British Lottery Scam
Can five million Britians be duped? Yes, according to a study done by the British consumer protection organization Which?. Which? contacted more than 1000 Brits to see how widespread the scam problem is in the U.K. The results?
- More than 28 million of 60 million citizens had been exposed to one or more scams.
- Five million of those 28 fell victim to a scam.
- The most popular scam related to "an automated phone call that invites people to claim a prize. A third of adults have received such a call and two million have responded, usually by calling a premium-rate number, which can cost up to GBP 1.50 ($2.70 U.S.) a minute."
The funny thing is that I've even seen people outside the U.K. fall victim to these international lottery scams. Here's a typical email that arrived in our honeypot inbox this week:

As I was saying, I've received email from U.S. residents wondering if they'd really won after receiving an email like this. They never questioned how they'd won even though they weren't residents of the country where the lottery was held and had never even entered the lottery.
Greed makes us stupid, doesn't it? That's what the scammers count on.
UPDATE!
Many of you have also received snail mail versions of this scam. In this scam you receive a letter saying you've won as well as a check for $3,000 - $4,000 dollars to cover the taxes and processing fees - supposedly.
Anyway, listen up people.
This is a scam. The check is fake.
It may initially be accepted at your bank but will eventually be worth absolutely nothing. So when you deposit it and then send them a check from your account, you will lose money.
Ask yourself... Why would they send you a check and then have you send them a check right back for the same amount? Does that make sense? It does if you're trying to scam someone.
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487 Comments
never be foul
Im from germany i receive the same thang like u people they toll me i have won 2 million and 500,000 thousand.
hahaha i started laughing and screamin i have won " i have won in yellin situasion. i wrote what they told me and
direct send the stuff now guess what???? huh exactly i have another e-mail address so i open it and saw another mail from thses suckaz told me i have won ooohhh stuff i just took a look about the prize and it was the sa 2 million and 500,000 thousand i was scared look to the top iwas the same serial no" ref no" and also the same batch no.
Thats was really clear for me these suckaz wanna made me foul. DONT STRUST THEM DELETE THOSE STUFF ; THEY PAY NOTHING AND I HAVE HEARD YOU WILL LOSE ALL OF YOURE MONEY WHEN THEY TELL U SEND YOUR PASSPORF FOTO AND YOURE BANK NUMBER:
WHICH WAY IS THIS WORLD GOING TO ???
Joy
I just received a "lottery winnings" letter from Liberty Group, Inc. PO Box 306 Las Vegas, NV. It stated that I had a winning ticket in the North American Draws for $96,000. They sent me a check for $4,800, and after calling the number, they explained to me that I had to wire $2900 of that to a Tracey Jacobs in Toronto through Western Union. Just so people are aware this is no longer just a british lottery scam--it is now a North American lottery scam.
Paul
Hello People!!!!!!!,
Be advised that these idiots change their tricks everyday. They also read these comments. Therefore, never fooled with this kind of WWWWWWWWWWW Notification , You Have Won. Sometimes they asked you to activate an account you need to deposit 1000 Pound Sterling. And then they deposit the winning check into your account, after that, you can trasper this money to any account.
Just be careful.
Linda, Iowa
I just got my e-mail. Thought it sounded suspicious so I googled up British Lottery and thank you everyone for the "heads up". Sincerely, Linda
Edith
From: "briti lottery" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION ,
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:35:11 +0200
British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
33 YATCH BASIN MARINA OFFICES,
UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE .LONDON
Attn
Batch: 14/211/0374
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the British lottery programs programs held in London, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number: 886/04 drew the lucky numbers:01-6-2-13-35-17, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £2,000.000.00(Two Million Pounds Only) in cash credited to file RPC/9080115322/44. This is from a total cash prize of £125 million pounds sterlings.
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery, The estimated 125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history.The biggest was the 363 million pounds sterlings jackpot that went to two winners in Jan 2006 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £2,000.000.00(Two Million Pounds Only)would be released to you by our affiliate bank in UK.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.
MR,Kenneth kuba
Email: kennethkuba@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE:44 703 189 4273
PHONE: 44 703 189 4275
Call him on phone immedialty you recieve this mail so that he secure your file and give you the procedure on how the fund will be remited to your account.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mr.PAUL BILL.
Zonal Coordinator
Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be beging Britsih National Lottery addresses, but are not from The British Lottery.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:kennethkuba@yahoo.co.uk
LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.
