British Lottery Scam

I was wondering a little as it doesn't have a deadline and it doesn't say not to tell anyone. On the other hand, the email comes from Australia, is addressed to someone in Canada and is supposedly the British Email . Hello?

From: John Frazer (j.frazer@qut.edu.au)
You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk
Sent: November 2, 2009 3:50:29 PM
To: info@notice.com (info@notice.com)

You have won £850,000.00 in this Year British Email random selection

Contact Mr. Frank Arthur.
Tel: +4470111 83202+, 4470111 83206
+447031994752, +447031978650
Email: claims-office@nl.rogers.com

With your Claims Requirements:
1.Full Name:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Tel:
6.Occupation:
7.Country Of Residence:
8.Nationality:
9.Amount Won:

Doutsou, Ioanna,
Promotion Coordinator

i got a mail that I've won a £1,000,000 (British Pounds) here is the sample mail

Agent Name: Mr. Fred Peters
Tel: +44 703 190 3544
Email: (mr.fredpeters1@yahoo.com.hk)

This is to inform you that you have been
selected for a cash prize of
£1,000,000 (British Pounds) held on the
25th of September 2009 in London Uk.

1.. Name:
2. Address:
3. Country of Residence:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Age

even in uk lottery draw i have. these is from uk
READ THIS

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
LIVERPOOL L70 1NL
ENGLAND.

Dear Winner,

We are happy to announce to you the Draw of UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD,
online UK National Lottery Programme held on 17Th of September 2009. Your
email address emerge as the lucky winner. Your lucky Winning Numbers are
13-15-22-37-39-43. (Bonus Draw) which subsequently won you the Lottery
Price in the 1st category i.e match 6 plus bonus. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British
Pounds Sterling's ) in cash credited to File Ref No:UKFGP/2551256003/03,
Batch NO:14/0017/IP. Your email address, was duly selected through our
Online Electronics Random System, email address which emerged as the lucky
winner in UK NATIONAL LOTTERY DRAW, was selected as a winner from over
100,000 email address on the Internet through Electronics Ballot System.
Your One Million Great British Pounds Sterling's (£1,000,000) would be
released to you by our payment officer in England. The fiduciary agent
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him. To file for your claims, please contact
the fiduciary agent:

Mr. Edward Wright
Fiduciary Agent
Phone Number: +44-704-572-8212
Phone Number: +44-703-184-4052
Phone Number: +44-702-408-2682.
Email: online2009promodept@btinternet.com

Claim requirement details:

1. Full Name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Sex:
4. Age:
5. Marital Status:
6. Occupation:
7. Phone Number/Mobile Number:
8. Country:
9. Nationality:

For processing and remittance of your winnings will be send to your
designated address of yours. Remember, all winnings must be claim not
later than 14 working days, after receiving this notification mail. All
unclaimed funds will be returned to UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD, you should
contact your Fiduciary Agent about the claimant procedures, send your
Claim requirement details to our Fiduciary Agent. Please note, in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers all correspondence, to avoid double
claims and for security reasons you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform your fiduciary agent.

Congratulations!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Pamela Howard

Online Coordinator Sweepstake Promotion Copyright ©2009 The UK National
Lottery Inc.

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International Institute of Information Technology, Pune, BHARAT(INDIA) - 411 057.
"Staff Webmail System"

received the following today 13 Sept 09.
British National Lottery,
28 Tan Field Road,
Croydon,London.
Ref: UK/940X2/68

Dear Selected winner,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash Prize of
753,437 Pound Sterling in cash from the British National Lottery Online Draw held on the
25th of April, 2009 in United Kingdom.
We have been sending this notice to you but this is the last as we are about distributing winnings to winners.
The draw was done electronically with several email addresses provided
to this office by Microsoft to enhance the utilization of the internet.
Your email address was attached to Reference Number UK/940X2/68 and was
picked as one of the ten winning email addresses.
This has qualified you to claim the total cash prize Of 753,437 Pound Sterling in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of 7,534,370 Pound Sterling shared amongst the first ten (10) lucky winners in this category B.
You are advised to contact the verification department through our assigned claims agent by providing your Reference Number UK/940X2/68.
You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information.

