computerized ballot system drawn from company and individual email account holders. We advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims is processed and your money released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claim and undue abuse of this program. Please kindly contact your claims agent with the following details to expedite the processing of your prize winning.
1. Full name and address…………………………………………………………
2. Country of Residence…………………………………………………………
3. Tel and fax number……………………………………………………………
4. Occupation……………………………………………………………………
To begin your claim, please contact our Claim Manager at the International Claim Department immediately with the following address as below. All winnings must be claimed not later than two weeks from the date of receipt of this mail after which thel prize-winning shall be treated as Unclaimed.
Mr. Pete Smith
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agency
Email Lottery Promotion Regional Office
62AIslip Road Kent
LondonOX2 7SP
Untied Kingdom
Tel:+44 703 189 8012
Fax:+44 870 471 8152
Email: operations.uk03@yahoo.co.uk
Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays; Please remember to quote your Reference and Batch numbers in all correspondence.
Congratulations on your being a lucky winner!
Yours Sincerely,
David Kelley (Mr).
(Information and Promotion Manager).
