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UK National Lottery Scams:
Example:
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD - Claims Department
"Mr. Henry Smith", "Sir Christopher Barrett"
Have you received an email from "Mr. Henry Smith" at
the "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD - Claims Department" telling you that you won the a prize and to contact "Sir Christopher Barrett"?
It is a scam.
There are only two legal large 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,
see this page to find out
what happens next!
Other resources:
Also
In the UK, call the hotline at 020 7211 8111 to check or report lottery scams.
There are many other signs that this is a fraud that we have
highlighted in the email below,
typically including one or more of these:
-
Email address ballot: There is no such thing as a
"computer ballot system" or "computer email draw". No one, not even
Microsoft has a database of email addresses of the type or magnitude they
suggest.
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Terrible spelling, punctuation, syntax and grammar - Scammers
apparently don't know how to use spell checkers. We assume they
dropped out of school before that class. They use almost random
CapItaLiZAtion and often can't even spell "February" or know that "22th" ought to
be "22nd". Real lotteries proofread their emails and use people
who can write above the 3rd grade level.
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Using free email account: The scammer is writing to
you from a FREE email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, Excite, AIM, Gmail, etc.). Don't you think a real organization
would use its own email, its own domain and website?
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Keep Confidential - Real lotteries THRIVE on
publicity - they don't want you to keep anything secret - the publicity
causes people to buy more tickets. there is NO risk of "double claiming"
because they can validate where the ticket numbers were sold. The scammer
want you to keep quiet because they don't want the police or
ConsumerFraudreporting to hear about them!
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Email notification: NO REAL LOTTERY SENDS AN EMAIL TO
NOTIFY WINNERS. Period. Full-stop. End of story. There mere fact
ALONE that you received an email saying you won a lottery is proof that it
is a scam.
Here is a typical scam lottery winning notification.
Actual scam email (One example - the scammers constantly change
names, dates and addresses!):
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:40:24 -0800
From:
uk.lotto@telus.net
Subject: SUCCESS****ALERT-REF No: UKNL-L/200-26937
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
Claims Department
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: Batch:
Attention: Winner,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash Price of
£450,000.00 (four hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds)
from the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY programs held on the 2ND
March,2007 in the United Kindom. We hereby inform you that we have processed
your payment and your
cheque is ready for disbursement, along with your winnings certificate. also
your funds deposited with us is not in liquid form but in Bank Cheque, this
advice complies with the Anti-Fraud section 2,sub section (iv) of the
procedural manual of the funds disbursement agreement existing between
courier
companies and the Union Government. A certificate of prize claims and some
vital
documents will be sent along side your winnings cheque. The documents
to be sent are;
1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM UK LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTIONS.
2.WINNERS CHEQUE
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.);
4.ANTI-TERRORISM CERTIFICATES(A.T.C);
5.CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS(C.O.F.).
Our affiliate courier company will send the cheque to you. In
consonance with our policy in this regard, The Lottery Board will however
exempts
itself from all related to this service.
The cost of this service would be done by you; this is a prerequisite
for this option. You will be referred to our affiliate courier company so
that
you can make enquires concerning modalities, and charges.
The reason for the courier option is to avoid double taxation, that is
if you are to come over to sign for the release of your winnings personally,
you would have to pay taxes on the winnings in UK and then go and pay
taxes on the same winnings in your country once the funds get there.
This is the main reason why we would advise that you take the courier
option, because you have not collected the winnings until you sign for it and
the only way you can sign for it via courier is when you have taken delivery
of
the parcel containing the winnings cheque and certificate of winning.
Contact our delivery department with the contact information below for
futher instructions on how to send the consignment to your location. Please
you should also send a copy of your verification code which is(ECL080) down
to
the delivery company to as to authenticate your lottery winnings. You will
be required to send them (The Courier) also the following details:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:
SEX:
TEL:
COUNTRY:
Below is the name of the delivery agency you are to forward your
verification code to alongside your fullnames ,address ,occupation status
,and
phone numbers:
SPEED LINK COURIERS DELIVERY
ADDRESS:Unit B3, Kingsland Close, London United Kingdom
Tel:+447031923091, +447031945307, +447031928108 ,+447031945986
FAX:+448709743240
http://speedlinkcouriers.tripod.com/
Email: speedlink.courier@yahoo.co.uk
Please note: All Correspondences should be directed to Person:
Sir Christopher Barrett
SPEED LINK COURIERS DELIVERY
ADDRESS:Unit B3, Kingsland Close, London United Kingdom
Tel:+447031923091, +447031945307, +447031928108 ,+447031945986
FAX:+448709743240
http://speedlinkcouriers.tripod.com/
Email: speedlink.couriers@yahoo.co.uk
Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from , this is
because the total amount has been insured to the real value . This is in
accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in
1993
and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to
protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds. Its is imperative
that
you add your IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS{CPEL/OWN/9876}as the subject of any
correspondence with the courier company to ensure they respond in a timely
manner. I
will require a concise update on proceedings with the firm as soon as you
are in contact with them. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do
not
hesitate to let me know. And i do hope you will consider me for a
little bonus after you have recieved your winnings.
Good luck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Regards,
Mr. Henry Smith
+44 701 115 3040
Claims Department
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
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