1.Name in full.
2.Address in full.
3.Age.
4.Occupation:
5.Phone No.
6.Winning Email Address
7.Country

This will enable us process your payment processing form.

ASSIGNED CLAIMS AGENT: Mr. Glen Michael
EMAIL: glen4michael27@live.com
TEL.: +447031929820, +447031924510

Quote Your Reference Number as UK/940X2/68 when you are filing your claims.
Congratulations once more from all our members of Staff.

Yours Truly,
Celia M Olson
(Online Coordinator)

Today I recieved an e-mail from a mr. Phill Williams via a "microsoft promotion" stating that I have won 650,704.00 GBP complete with a ticket #, batch #, ref #, as well as his "address" in london, UK
so....... I sent him an e-mail back stating that "this is a con ...right"
too which he replyed that the money was being held by a security firm and that to claim the funds I would have to pay $120.00 USD for them to release it to me. note;
I never entered / ordered / or payed for a "british lottery" ticket.( though if I have won this amount I surely will take it ! ) this sounds way too good to be true, am I the only one to have this "offer" sent to them ?

I was in the UK for 5 months, the date they said that I entered the lottery on was 2 days before I left. It was weird because my mate an I would do something like that and I would enter the email address cause I thought hey what the hell... so I get the email and was like...wow... then i looked up the address hahaha.. oh man.... i have so many debts this just fucked my night uup.

I sent my info in, but not my money, i believed it because i wanted to get that money. Can they use anything from that or am i safe. I read it like ten times then i found flaws in the grammar that they wouldnt have had if it was real. And then i googled it and got here. So, can they use my name, address, age, job, and that list they asked for? Can I do anything about it to stop them?

i have been sent emails from roby ables and a haja alavudeen saying i have won 2 different amounts of money and asking for private details

1001165339

hello iam the winner:naji khardi and....he where is my mony

You know it's a scam. Too good to be true. A lot of effort to look and sound real but that's how they get you. Why can't we get them. Scammers, spammers and hackers have turned the internet into the biggest headache. They are party poopers ! Take the ball and go home losers!They are not getting a penny (schilling) from me. They make me wanna scream !

hello
I also get a mail Yahoo/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.
THE MAIL ARE LIKE THIS:

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling's for this month Lottery promotion which was organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE. YAHOO/MSN & MICROSOFT WINDOWS collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

PLS REPLY IMMEDIATE

Here's what I can't understand...in this day and age where scamming is prolific, people still want desperately to believe that they have actually won a million pounds in a lottery they never even knew existed.
Seriously people, wake up! No one gives cash away for nothing, and certainly not through random selection.

i won the british international lottery promo.
i m also getting my prize.but they r asking about the delivery chargeto send my prize.
but getting scare of fake.
so is there any option for me to deposit charges after receiving my prize?
pls help me, i dont know whats wrong or right

soy de sudamerica y me llego un correo de que me gane una lotería en la cual nunca participe y después de esto me enviaron, al comienzo parece bueno, pero luego analizando bien, uno se da cuenta de esto, tengan cuidado

YOU ARE TO COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES©.

COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES,
132 ST CHRIST AVENUE EAST ROAD,
LONDON-ENGLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Valued Customer:LEONE,

YOU ARE WELCOME TO UNIVERSAL EXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES, our goal and mission is to provide quality logistical solutions which exceed our expectations at a competitive price. Our aim of providing global excellence in transportation is provided by our staff members and worldwide suppliers who are here to serve your requirements through the next century.

UNIVERSAL EXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES is a global air cargo wholesaler and has an exclusive network of international agents ensuring complete logistical support for all international cargo requirements. In U.K, UNIVERSAL EXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES is headquartered ST CHRIST ,UNITED KINGDOM and has coast-to-coast representation to permit direct and economical flights or by other transportation means.

This E-mail sent to you is to inform you that the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT has officially cleared you for payment. The original copy of your certificate together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through a registered lottery programmes( UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT) will be couriered to you as soon as you meet up with any of the option listed below, your winnings will be deliver to you immediately.

DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL

COLOR OF PARCEL......... BROWN CARTON
WIEGHT OF PARCEL........... 00.5 G ITEMS IN PARCEL
1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO
2.WINNING CHEQUE FOR THE VALUE OF £ 850,000.00
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.);

OUR DELIVERY OPTIONS

Option 1: COURIER AIR EXPRESS ( 24 Hours )
Mailing £250.00 00.00
Insurance £200.00 00.00
Vat (5%) £150.95 00.00
TOTAL £600.95 00.00

£600.95 Pounds ( Equivalent to $1,178.52 Dollars)

Option 1: COURIER AIR EXPRESS (2 working days)
Mailing £200.00 00.00
Insurance £200.00 00.00
Vat (5%) £50.95 00.00
TOTAL £400.95 00.00

£400.95 Pounds ( Equivalent to $786.300 Dollars)

Option 3 POST OFFICE MAIL (3 woking days)
Mailing £200.00 00.00
Insurance £100.00 00.00
Vat (5%) £50.95 00.00
TOTAL £450.95 00.00

£350.95 Pounds ( Equivalent to $688.245 Dollars)

NOTE: Universal Express Courier Delivery Services do not carry out Cash On Delivery (C.O.D) facilities as all payments must be forwarded and confirmed at our Accounts Department before shipment can commence.Insurance on your parcel is compulsory because the financial status of the parcel Shipping our parcel without insurance will be an illegal act on our part. This means payment for the insurance fee must be made before shipment can commence to avoid risk. We can not afford to pay for your parcel if anything goes wrong. This is why your parcel must be insured with the British Insurance Ministry.

Your parcel has been bonded and issued in your name,which means your parcel can not be tempered with. You are required to chose from the three delivery option and make the payment with the instruction below.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTION TO THE DELIVERY OPTION THAT YOU HAVE CHOOSEN:

Delivery Payments should be made through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE to the Account Clerk with the details below:

RECEIVER'S NAME____________ Chris Moore

ADDRESS:__________________ 132 ST CHRIST AVENUE EAST ROAD,LONDON-ENGLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Payment Method_____________ Western Union Money Transfer.

After payment has been made you are to send me the following information:

Sender's full names:
Sender's Address:
MCTN number:
Amount Sent:
Option choosen:

And also email me a scanned copy of the western union payment slip for payment confirmation.

You are to treat the above instructions as immediate and as soon as we confirm your delivery payment, we will immediately commence the delivery of your parcel.

We are please to be at your service.

Regards,

Mr. Tim K Dwirk
Managing Director.
©2007 Universal Express Courier Delivery Services,
Open 7 Days A Week. 365 Days A Year,
Universal Express Courier Delivery Services United Kingdom 2008........

COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES WE ARE MORE THAN A DELIVERY.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent Responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is Prohibited.
© UNIVERSAL EXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES.

Every month i receive an e-mail like this. By now, i´m a millionaire, winning british lottery, volkswagen lottery (?), spanih lottery, and so. Of course, if we think in terms of economics and probability, that doesn´t make any sense. Either I am very lucky and there is a lot of money in those lotteries to give, or it is a scam. Anyway, the thing is that i have my e-mail inbox full of this crap evry month, and I can´t block it. They always manage to send me the same shit! I´ve tried to contact the british authorities to ask for help, to see if i can do something to, at least, stop these guys sending me these kind of e-mail. I guess they thought my e-mail was a scam.
Well, good luck an pay attention to not be fooled by greed.
Sergio

I recieved one of these emails saying I won 500,000.00 GBP United Kingdom pounds. I thought first how nice btu I never entered into there lottery. So I emailed and asked for more info and they wouldn't until I gave them mine. They also Have an email address that is in the USA but a United Kingdom Number so I knew right away it was a scam. Then I found this web sight and sure enough it was.

Don't be dumb!
Something for nothing is always a scam, and if you fall for it, you deserve to lose!

Hi,
Today I got following E-mail. I guess they are trying to learn.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND ACT AS INSTRUCTED..
Central Bank of Nigeria
Wasu Face II,
Abuja - Nigeria
Office of the AUDITOR GENERAL
From The Desk Of:
MS. Lola D.Sanchez {AMERICAN}
EMAIL{lolasanchez@myway.com}

Attention: Beneficiary,
I am Ms.Lola D. Sanchez ,an American Lady working as an auditor in Central Bank Of Nigeria,I am Instructed to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/Lotto /inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/Lotto/inheritance payment. Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none officials in the bank all in your attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE from European Union, which is the latest instruction from the new elected president Mr. President, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yara'dua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria. This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Two Thousand United States Dollars ($2,000.00) per day. So if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting the ATM payment department and also send the following information as listed below to them:

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (p.o box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5,Your annual income.