Copyright © 1994-2006 The British National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
Wanda
I, too got the same check as Melanie, RI, USA. I told my husband to call the local TV to alert everyone of the British Lotto scam. I know it was too good to be true so googled British Lotto. Thank you.
angela,inLouisana
Hi,I just thought it was my turn,since I spend alot of my time ,trying to help others in things and ways,to get better in life.I thought that t was Blessing from God .Knowing how much I pray about God sending,me mines in due time.As,for myself Ichose to catch up on bills,helpingout a couple of unwed mothers,with new babies.My letter said that I had a choice to keep my $1995or,send it back. So,I cashed the check,and paid mnybills.THIS FATE ASS ,LOTTERY CAME FROM WANT THEY CALLED SKYDUTCH LOTTERY
sandra hope
I received a similar email to the one's above. My question however, is that the email actually requests you to come to London to claim your winnings. Is that because they are banking on the fact that you won't be able to make it and will therefore have to have someone act on your behalf. Of course this requires me to remit $ via Western Union to a Barrister which is working for me. What do you think? Please respond with any comments. Thank you
puto sumi
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%%%%%%%$$$$$$$$$$$$$$hey...smbody there in uk,pliz help me out of this...three days back got a mailthat i won the UK NATIONAL LOTERRY ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES INT PROGRAM...the dead line for claiming the prize is on 12th sept.
they,re saying my documents ave been transferred to AIRMAX COURIER SERVICE.....WANT to know whether any kind of this airmax express is valid or not...
pliz email ur advice to me soon...
Billie From Texas
Mine looks like Barry from Colorado letter except for the amounts differ and mine is from British Lotto.I knew it was a scam. Called the number and it said the mailbox was too full to take anymore messages.LOL
Taking mine to the newspaper and the postmaster tomorrow.
Hope everyone who get these letter check it out first like I did.
My check was drawn on NSK Corporation in Ann Arbor MI
With Canada agent
Melanie, RI, USA
I just got one of those dumb things in the mail today too. The amount showed through the envelope where the window is for my mailing address. I already knew it was shady just from that. Why would anyone advertise that? Also, the bank the check was from was located in New York (USA), while the letter came from Canada, stating I had won the British lottery. Riiiight. Well, I thought about going to cash the $2994.45 check at a check cashing place as someone else had mentioned, but- if the check is fraudulent and they do cash it, when they find out, they will post your name in their store saying that you cashed a fraudulent check and for the other associates to watch out for you. Remember, they do not know that you received this thing in the mail and have no idea, the just see that you are trying to cash a fraudulent check. So basically, you are robbing the place thousands of dollars. And obviously, that is illegal and you COULD very well go to jail for that if they catch you. So, really, what can you do with the stupid check? I thought about going to my bank and asking about it...but I'm sure it will be worthless.
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Hi, recieved a letter today along with a check saying i won a brittish Ramdom Lotto, i thought because i enter alot of sweepstakes maybe i did win. they also sent me a check for 2785.45. they asked me to contact Jane Peters, when i called she told me to deposit the check then send 2630.00 to somebody in Canada. my check was from the Nissan. I was wondering what would happen If I deposit the check? Well thank to all of you for this page, now I know this was all a lie.
Menard
Dear reader,
I'd like also to share my experience to this email lottery scam. Please observe the style of this people, they all similar. I think there is only one making it. Below is the email sent to me:
From: "NATIONAL LOTTERY" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: IR/9420X2/68
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:46:21 +0000
The National Lottery
EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT
Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, Ireland(Customer Services)
Ref: IR/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to notify you the draw of the EURO MILLIONS
PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on
Friday,August 25th 2006.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from
Europe,America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, MiddleEast,parts of
Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions
programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We
hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw selected your name and email address
attached to eticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers:,, ,,,(4,12,13,22,37,39)with lucky bonus number(1),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e.5 1 star
Category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
â..1,350,000(One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) in cash credited
to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize shared
amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e.5+1 star
Category
Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously
contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners
within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the
processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account
after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
â..1,350,000(One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated
period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our European 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 email with the particulars presented below citing
the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of
8.00am 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.To file in for your
claims,contact:
Overseas Claims Unit
Irish Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Dr Mark Dulle
Email: drmarkdulle@yahoo.com
Phone: +44 702 406 8681
+44 702 406 8099
+44 702 406 8129
+44 702 406 8131
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is
intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain
information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from
unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended
recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of
this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in
error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of
the original message.
Copyright Ã.Å 1994-2006 The National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines .
Payment Processing Form
Ref Number:
TicketNumber:
TicketNumber:
Details Of Beneficiary
Full Names: (Surname First):
Address:
Country:
Telephone:
Gender:
Marital Status:
Age:
Occupation:
Annual Income:
Email Address:
Amount Won:
Prefered Method Of Payment:
NB:For instant payment,this above form most be filled and sent to the
IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY claims officer
Dr Mark Dulle
Email: drmarkdulle@yahoo.com
I HEREBY DECLARE I AM THE BONAFIDE OWNER/USER OF THE WINNING EMAIL
ADDRESS ,THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE ARE VALID,THAT I HAVE NEVER
RECIEVED ANY PAYMENT FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY NOR HAS ANY OF MY RELATIVES
FILED A CLAIM ON MY BEHALF.I HEREBY GIVE AUTHORISATION FOR THE IMMEDIATE
RELEASE OF MY PRIZE WITH THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE.
