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Lottery Scam Email:
BRITISH INT'L E- LOTTERY PROMOTION
"Mr. Knight Anderson", "Michael Fredrick"
Have you received an email from "Mr. Knight Anderson" at "BRITISH INT'L E- LOTTERY PROMOTION " telling you that "your
email address won in the second category" or something similar, and to
contact "Michael Fredrick" to collect your winnings? It is a
scam. Lotteries don't give money away to people who don't buy tickets -
not even as a "promotion". That's just dumb; it would not motivate anyone
to BUY a ticket! And No legitimate, legal lottery notifies winners via email (see footnote) The scammers may
change the names and details, but it is still a scam!
Below is another example of a fake lottery; this email claims to
be from the "BRITISH INT'L E- LOTTERY PROMOTION ".
Although the most important clue is that no legitimate
lottery will ever email a winner, there are many other signs that this is a fraud.
We have
highlighted some of these in the email below, not the least
of which are:
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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 excessive and random CapItaLiZAtion.
They often can't even spell "February" or know that "22th" ought to
be "22nd". These scammers usually write at the 3rd grade level.
Being non-native English speakers, they also often get first names and
surnames (last names reversed), so you will frequently see names like "Mr.
SMITH JAMES.", instead of "Mr. James Smith", along with the peculiar usage
of periods (full stops) and spaces or the lack thereof. Real lotteries also proofread their emails
and look and read more professional.
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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! It should read: "For our own security, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential until we have
finished scamming you!"
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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!):
BRITISH INT'L E- LOTTERY
PROMOTION
16, Court Avenue, P O Box 74 Southwark,
London, SE1 0EH
UNITED KINGDOM
Attn:
Joe Gullible:
We are indeed sorry for getting back to you
late, the board was authenticating your claims.
You are now officially cleared for payment by
the Verifications Department of the British
Int'l E-Lottery Promotion, your certified
Cheque of GBP 250,000 = 496,526.32 USD, Winning
Certificate, a covering document of money
laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit
for Claims from the British Government stating
that the money was obtained legally through
their International Lottery has
been forwarded to the Paying Bank Lloyds TSB
Plc, London for the transfer of your funds into
your account. However you are advised to contact
the paying bank for the release of your Winning
Prize from British Int'l Lottery Promotion. See
below the contact information of the Account
Officer for International Transfer. When
contacting him ensure you furnish him with the
details below for appropriate comparisons and
verification. It is very important to enable him
honour your mail.
Direct Online
Wire Transfer.
Name
of Accounting Officer: Michael Fredrick
Name of Bank: Lloyds TSB Plc, London
1. Full Names
2. Contact Address
5. Country of Residence
6. Telephone Number
7. Occupation
8. Sex
9. Age
Finally we advice you to keep us updated as soon
as the paying bank has transferred the funds
into your account in order for us the lottery
company to list your name on the winning list.
However, all you need to do is to
activate the account as the cheque sent to them
is secured and bonded thus covered with an
insurance policy. Do keep us updated in regards
to your progress with the bank.
Note:
The British International Lottery
Promotion has discovered a huge
number of double claims due to
recipients informing close friends
relatives and third parties about
their cash prize and also sharing
their winning notification. As a
result of this, these friends try to
claim the winnig prize on behalf of
the real recipient. The British
Int'l Lottery Promotion losses
millions of pounds on this
fraudulent people, and has reached a
decision from headquarters that any
double claim discovered by the
British Int'l Lottery will result to
the Lottery Board
cancelling entire
winning prize for the rightful
winner. So
you are hereby strongly
advised once more to keep your
Winning Prize notification strictly
confidential until you claim your
winning prize.
Sincerely yours,
Mr.
Knight Anderson
Claims
Dircetor
Names of Scam / Fake / Fraud Lottery
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