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I was told I won the UK online Lottery and would be sent my check in the amount of 1.1 million us dollars, via of courier, but I have to pay for the courier in the amount of $836.50 us dollars to the courier company. All my investigating tells me this is an ongoing scam. However my e-mail contains a picture and names and addresses so why can't the authorities catch the persons doing this? My winnings include check for 1.1 million us dollars a laptop a lottery shirt and cap. What is the deal...
Retun E-Mail Address I received is uk_clmoffice@yahoo.co.uk Mr. Paul Jones Tel:+[protected] BATCH;UK/2054/011 REF: MSWL/[protected]. Thank you for having a place to check this out. Sincerly , STEVE WATTS.
Once time uk national lottery email I received and contact with their but they want 200 pound for currier services post but, I need to help expert internet user then he said me it is wrong way , It will be keep your Money then I stopped contact with them
But, now My mouse curser when I use right side cilice then come ( I have been inform that I am a winner in lottery draw in UK. The company running the the finance is Lin k Trust Finance UK. The grand price being 6 500 000 million pounds.n Is this a scam or what because is to good to be true. I have allready forward to them some information. A question with asking is that I must paid the transfer cost with is not lest than 2000 pound)
this sentence.
What is this I can not understand?
Please, help me
What is Details?
FIRST BANK PLC
NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
EXCHANGE CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
# 1 BANK ROAD WUSE FCT
ABUJA NIGERIA
E-MAIL ADDRESS firstbank_paymentcentre@yahoo.com
TEL : +[protected]
SUBJECT: AFFIDAVIT AND INSURANCE CHARGE
WINNERS EMAIL:CONFIRMATION (houhoubardan@yahoo.com)
ATTN:Houhou Bardan
THE FIRST BANK PLC NIGERIA WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT, YOU WILL BE SENDING THE FEE FOR AFFIDAVIT AND INSURANCE CHARGE OF $430 US DOLLAR THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER PAYMENT OFFICE IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW ,TO ENABLE OUR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ADVISER SECURE AN AFFIDAVIT AND INSURANCE WHICH IS VALID DOCUMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY WITHIN 48HOURS.
NOTE: WE DON'T WANT YOU TO PAY MORE THAN THE AFFIDAVIT , INSURANCE CHARGE FEE THAT YOU ARE SURPOSE TO PAY AT THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER PAYMENT OFFICE WHERE YOU WILL BE MAKING THE PAYMENT.
OUR ADVISE TO YOU IS THAT YOU MUST NOT TELL ANY BODY ABOUT YOUR WINNING PRIZE; NOT EVEN AT THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER ( FROM WHERE YOU ARE SENDING THE FEE ),TO AVIOD THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER PAYMENT OFFICE, DEMANDING MORE CHARGES FROM YOU LIKE, BANK TARRIF FEE, BANK VAT FEE AND ALSO BANK COMMISION FEE.
AND SECONDLY BE INFORMED NOT TO DISCLOSE THE PURPOSE OF SENDING THE MONEY TO ANY BODY TO AVOID WRONG CLAIMING FOR OBVIOUS SECURITY REASONS AND TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS AND DOUBLE CLAIMING.
SO IT IS COMPULSORY THAT THESE FEES ARE PAID BY THE BENEFICIARY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE .THE AFFIDAVIT AND CHARGE OF $430 USD IS TO BE PAID TO THE SENIOR SECRETARY OF THE LEGAL CO-ORDINATOR OF FINANCAIL TRANSFER MR.OKORONKWO STANLEY OF (FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA),THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE FELLOWING INFORMATION.
NAME... MR OKORONKWO STANLEY
ADDRESS...# 1 BANK ROAD WUSE FCT ABUJA NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION...FIRST...
ANSWER...YES...
MCTN CONTROL NUMBER...
SENDER'S NAME...
SENDER'S ADRRESS...
DESTINATION...NIGERIA.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE SCAN COPY OF THE PAYMENT INFORMATION YOU WILL USE IN SENDING THE MONEY BACK TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS TO ENABLE US COMFIRM THE PAYMENT ie THE NAME OF THE MONEY COREA SENDING AGENCY, CONTROL NUMBER, TEXT QUESTION AND TEXT ANSWER ETC. TO AVOID ANY WRONG PAYMENT
REGARDS.
DR WILSON PAUL.
(EXCHANGE CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE)
*******************DISCLAIMER*******************
The Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is proprietary to first Bank and/or its Customer and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from a disclosure under applicable law. If this is a forwarded message, the content of this EMAIL may not have been sent with the authority of the Bank. first Bank shall not be liable for any mails sent without due authorisation or through unauthorised access.