Å Copyright 1994-2006 The Irish National Lottery Inc.
________________________________________________________________________
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vantaggiose!
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LADY D
I RECEIVED ONE OF THESE CHECKS TODAY, MY HUSBAND CASHED THE CHECK AT A STORE. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW. I DIDN'T SIGN THE CHECK, HE DID ALL OF THIS BEFORE HE PICKED ME UP FROM WORK.
E Sudha
From: Lotto Manager – Mr. Gabriel Smith
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Briton
Court Carlton East Gate
Batch: (13/26/DC36).
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING.
We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with! Serial number (97560) drew the winning: (60/84/27/17/36), which subsequently on you the lottery award in the 2nd category.
Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$ (1,000.000) (One million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file (KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of US$(100,000,000) Million dollars, shared among the first 100 Hundred and lucky winners in this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon.
In view of this, your U.S ($1,000,000) (One Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by our Agent immediately he commences the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. Also your claim included with free flight ticket and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotels.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over (100.000) companies and individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South Africa (2010 world cup award). For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted Abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
(Please be warned)
To file for your claim, please contact our agent immediately, you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his contact information is as!
Name: Mr. Louis Bogani.
Direct Line: (+27-76-134-5280)
E-mail: louisbogani@classicmail.co.za
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 days of this Notification, To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)
Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.
N.B/Call our Agent for your claim, do not miss this opportunity.
Thank you for your co-operation
Mr. Gabriel Smith
(Zonal Co-coordinator).
be carefull of spam mails of congratulation!!!
E Sudha
UNITED KINGDOM IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
LONDON MILLION INT & NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP.
WINNER- REF: LP/26510460037/03.
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE
WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THE DECLEARATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF
WINNERS OF THE LONDON MILLION INT LOTTERY AWARD HELD ON 2ND OF
JULY,2006.HAVING PICKED YOUR MAIL ADRESS BY OUR ELECTRONIC WEBSITE
VISITORS
COLLECTORS IN RECONGNITION OF YOUR PATRONAGE TO THE INTERNET SERVICES.
IN THE FINALDRAW,YOUR NAME WAS ATTACHED TO THE FOLLOWING:
TICKET NUMBERS:6325698-44596-222
SERIAL NUMBER:410-32659
LUCKY NUMBER:4014-236985744-596
WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE 2ND CATEGORY.YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN
APPROVED
FOR A LUMP SUM PAY OUT OF (850,000.00 EUROS(EIGTH HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND EUROS),IN CASH ACCREDITED FILE NO:LP/26510460037/03.
THIS IS FROM TOTAL CASH PRIZE OF (EURO OF 48,400,00000 FOUTRTY EIGHT
BILLION
EURO) SHARED AMONG THE 22 INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY.ALL
PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM
25,000 NAMES FROM AFRICA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,AMERICA,EUROPE,NORTH
AMERICA
AND ASIA AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM THAT IS CONDUCTED
ANNUALLY TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND INTERNET BASED PROGRAMS.WE
ARE
DELIGHTED TO EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
WE HOPE THAT WITH A FRACTION OF YOUR WINNING MONEY,YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN YOUR SOCIETY AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN OUR NEXT
YEAR HIGH STAKES PROMOTIONS OF EURO 100 MILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU WILL START THE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE
OF
YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CLAIMMING MANAGER STATED BELOW TO RECEIVE YOUR WINNING
MONEY IMMEDIATELY:
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE GIVING AWARD
12TH.AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH,
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA-FASO.
NAME: MR. ADAM SMITH.
Email: claimming_manager1@yahoo.com
REMEMBER,ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 15TH,SEPTEMBER
2006.AFTER THIS DURATION,ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MINISTRY OF
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AS UNCLAIMED.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS,PLEASE
REMEMBER
TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY ONE OF YOUR
CORRESPONDENCES WITH US OR TO OUR CO-ORDINATE SPONSOR'S BANK SHOULD THERE
BE
ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS,DO INFORM THE CLAIMMING MANAGER TO PROCESS YOUR
TRANSACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
!!! CONGRATULATION !!!
CONGRATULATION FROM ALL OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE OF THE WINNERS
WILL
RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
WE WISH YOU CONTINUED GOOD FORTUNES.
BEST WISHES
THE MANAGEMENT
LOTTERY ORGANISATION.
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be carefull of spam mails of congratulation!!!
E Sudha
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH.
