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Complaints on "Freelotto International Email Promotion Program".

Freelotto International Email Promotion Program
Posted: 2007-07-07 by Sakshi Jawa [send email]

BEWARE Of Email free lottery scam!

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FOLLOWING IS THE EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED ON 20TH June, 2007 FROM "FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL" Free Lotto Email Promo
SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION !
FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K,
82 VICTORIA STREET
VICTORIA LONDON
SW1 UK

Free Lotto Email Promo wrote:

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the recent results of the FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 20th Of JUNE,2007. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Serial Number: F2-003-036 and Batch number FR/[protected]. Your email address attached to the ticket number: [protected] that draw the lucky winning number, which consequently won the Daily Jackpot in the first category,in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dollars) in cash credited to file reference number:

TFR/[protected]/JPT.82 Victoria Street Victoria London SW1 U.K
$50,000.00: [protected]
$200,000.00: [protected]
$10,000.00: [protected]
$100,000.00 : [protected]
Daily Jackpot $2,000,000.00: [protected]
Super Bulk $10,000,000.00 : [protected]
To file for your claim, please contact your fudiciary agent immediately
via the email below:

Mr. Larry Smith
(Freelotto Fiduciary Department )
Email: freelottopayagent8@yahoo.co.uk
Phone No: +[protected] or [protected]
Tel: (+[protected] OR [protected] [protected]:00am-6:00pm GMT)
Monday-Friday

FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K
82 VICTORIA STREET
VICTORIA LONDON SW1
UNITED KINGDOM
Reference Serial Number: F2-003-0368
Ticket number: [protected]

Congratulations Lucky Winner,
On Behalf of the Screening Committee of United Kingdom FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K., I wish to formally inform you that you have successfully passed the Email Screening and Verification Matching Test conducted for all online winners in your winning in accordance with the United Kingdom FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K.Terms and Conditions. Hence you are therefore cleared for payment by the verifications and fund release department at the United Kingdom National Lottery Headquarters and your winnings has been duly signed and approved for release to you by the legal attorney to the United Kingdom FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K..

As you already know, all winners for the online version of the United Kingdom Free Lotto Online promotions were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from an exclusive list of 21,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies listed online as part of our international promotion to promote international co-operation between the United Kingdom and other countries worldwide and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this week's lucky dip sweepstakes and we do sincerely hope you will put part of your winnings into good use for community, educational and business development and also to render selfless services to the less privileged in your community.

The process for claiming your winnings has been made very simple so that by the end of one week at most, you are assured of having received your cash prize of the sum of $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dollars)and all the legal documents backing your winnings. In the light of the above mentioned, you are to contact the the Agency that will be handling the transfer of your winning to you with the contact informations below:

Contact Person:
Mr. Daniel Smith
Parcel Flight Courier Delivery service
Administrative Officer
E-MAIL: parcelflightcourierserviceagent4@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: +[protected] or [protected]
Fax: +[protected]
Note that you are to provide the Lottery Winners Agency that will be handling the delivery of your winning with the required details below to officially identify you:

1) Winner's Full Names:
2) Present Full Address:
3) Telephone Number:
4) Raffle Draw Winning Email:
5) Amount Won:

Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process; therefore you have limited time to claim your winnings. Failure to claim your winnings within the stipulated time frame will lead to the forfeiture of your winnings after which your winnings remitted back to the United Kingdom Free Lotto Headquarters and will then be added to next winning draws. Also kindly be aware that the United Kingdom Free Lotto winning prizes are regulated by the Financial Services Authority and as a result, you are advice to follow the Lottery Claims Terms and Conditions to ensure the remittance of your prize to you within the stipulated time of the claiming of winnings.

Further to this, due to some recent miss-up of some winning numbers, as a Prize winner and according to the United Kingdom Free Lotto Terms and Conditions, you are only privy to your winnings informations and your winnings transfer information in order to avoid any form of double claiming and misappropriation of your winnings, hence the release of your winning informations to a third party(friends and family members inclusive) is absolutely ruled out as this will lead give room to double claiming by a third party which is against the United Kingdom Free Lotto Terms and Conditions. You are hereby advice to keep your winning information personal from any third parties (friends and family members inclusive) until your winnings have been remitted to you.

Lastly, I will require a concise update on your proceedings with the Agency that will be handling the delivery of your winning. If you need any assistance whatsoever from this office, please do not hesitate to inform me.

Yours Sincerely,
James Keegan
Uk Lottery Overseas Claims Unit.

Confidentiality Notice:

Please note that this email and any files that may be attached to it is/are confidential and is/are intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity (is) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,distribution,copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law(s).Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of Free Lotto and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by Free Lotto finance and insurance when addressed to concern finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).

United Kingdom
Free Lotto
COPYRIGHT © [protected] ALL RIGHT RESERVED

UNKNOWINGLY I REPLIED TO THIS MAIL ASKING IF THIS WAS FOR REAL THAT I AM THE WINNER, THEN WHAT IS THE FURTHER PROCEDURE. FOLLOWING WAS THE REPLY :

FREE LOTTO EMAIL PROMO OFFICE
82 VICTORIA STREET
VICTORIA
SW1
UNITED KINGDOM

Phone No: +[protected] or [protected]

ATTN: Winner,

I am Mr. Larry Smith your claims officer, I wish to Congratulate you, you are a lucky person to have won this lottery.

This is a promotional draw which officially launches the new system. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws,payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.

This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings. Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email . Looking forward to your swift response.

Yours Faithfully,
Larry Smith
Phone No: +[protected] or [protected] 380 6853
Tel: (+[protected] OR [protected] [protected]:00am-6:00pm GMT)

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUPPLIED COMPREHENSIVELY BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND,FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.
1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
5.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:

6.SEX :
7.OCCUPATION :
8.MARITAL STATUS :
9.NATIONALITY:
10.TICKET NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER: :
11. AMOUNT WON:
The options to receive your winnings are:

1. CASH PICK UP: You can come down in person to collect your funds here in the UK (CASH). You will be required to present a valid International Passport as proof of Identification amongst other documentation which will be required if you choose this option.

2. CASHIERS CHEQUE: This is In consonance with our policy in this regard, be advised that if you opt for the cashiers cheque, you will be referred to our affiliate financial Institution that you can make inquiries concerning modalities. That is to say if you opt for cashiers cheque you are to notify this office that we may forward your check per your request to the issuing bank.
OPTION ONE(1):
OPTION ONE(2):

DECLARATION:

I, ---------HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCE,MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINGS.(SUPER STANDARD AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.
DATE :

This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s).This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and/or destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.

UNFORTUNATELY, I GOT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SCAM ONLY AFTER I REPLIED THIS MAIL. I GAVE THE ASKED INFORMATION. I AM REPOSTING THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT THE SCAMMER DOES NOT USE MY IDENTITY FOR ANY WRONG REASONS AND IF THE SCAMMER DOES, I WOULD BE PROTECTED BECAUSE I AM REPORTING THE SPAM COMPLAINT IN WRITING. I ALSO WANT OTHERS TO BE VERY CAREFUL!

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