If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use,distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this mail and notify us immediately.
EMAIL ADDRESS firstbank_paymentcentre@yahoo.com
TEL : +[protected]
the sit send to me thes message dut i theng he is layer
and i have apictur wining i want on you my prize plz recive to my e mail soon thanks
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in febreuary the seventh l received an email from the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY they told me that l won [protected] british pounds , l did not blieve that so l told them to send me the mony to my acount in the bank because l dont have any mony to pay for the company , the responded that l can pay the half of the payment that they need , l relised that it is just a scam to earn mony from the simple people who will blieve that , please dont beleive or you will loose your mony .
best regards - abed
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:59:54 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Rev Molan Jemba"
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Subject: CONTACT COURIER COMPANY FOR CLAIMS
To: "naresh kumar rana"
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
16b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , W1u 1QU
United Kingdom.
FOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER
PAYMENT AND ORDER RELEASE
DEPARTMENT
========================
Ref: B2/94006V/A4
Batch: 095/G5/ZY490
========================
Dear Winner,
We have received your information and we have reviewed and accepted your completed claims verification form, based on this your prize money shall be remitted to you accordingly. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 100,000 websites on the internet. Each email address was attached to a file number[DXS/5991/41]. Your email address was selected along with two others as winners. 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 cheque
2.Winners Certificate and
3.Clearance Certificate
You are to contact our Delivery department with the contact information below for further instructions on how to send the consignment to your location. Please fill the verification form given below with your personal details. Find below the contact information of the delivery Agent:
===================================
Handling agent: Mr. Allen Smith
Chester Courier Services Ltd
218 Marguerite Drive,
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex,
SS9 1NW, London,
United Kingdom.
Email:chester_info@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-[protected]
Fax: +[protected]
FULL NAMES_______________________
SEX______________
DATE OF BIRTH ________________________
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS___________________________________
NATIONALITY___________________
ZIP CODE____________________________
POSTAL CODE ____________________________
OCCUPATION_____________________________
MOBILE_______________________
TEL______________________
FAX ____________________
COUNTRY ______________________
===================================
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 3 July, 1996 by the constitutional assembly.
This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds. Its is imperative that you add your order number [ZAXR/VPF/1414] as the subject of any correspondence with the delivery department 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.
Regards,
Rev: Molan Jemba.
(your fiduciary agent)
pls confirma this is true and reply me
I was told I won the UK online Lottery and would be sent my check in the amount of 1.2million pounds, via of courier, but I have to pay for the courier in the amount of 2000poundto the courier company. All my investigating tells me this is an ongoing scam. However my e-mail contains a picture and names and addresses so why can't the authorities catch the persons doing this? My winnings include check for 1.2 millionpounds What is the deal
This a scam e-mailed to me. Please read on and be your own judge.
British Lottery board 2007 Notification
WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Uk Lottery Award Promotion Programme
British Lottery Award Promotion Programme
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Lottery Co-ordinator,
Dr.Mrs. Sandra Briggs
Chairperson Lottery Organized Committee
Dr. Mrs. Jenniffer Gray.
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom.
Attn:Sir/Madam,
British Lottery board! announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the ongoing Micro-soft Lottery Draw for the year, 2007. All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada , Australia , United States , Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually,consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of £930,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS ONLY ).
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational Micro-Soft companies and arts councils of England as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities and the whole world where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of £930,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in United Kingdom or otherwise specified
your identification numbers are,
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04
Batch No Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon : Match 6+B
Ref No: [protected]/04,
Batch: [protected]/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC
FOR YOUR CLAIMS
please contact our certified and accredited corresponding agent in United Kingdom immediately for category "A" winners for quick and urgent release of your fund,
contact information is as follow:
Mr.Gary Neville
30 Prospect Hill, Galway United Kingdom.
Tel: +[protected]
Email:ngarymx@yahoo.co.uk
Email:ngarymx@inMail24.com
You are required to provide the claims agent with the under listed information as soon as possible:
A. Name In Full:...
B. Residential Address:...
C. Alternative email Address:...
D. Nationality:...
E. Age:...
F. Sex:...
G. Occupation:...
H. Marital Status:...
I. Phone:...
J. Fax:...
Wining References:
Total Amount
Won:...
Ref No: ...
Batch No: ...
Winning No:...
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.
(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details as confidential as possible,any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this Confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.
