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UK National Lottery Scams: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Mr. John Moore
Sample Email Scams
Involving the British National Lottery
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
Mr. John Moore, Mr. Michael A. Wolyn
How to Recognize Them and What To Do If You Receive One
Another UK National Lottery Scam. There are only two legal lotteries in Britain, the National Lottery and the Monday Lottery, 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 thi sis a scam.
In the UK, call the hotline at 020 7211 8111 to check or report lottery scams.
Fraud Example
WINNING NOTIFICATION
>From : UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY HEADQUATERS
< john.moore50@hotmail.co.uk >
Sent : Friday, February 9, 2007 7:03 PM
Subject : CONGRATULATIONS:YOU HAVE WON £89,500. (DRAW#1161).We happily announce to you the draw (#1161) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 7th February 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 96857354626 with Serial number 8249/01 drew the lucky numbers 06 16 18 29 30
35 (bonus no 48 ), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category i.ematch 5 plus
bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £89,500 (Eighty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/8023485308/91. 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.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly until the end of the year. (31/12/2007)
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. (5647560054) In view of this, your £89,500 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.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers, this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.To claim your prize, please write to the fiduciary Agent
Mr.Michael A.Wolyn
FIDUCIARY AGENT
OVER SEAS CLAIM UNIT
MR.MICHAEL A. WOLYN
TEL:+44-702 401 8758
TEL:+44 702 401 8761
TEL:+44 701 112 7956
TEL:+44 701 112 7960
FAX:+44-870 478 0359
EMAIL- michaelwolyn@hotmail.co.uk
YOUR DETAILS
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,
Mr. John Moore
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Mr.John Moore
Online coordinator
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