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One victim really did win the lottery.. the lottery of scam emails in one day. She received the following 3 emails, all in one day, and all telling her she won a different "UK online lottery". Of course, there are no legal online lotteries in the UK. There are only two legal lotteries in Britain, the National Lottery and the Monday Lottery, and they do NOT use email to notify winners. If that isn't enough, we've highlighted some other obvious clues that they are scams; such as using free email accounts, winning simply by having an email address, spelling mistakes, etc. Below are scam emails actually received.
DO NOT reply to any emails you receive saying that 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.
In the UK, call the hotline at 020 7211 8111 to check or report lottery scams.
See below for 3 examples of the scams:
Dear Winner,
Your ticket number: 4156189324 Agent Id Number:110
We are pleased to notify you that your email address emerged as a winner in our promotional lotto sweepstakes and as a result you have been granted the lump sum payout of £500,000,00.00(G.B.P)
Contact your claims officer below for your claims/winnings
Contact Person: Mrs.Eva Pedro
Email: infoevapedro004@sify.com
you are to forward the following details to enable us clear your file
for immediate payment:
1. Full Names:
2. Address:
4. Sex:
5. Marital Status:
7. Phone numbers:
8. Fax number:
9. Country:
Sincerely,
Audrey Williams
Lottery International
P O Box 1010,
Liverpool, L70 1NIL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
DEAR WINNER,
CONGRATULATIONS! This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the Free Lottery on line Sweepstakes International program.
I am happy to inform you, your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque has been fowarded to the courier company. Find below the details of the courier company. TNT COURIER SERVICE ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET, WHIT CHURCH, HANTS,REG28 7AD ENGLAND.
NAME: MR.KELVIN BODE(dispatch officer)
EMAIL: dtntdept2006@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+447031917838
TEL:+447031918453
TEL:+447031918363
TEL:+447031912792
FAX:+448704715093
You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address for their courier cost.When contacting them,you are to include this order number as your subject.Please you are adviced to write down the order number and save it.
ORDER NUMBER:D562725
Note: you are to Quote your complete names, and your direct phone number so that they can hon our your letter.Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.
Yours In Service
Mrs.Eva Pedro
ATTENTION:,
This is to inform you that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of The Free Lottery International. The original copy of this certificate from the British Government stating that the money was obtained legally through The UK National Lottery and will be sent to you or your bank as soon as you meet with any of the options selected and your winnings will be couriered or transferred to you immediately. You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you either in Cash/Cheque. With regards to this, there are three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the three.
The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:
OPTIONS:
Courier of your winning draft to you via any of this channel listed below:
Option:1
TNT EXPRESS DELIVERY (Overnight) Mailing...............................£105.00
Insurance.............................£430.00
Vat (5%)..............................£034.75
TOTAL.................................£569.75========$1,074 USD
Option:2
TNT PREMIUM SERVICE(2working days)
Mailing &n bsp;.......................£75.00
Insurance.............................£350.00
Vat (5%)..............................£038.95
TOTAL.................................£463.95========$875 USD
Option:3
TNT REGULAR SERVICE(4working days)
Mailing ;.............................£60.00
Insurance.............................£300.00
Vat (5%)..............................£019.00
TOTAL.................................£379.00========$ 715 USD
MODE OF PAYMENT
The charges are a little bit high because of the Hardcover insurance Policy we have undertaken incase of loss,Damage or Theft of your highly sensitive document and funds. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities and we don't deliver on cash on delivery(C.O.D) because we don't accept cash.
You are to make the payment for any of the option you have choosen through Western Union Money Transfer so as to enable us speedy up the process of delivery after indicating to us the option you prefer. You are to locate the nearest western union agent to you and make the payment in Favour of our Accounts Officer with the Details Below:
RECEIVERS INFORMATIONS
NAME OF RECEIVER: RONALD JERRY
ADDRESS OF RECEIVER: LINK HOUSE,1C CHURCH STREET
SW1 5TT,
LONDON
You are to send the following information vian email as they appear on the western union transfer slip:
1.Name and address of sender
2.Name of reciever
3.Amount sent
4.Control number(MTCN)
5.Test question and answer (if any)
You are to send a copy of the evidence of payment to me and your claims agent as well for confirmation. A Confirmatory Email shall be sent to you Immediately we Confirm your Payment.
As soon as we receive confirmation and evidence of payment of the above charges, we shall dispatch your parcel to you immediately. The date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take twenty-four hours to get your parcel delivered to you. You will be required to sign for the parcel and to do this, you will need either your international passport as identification or your driver's license.
All orders not delivered within Ten (10) working days from this communication will be returned. Please ensure that you confirm your delivery address.We are glad to be of service to you.
Kindly Note that you are to inform us of the option you have choosen while we await your Evidence of Payment.
Sincerely,
MR.KELVIN BODE(dispatch officer)
TNT COURIER SERVICE
TEL:+447031917838
TEL:+447031918453
TEL:+447031918363
FAX:+448704715093
Open 7days-24hrs-365days.
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