Yours Sincerely
Dr.Mrs. Sandra Briggs
British National Lottery Co-Ordinator.
Congratulations Once again
We thank you for being part of our Promotions programme. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.The British International Lottery board winning draw is conducted in each quarter of the year .
This email is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by other legal rules. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately on the telephone number given below and delete the message from all locations on your computer. You should not copy this email or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any other person: to do so may be unlawful.
Copyright © [protected] the National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
[protected] 9576UK
British Lottery is a free service that does not require you to register or be a Microsoft ! Registered user before winning
* * * * * * D I S C L A I M E R * * * * * * *
This message is confidential and intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by E-Mail return and then delete this message from your system. You should not copy or use it or disclose its contents to any other person. If any part of this message is illegible or if you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender. We cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message without further investigation.
I received an e-mail indicating that my e-mail address has won an amount of 930,000 pounds UK National Lottery that I did not consciously participate. I was told to contact one Dr. Mrs. Sandra Briggs with my personal information to process the winning. I never replied them because I know that it was a scam. Below is part of the letter sent to me.
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From: "Uk National Lottery" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: From-Dr.Mrs. Sandra Briggs
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:41:52 +0000
British Lottery board 2007 Notification
WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Uk Lottery Award Promotion Programme
British Lottery Award Promotion Programme
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Lottery Co-ordinator,
Dr.Mrs. Sandra Briggs
Chairperson Lottery Organized Committee
Dr. Mrs. Jenniffer Gray.
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom.
Attn:Sir/Madam,
British Lottery board! announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the ongoing Micro-soft Lottery Draw for the year, 2007. All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada , Australia , United States , Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually,consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of £930,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS ONLY ).
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational Micro-Soft companies and arts councils of England as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities and the whole world where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of £930,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in United Kingdom or otherwise specified
Hey! Look what I won, come on people if you believe this kind of stuff then you deserve to continue to get this kind of stuff in your email. How can you take this so serious. If your stupid enough to send the money that they ask you for then shame on you.
(Hey if this is for real and anybody helps me collect I'll pay you handsomly)
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY (HEADQUARTERS)
The National lottery.
16 Kempsford road, GL7 4WZ,
London. England,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Date: 9th of January,2008.
TICKET NUMBER: [protected]
SERIAL NUMBER: [protected]
BATCH NUMBER : BT-4478474121P
AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#999) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on the 8th of
January,2008.
You were entered as dependent clients with: SERIAL NUMBER: [protected]
and
Batch number BT-4478474121P.
Your email address attached to the ticket number: [protected] that drew
the
lucky winning numbers which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have been approved for a payment
of £800,000.00 POUNDS (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND Pounds Sterling.) in
cash
credited to file reference number: UKL/K5998/U4.
This is from a total cash prize of Eight million pounds shared among
the ten international winners in first
categories.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as
part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some
names and addresses,we ask that you keep this award personal, till
your
claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.This is
part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
taking
advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators,You
are
to contact our accredited agent for your winnings.
MR.MARTIN SPENCER.
UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY CLAIMS AGENT.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY SECURITY AGENCY.
Email: martinspencer_uklotteryclaims@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+[protected]
Fax:+[protected]
He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS
Z-90237-Y°67/U4(keep personal) Remember, your winnings must be
claimed
not later than
(30th of January, 2008)
In other to file for your claim,you have to Contact your Lottery Agent
with the following information and fill out this
form;
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS/COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
3.NATIONALITY:
4.AGE:
5.SEX/MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.TELEPHONE(HOME):
8.TELEPHONE(MOBILE):
9.FAX:
Our Lottery agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via e-mail with the particulars
presented above citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter.
Please note that you are to select between this two optionsfor the
delivery or transfer of your winnings to you.
a) DELIVERY OF CHEQUE VIA COURIER:
(b)CONTACT THE TRANSFERRING BANK & TRANSFER OF
YOUR WINNINGS INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY:
Choose one of the options and inform your agent about this option.
Our winners are assured of the utmost
standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of
proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to
maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of
proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.
This
is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Goodluck from me and the entire staff of the UK LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Miss. Mary R. Kerns.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright © [protected] The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.
I HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT I HAVE WON AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT FROM UK NATIONAL LOTTERY THAT I THINK IT IS FRAUGHT BECAUSE I DID NOT PLAY THE LOTTERY.
JAYANTA.
AN EMAIL I JUST RECIVED RANG THE NUMBER AND SOMEONE ANSWERED...
