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 vian 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:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• 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!"

• 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. 

• Master list of sample lottery scam emails

• How to recognize a lottery scam

• What to do if you think you have been the victim of a lottery scam

• How the lottery / sweepstakes scams work

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

Telephone No. : +447031945571
Email address: accounts.dept@lloyds-tsbonlinebank.net  

 

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

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