You are advice to contact the director of ATM CARD payment officer for more directives,
Name: Rev.Monsignor Morris Darlington.
Director, ATM payment department
Email: monsignor_morris.darlington@yahoo.fr

The ATM card payment center was mandated to issue out $6,300,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2008 to you so bear with us. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-090) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.
We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MS.LOLA D.SANCHEZ {AMERICAN}
AUDITOR GENERAL[CBN]
EMAIL{lolasanchez@myway.com}

Wanted to publish such letter to warn people.

Thank you.

I thought this "British lottery" email looked suspicious, that's why I came to your site. I've only read a few of your testimonials, but
just as I thought, it's gotta be a scam. I didn't see any of the details that are on my email on anyone's testimonial, so I'll give them
to you:

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
CUSTOMER SERVICES
33 Yatch Basin Marina Office
Upon Tyne New Casle London
Batch# 14/211/0374
Ref# BTC/311OXI/02

Then it goes on to tell you about the details of your winnings, mine in particular is 1,000,000. It says that the funds were deposited in a
South African bank account, and that I have 30 days to claim my prize, blah, blah, blah. This is the contact information:

Mr. Anderson White
Tel# 27-73-2070-295
Email: andersonwhiteclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk

I know this has to be a scam, but please email me back to confirm that you have this information. I didn't reply to this email at all and I'm not going to.

Sir,
I got a mail from 21st Nove. 2007, that i won a Google give away year end promotion lotto for the amount of 500000 pound. Again send on Dec.6th 2007(2 times) after that 10the Dec. 2007 .
This time I rplied, after that Fronteir Forwarding Ltd. sent a mail to me that you have a packet contents of 1 cheque and winning documents to courier,but the package charge (3 Option) 700 pound, 500 pound, 400 pound for noraml delivery .
When I got this mail,i sent amail to the lotto promotion centre UK where i got a winning email,to send a scanned copy of my winning cheque and winning documents. After that no response. They gave the addresse. Can you verfy this addresse and confirm me, is this under governments.They gave me the ticket No. Lucky No.
The sddresse
Bar. Farrow Smith
Google Give Aways claim processing agent,
London,
United Kingdom
Email: processing.agent.farrowsmith06@gmail.com
Tel: +447031949460
Once I called up the above Number the person is the same what they given (smith)

The letter is from Mr. Adam Masterio, Google Give-Aways News Director

Pls Can you enquire this and let me know the detail to my above rediffmail.

Thanking you
Manoharan Parathy.

I got an email from these scammers

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I recieved an e-mail that I won 950,000.00 british pounds sterling in a lottery draw without I ENTERING IN THE DRAW. They said they are working with YAHOO , HOTMAIL and MICROSOFT on BEHALF of YAHOO, HOTMAIL AND MICROSOFT CUSTOMERS. Before they could send me the winning cheque I have to pay £205 shipment, £506 insurace insuring the cheque against theft and about £40 VAT OTHERWISE THEY WILL NOT SEND ME MY WINNING. THIS IS SCAM AND PEOPLE SHOULD BECAREFUL.

Chris - England

i cannot believe I fell for such a stupid scam! I feel so Dumb youd jus have to laugh although its not really funny at all... its funny... SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.. I CANT BELIEVE SOOOO MANY PEPLE WERE SWINDELED BY THESE PEOPLE.. I thought after i submitted my info WHO IS BRITISH LOTTERY INC.. then i googled them to find out BIG SCAM!!!:/

ONE Dr.Phil Van whom I believe to be fake sent me a scam mail on the Nov.3 claiming that I won 800,000 British Pound Sterling in a British National Lottery Sweepstakes Promotion Programme.I am not a British citizen and have never played any such lottery.I think Britain is harbouring most of these dangerous fraudsters and criminals.