2008 AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
From: UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY (ukadmin@uknationlotto.org)
Sent: 04 January 2008 21:25:17
Reply-to: clamward@yahoo.cn
To:
Dear Winner,We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent UKNATIONAL LOTTERY DRAWS (#669) held on the 20th of December, 2007.Youre-mail addressattached to ticket number: [protected] with serial number 009/01whichconsequently won in the category "D" with the following Winning Numbers8,10,13,22,32,38 Bonus No. 4. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of�?2,500,000.00 POUNDS STERLING.{Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Poundssterling}.Note that all participants in thislottery program have been selected randomly througha computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000 companies and30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and websites.This program is strictly for international participants ONLY! You have to send following details in order to fascilitate theprocessing andrelease of your winning.Name: ...Nationality:...Country of residence: ...Tel number: ...Occupation: ...Sex: ...Age:...Winning E-mail Address:...Draw Number:...Amount Won:...Ticket Number:...Winning Numbers:...Serial Number:... This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims andunwarrantedabuse of this program by some winners.You arerequested to contact your claims officer Mr. Hendrik Rykaad,to assistyouwith theprocessing of your winnings and subsequent payments.--------------------------------------------Phone: +447031967576Fax: +447005938279Mr. Hendrik RykaadEmail:ukglobclam@yahoo.de-------------------------------------------- Yours Truly,Harry James.Congratulations! Your E-mail Address Won In Our Sweepstakes.
MOTTO: PROMOTING GLOBAL USE OF THE INTERNET
UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK,GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF 1998
(Registration Z720633X)
Uk National Lottery,
16b Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool,
W1u 1QU.
United Kingdom
Draw: N0:840
Dear Winner,
DETAILS ABOUT YOUR WINNINGS
All participants for this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through the computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place yearly. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (£1,500,000.00 pounds) One Million Five Hundred Thousand pounds in cash credited to file [HJX/2249/07].
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
For payment, please do provide the following information and send back immediately.
Let me know is it true or false mail.
pls give information about this lottery!
Hi! It is a definitlivy scam. Don't belive this information and save your money. If you will pay, you will pay your stupidity. I has payed my. Thanks.
Hello everybody, My name`s Liliana and I live in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
3 days ago i received a mail where it was written i had won 1.000.000 pounds in the UK National Lottery. Aparently my e-mail was selected between 250.000 e-mails and bla bla bla. It is absolutely difficult to believe, don´t you think so?
Today i received a mail from Scarlet Couriers where i am noticed i have to chose an option among four classes of delivery and i have to pay since 540 pounds to 470 pounds. Of course i do not have that summ of money. Unfortunatelly i'm a poor woman, it`s impossible to me to save money in a bank since i am alone to grow three children.
Allow me to tell you that it is very weird and unfortunatelly i already sent all my personal details and nobody contacted me by phone to tell about this important prize or whatever. I would like to know if this whole story is true or false, could you please help me?
It `s very extrange the idea to ask for money in the internet telling people that they become millonaire and remember please i m from Buenos Aires Argentina.
Is this possible that people could believe all this fantasy and finally they send their money to these creep people?
best regards.
Liliana,
sinceresly yours.
I was sent the very same letter, and I decided to call the National Lottery Headquarters Customer Service number: +[protected] which was busy. Since they informed me that the agent in their South African office will "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." Ladies & Gents, this is a scam as anything from Africa especially dealing with money is a scam altogether. I have heard of other types of scam generating from there where they send you a bogus check to deposit into your account, but you must withdraw a small percent and wire it back to them.
Don't bother with replying as that only opens up your email to the potential of more scams. There is no such thing as free money especially if you don't even remember entering it. The money may look good, but it is not real, however, the money you part with to get it is real and it is yours.
I too received a similar UK National Lottery Winning offer to me. Do we contact these people above, maybe someone has received the lottery monies. That has not been told. Contact me, because what if this is on the up and up. It may be, I'm neutral until someone says "Yes" I paid the cost the the courier and this is what happened. Did they get the money or not. We need to hear the conclusion of these above complaints.
Dianna.
I Too have received this email more than once. they tell you that you have won then tell you that the money is in South Africa bank and a cost has to be paid to get document to collect it because of some international law. So i tell then to deduct the cost from my winning and send me the balance, i am awaiting their respond. I will keep you updated if they respond.
I have read all the above complaints and concur that I have received a similar letter from UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. I appreciate all your inputs. They have helped to remove any doubts that the letter is a scam.
