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UK National Lottery Scams: The UK National Lottery, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program

Sample Email Scams Involving the British National Lottery
The UK National Lottery, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program
"Mrs Scott Voke", "Mr Terry Cole"

"The UK National Lottery, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery 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 "Mrs Scott Voke" and tell you to contact another fictitious person "Mr Terry Cole" (their "claims processor" or "fiduciary agent"). 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, "Mrs Scott Voke", "Mr Terry Cole", may be different; they keep changing them to con you!

Did you notice the line, "This promotion takes place weekly".  You've never heard of it! Not much of a promotion is it? How about the "Your prize award has been insured in your name".  Why?  Since when does money sitting in a bank need an insurance policy, and why would you be expected to pay for it? That's the cost of their business! And you are to email "Mr Terry Cole" at a free yahoo account in SPAIN?  If alarm bells aren't going off by now, you must be the village idiot.

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.

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Fraud Example

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The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
www.lottery.co.uk
http://www.lottery.co.uk/res/Default.asp


FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to notify you the draw (998) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Wednesday 4 April 2007 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 annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address attached to:

E -ticket Number: 123418302 188
Serial Number : 5368/02
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
Reference Number: UK/9420X2/68
Lucky Numbers: 11, 14, 19, 35, 46, 49, (17 bonus Ball).

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 £1,200,000 (ONE MILLION AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £7,200,000 GBP shared among the first Three (3) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your name 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 8 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 £1,200,000 (ONE MILLION AND TWO 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 citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Saturday.
To file for your claim, please contact the company Fiduciary agent:

Name: Mr Terry Cole.
Email: info.claimdepts@yahoo.es

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that 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.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs Scott Voke



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