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Sample Email Scams
Involving the British National Lottery
British National Lottery (Online Program)
"Mr. Ashley Baker", "our fiduciary agent"
"British National Lottery (Online Program)" is another UK National Lottery Scam. Claiming to be the
"online version", the scammer will send you an email from a fictitious person
like "Mr. Ashley Baker" and tell you to contact another fictitious person "our fiduciary agent" (their
"claims processor"). Of course, you cannot win ANY real
lottery without buying a ticket. There is no such thing as a "computer draw
system" and your email address cannot
and will never win any lottery! The names, "Mr. Ashley Baker", "our fiduciary agent", may
be different; they keep changing them to con you! Doesn't it seem odd that the
email was sent from a Bellsouth.net (a U.S. phone company) account and was sent
to a broad distribution list? Also,
see this page for a very
similar letter - note the different email addresses.
See this page for the
reply you will receive from the scammers if you write (or call) back!
Of course, there are only two legal lotteries in Britain,
the National Lottery
and
the Monday Lottery,
anyway, and they do
NOT use email to notify winners. Below is a scam email actually received.
DO NOT reply to any emails you receive that claim you have won a lottery that
you did not enter. They are frauds. You will lose your money.
There is no "free lunch"; don't be foolish and believe a scam! We can not
say it any more plainly: YOU WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL BY ANY
LEGITIMATE LOTTERY THAT YOU WON A PRIZE. If you do receive such an email,
it IS a fraud, do not reply to it! If you DID reply to one,
click here to
see what you will likely receive back.
For your education and entertainment, we have
highlighted some of the obvious
clues that this is a scam.
In the UK, call the hotline at 020 7211 8111 to check or report lottery scams.
Fraud Example
From: "BRITISH NOTIFICATION DESK." <
osamd2@bellsouth.net >
To: < winners@bnl.co.uk >
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:29 AM
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION 2007!!!
BRITISH ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
British National Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service Department
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
WINNING NOTIFICATION 2007
We happily announce to you the draw (#471) of the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY (online program), held recently.
Your e-mail address attached to an electronic ticket
number: 56475600545 which was assigned to your e-mail address with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:01 25 26 27 39 49 (bonus no.),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000 (Two
Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000 shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
Please note that your lucky number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon (5647560054).
In view of this, your £250,000 (Two Hundred And Fifty thousand pounds sterling)
would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide him with the information below:
Name:
Address:
Marital Status :
Occupation :
Age:
Sex:
Nationality:
Country of residence:
Telephone number:
Cell phone number:
Fax number:
Draw number above:
Email address:
Mr. Ashley Baker
British National Lottery
Fiduciary Agent
Email Address: bnl_mrbaker@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number: +(44) 702 403 7471
+(44) 703 190 2923
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