This is terrible and something really needs to be done about these lies. I knew it was a scam which is why I did my research. I prayed to God not to let me do something like send these people the money they requested. They even had someone called and talked with me and assured me it was legit. I am very upset and these people need to be stopped. I pray real soon because they are stealing people money. Also be aware they will send a phoney so called letter of guarentee which looks real but its all a part of the scam.
I think its a scam. I too just received an email claiming I too won the lottery. My letter is worded just as the others have posted but with different names. I find it hard to believe that I would have to pay anyone anything to claim my so called "wining money". Here is another thing why did I not get anything in the mail. I requested information to be sent through the mail and not my email. I don't think they will send it through the mail because I think it's a federal offense. (I think, not sure) But that just goes to show that it is a scam. If it was real they would be able to send a certified letter claiming that I had officially won this lottery i never entered. I don't think any law exist for online scams and that is why they are able to cheat and scam people online and take our hard earned money.
This is the next letter.
От кого: unionbankplc_nig@aol.in
Кому: rafalg@rambler.ru
Дата: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:50:31 -0500
Тема: TRANSFER FEE.($450)
*******UNION BANK NIGPLC ****************
FROM: CLAIMS/VERIFICATION AND
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
# NO.1 BANK ROAD WUSE FCT ABUJA-NIGERIA
PHONE:+[protected]
DATE:19TH NOVEMBER,2007
(EXCHANGE CONTROL INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE)
ATTENTION:...Radnayev,Tsydyp Edingovich ...
We the staff of this bank congratulates you on your approval and having submitted the correct answer to our official questions.
We have received your mail, and all the contents were well undertsood.You are required to pay the transfer fee of $450.
...YOUR BANK DETAILS...
BANK NAME: BAIKALBANK
BANK ADDRESS: 28 Krasnoarmeiskaya street, Ulan-Ude, Russia, 670034
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER (just in EURO):
intermediary bank: VTB BANK (DEUTSCHLAND) AG
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY
SWIFT-OWHBDEFF
bank of beneficiary: /[protected]
BANK "NOVAYA MOSKVA" SWIFT: JSNMRUMM
(NOMOS-BANK)
MPSCOW, RUSSIA
beneficiary: /[protected]
BAIKALBANK, ULAN-UDE, RUSSIA
in favor of: Radnayev Tsydyp Edingovich
acc.: 615653
...THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO...
1. Rush down to Western Union Money Transfer and send the Transfer fee of $450 dollars. Below is the name of our accounting officer.MR.RUBEN VICTOR
2.Scan and send the payment slip given to you by western Union Money transfer for confirmation of the payment.
3.KEEP THE PAYMENT RECIEPT FROM WESTERN UNION CONFIDENTIAL TO AVIOD DOUBLE CLAIMING OF FUND.
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AFTER YOU PAY $450.
1.We undergo a lot of process to make sure that we do not release or transfer this winning money into the hands of terrorist, and we expect you to make this payment immediately. We do not deduct the Transfer fee from the amount won,because it has not being processed for payout ,and so nobody has the right to touch it.
2.Secondly we have to process ,issue a certificate of winning and a copy of the certificate is to be sent to your bank and these you will use to withdraw the money.
3.This is why the transfer fee is being paid, to enable us do that.Please note, you have the right to reject the offer.For any question concerning the UK lottery , feel free to contact Your Claims Agent for more information.
The transfer fee is $450 dollars only and as soon as we confirm the transfer we shall transfer your fund into your account within 24hrs. Without any further delay.
You are required to rush down to Western Union Money Transfer and send the Transfer fee of $450 dollars. Below is the name of our accounting officer.
RECEIVERS NAME: RUBEN VICTOR
RECEIVER ADREES: # NO.1 BANK ROAD WUSE FCT ABUJA-NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION...WHAT FOR.
TEXT ANSWER...2007.
AMOUNT TO BE SENT...$450USD.
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THANK'S FOR YOUR CO-OPPERATION.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE..
Sincerely Your's,
PROF.STEPHEN GREEN
DIRECTOR FUNDS REMITTANCE
& CASH TRANSFER DEPARTMENT
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
Online Banking
WERE IS THE INTERPOL?
I have received the very similar letter (I am from Russia):
От кого: ukloto24@aol.in
Дата: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:30:09 -0500
Тема:
CONGRATULATIONS YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON £950,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS)
UK National Lottery.
8 LOWER MALL, HAMMERSMITH.
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM.
THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
DEAR WINNING NOTIFICATION
All Participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from (6.500,000) email
addresses of individuals and companies from all part
of the world as part of our electronic business
Promotions lottery held here in uk london
(ENGLAND). Attached to a free ticket.
