Sample Email Scams
Involving the British National Lottery
Frontier Forwarding Service Ltd
"Mrs. Anna Walter"
How to
Recognize Them and What To Do If You Receive One
You just received an email that says you won the a lottery! You've replied and
started planning your trip to Disney World! Now their shipping agent, "Frontier
Forwarding Service Ltd" has written back (see email below) saying you just need
to pay £585.00 to "Mrs. Anna
Walter" first, for delivery charges. Hmm, isn't that odd. And isn't it more
odd that you've never heard of "the "British Lottery International programs"
or "Frontier Forwarding Service Ltd"?
Of course, you haven't! It is a scam!
However, NO lottery ever emails people to tell them they won, nor makes the
winner pay to deliver the money and you can't win
from your email address, without buying a ticket, anyway!
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; such as random capitalization, the use of a free Yahoo email account and the
omnipresent claim that your "email address attached to ticket..." was the key to
winning. As if email addresses are used to hand out money...
In the UK, call the hotline at 020 7211 8111 to check or report lottery scams.
Fraud Example
From : Frontier Forwarding Service Ltd <
frontier_dispatchdept@yahoo.co.uk >
Sent : Monday, 26 February 2007 3:58:54 AM
Subject : PAYMENT INFORMATION
Welcome to Frontier Forwarding Services Limited
Frontier Forwarding Services Ltd
Frontier House,Pier Road
Feltham, Middx TW14 OTW
Attention: John Smith
The option you have chosen, Normal class delivery: in 48hours (over night):
The amount charge is (£585.00) Equivalent (1,450.00 Aus dollars) and must be
paid by you. The payment should be made via Western Union Money Transfer. You
are to make Payment to our account Officer's, details given below:
Name: Anna Walter (Mrs).
Address: Unit 11, Ashford Industrial Estate,
Shield Road, Ashford, Middx,
TW15 1AU, London.
United Kingdom.
Once this is done please send the following information to us:
1: Sender Name (the first and last name of sender)
2: Sender House Address
3: MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number)
4: Amount Sent
5: A Scan Copy of Payment Slip.
On the receipt of these, your FUNDS will be couriered to your door step in
48hours after payment has been received. Please NOTE: your parcel is protected
by a hardcover insurance policy which makes it cash before delivery.
Before it will be remitted to you, and immediately you make the payment for
the courier charges your tracking number will be given to you so do endeavour to
make the payment immediately to avoid delay. Regards, Mr. Larry Morgan.
Tel: +447856472985
Frontier Forwarding Services LTD
Frontier forwarding service can be contacted 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
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