Note that your email address qualified for the draw,
as a result of you visiting various websites we are
running the E-business promotions for You/Your
Company email address.
We therefore approved you a lump sum pay out of
£950,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS) in cash,which is the winning pay-out for Second category
winners.
This is from the total of £2.47,000.000.00 pounds
sterlings shared among the (26) international lucky
winners who won on the 16 NOVEMBER,2007, your
ticket number is attached to it,
Please be informed that your fund of £950,000.00
pounds sterling is insured in the email address
which won you this prize, therefore you should
contact your claims agent and give him your full
names so that he will re-insure your winning
CERTIFICATE and CHEQUE under your full names.you have
to hurry up and contact him immediately.
To begin your claim,please contact your claims agent.
.FINAL PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION.
Further more your details (winning numbers) falls
within our Afican representative office in
Africa, as indicated Your play coupon,
your prize of ( £950,000.00) will be released to you
through our head branch office in(africa) from the(UNION BANK PLC) where your email payment centre falls in.
This is part of our international promotions draws
according to the second category winners of this
lottery promotion.
NOTE:Due to mix up of some numbers and names, you
are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money remitted to your nominated bank. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claims
and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some
participants.
All participants where selected through a
computer/mail balloting system drawn from (6.500,000)
Email addresses from Canada, Australia, United States,
Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part
of our international promotions program which is
conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a conglomorate of some multinational
companies and also the united kingdom Government.
WINNING DATE:16 NOVEMBER,2007.
Winning numbers for Lotto #893 (1, 4, 7, 10, 16,23 ,26)
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AGENT
WINNERS SHOULD PLEASE CONTACT
THERE FUDICIAL CLAIMS AGENT FOR PROCESSING AND
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR PRIZE THROUGH HIS EMAIL
(yourclaimsagent_revpetermichael@yahoo.co.uk)
REV. PETER MICHAEL
Your name:...
Country:...
Age/sex:...
Occupation:...
Cell phone:...
FROM THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
MR RICHARD K. LIOYD.
CONGRATULATIONS YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON £950,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS)
I have received an e-mail claiming that my e-mail address was picked to win the UK National Lottery. It states that I have won 850,000.00 pounds sterling. It wants me to respond with the winning numbers of [protected]). It wants me to respond to Bar. Richald Huke. It is signed Fred Thomson Claims Dept. British Lottery. It included a phone number [protected] and a address of Lottery Company PO Box 789 Harrogate. I have never entered in any lottery or contest in the UK. I am a citizen of the United States of America. I am sure that this is some sort of scam. Please confirm.
Thank you,
Victoria Moynihan
This is the original text of the message I received from the UK Lottery Board, I identified it as a scam when I observed the e-mail address at the bottom of this message, Please try to get to the bottom of this scam, and arrest the person(s) doing this?.
Regards,
Randolph Aaron
(Contact E-mail: gmksslotts@hotmail.com)
Uk Lottery Board
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
60 Merriman Road
Blackheath
London SE3 8RZ
England.
Dear Winner,
CONSOLATION WINNER NOTICE
We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize
winners Your email ID identified with coupon No. PBL2348974321 and was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game.you have been awarded the sum of (£2,600,000)You are to contact the claims agent with the following details for the release of your winnings.
Claims Requirements:
1.Name in full:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Occupation:
5.Phone Number:
6.Present Country:
7.Sex:
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr. Macdanny Cole
Contact E-mail: gmksslotts@hotmail.com
Regards,
Mrs. Monical Walter
(Group Coordinator)
I, too, have received similar emails informing me having won 300000£.
Can't any thing be done to these people?
Donga.
I received a mail which I am lottery winner in your company. Let me know is it true or false mail.
Thanking you,
k.kamali.
I was told I won the UK online Lottery and would be sent my check in the amount of 1.1 million us dollars, via of courier, but I have to pay for the courier in the amount of $836.50 us dollars to the courier company. All my investigating tells me this is an ongoing scam. However my e-mail contains a picture and names and addresses so why can't the authorities catch the persons doing this? My winnings include check for 1.1 million us dollars a laptop a lottery shirt and cap. What is the deal?
I was told that I had won from the UK National Lottery and that your package containing your cheque have been picked up from the UK National Lottery headquarters and is ready for dispatch from the International Courier Systems, 12 ground floor, amburst service, London E8 2BT, United Kingdom. I checked out the courier services and they are legitimate, but why would a reputable courier services be a part of a scam as this.