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/06/ZY369
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1001) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on 20th March2006 and was officially announce 22th March 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 10-12-13-17-31-37(bonus ball no.44), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,440,772(One
million,four hundred and fourty thousand,seven hundred and seventy two pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £2,881,544 shared amongst the first two (2)jackpot lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations,
and corporate bodies that are listed online which are America,Africa, Asia, Australia,Europe, Middle East, and Oceania.
This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our AFRICAN booklet representative office in SOUTH AFRICA as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this,You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,440,772(One million,four hundred and fourty thousand,seven hundred and seventy two pounds sterlings)would be
released to you by of our payment offices in AFRICA.
Our AFRICAN agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our FIDUCIARY agent:
MR,Smith Hamilton
Email:(lotteryclaimofficedept@yahoo.co.uk)
(unitedkingdomlotteryofficedept@yahoo.co.uk)
PHONE:+447031870180
Yours faithfully,
Mrs,Jennifer Dave.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Copyright © 1994-2006 The United Kindgom National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Markson (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).
Be carefull of spam mails of congratulation!!!
Yogendra Chapre
Dear friends,
I have also received the same kind of mail telling me that you have won US$820,000 with British Lotto and you have to pay US$990.82 for the notarization of your documents. I have already attached my identity proofs and personal information with an e-mail to them and I was about to pay the notarization fee also. Thank God ! I just founded this site and got knowledge about these people. I understood the matter and then I refuse to pay the amount to them. I have also send them a mail about not to use my identities for their profit otherwise I will take proper action against them. I really thank the people who created this site and you people also who shared their experience with me.
cindy
i recieved a letter today along with a check saying i won european lottery i thought because i enter alot of sweepstakes maybe i did win they also sent a check for 4750.00 the number they gave is (705)770-2159 mine had no batch numbers or anything talked about here my contacts name is susan wiley when i called the number sue sounded like an indian lady she told me to deposit the check then send 2750.00 to a maria lo1712 amarault st. ne my check was the united states army federal credit union and had watermark also said cashiers check at bottom left. i am a single mom of 4 kids and yes i was dumb enough to deposit the check in a brand new account because i was to poor to open an account before they have the check on hold for 11 days so i havent spent any of the money or sent anyone anything. but i guess i got scammed. I even contacted an investment broker to invest my 250,000 winnings. how embarrassing. I thought i was smarter than that. im almost to embarressed to call the bank and tell them i may have been scammed what would happen if i just let the money sit there and never touched it or if i just tell her that i changed my mind about opening the acct. i feel like an idiot having to tell them i think i got scammed the promotions managers name on my letter is mr. donald holmes. spelling and grammar in the letter are perfect so they are getting better. i cant believe they have the nerve to use the united states army federal credit union.
S Brown
I just received a letter in the mail...I live in the Detroit Metro area. Not sure if it's hit other people in my area, but I'm glad I now know that it's a scam. Not only that, but it scares me to think it's involved in identity theft...what other information do they have about me?
Bonnie
My 16 year old daughter just got a check for $2900. It is a good thing she is on a summer trip because I opened it first. Sad to rip off a kid who works part time for minimum wage!!
THANKS for this post, saved me a trip to see a lawyer.
I got scammed
OK. So I was stupid. I also received a letter saying I won and I followed their instructions and deposited the check and then Western Unioned the money as I was ordered. Now the check has bounced and I'm $3,000.00 in the negative in my checking account. My question is, has anyone else been scammed and what did you do about it? Who can I report this to so other innocent people won't be scammed?
chris
i have also got an email saying i've got a winnnings of 1,500,000 US dollars from the British International lottery. I never knew that there was a scam going on, so it looked legit,, i sent them some information about myself, and then they came back with information that i have to fly there and get my prize... what kind of BS is that. haha... anyone else get that email??
CindyInVT
I received the snail mail version of the letter today. I opened the envelope and the first thing I saw was the check. I looked it over and it appeared to be legitimate (water mark and all). The check was drawn from Suntrust Bank. I looked the number for Suntrust up on the internet, being careful not to use any number on the check to avoid falling into a trap. I called the bank and verified the availability of the funds and the fact that the account did actually exist. The check is drawn from an account in the name of Wade Raulerson Pontiac/GMC of Florida. The next thing I did was look at the number listed for this business on the check. I attempted to call it but got a busy signal. I looked the phone number up via reverse phone look-up on 411.com and found that it appears to be a cell phone in Saskatoon, SK. I then looked up the number for the business as listed on 411.com and gave them a call to alert them to this. These people doing the scam are really just slick as shit!!!!!!! The numbers on the check are the real account numbers for Wade Raulerson Pontiac/GMC. This is just incredible. Over time they have evolved so they are becoming harder and harder to detect, thank goodness for a website like this for those people with the inclination to never believe something that seems too good to be true. The people at Wade Raulerson put a flag on their account to ensure that people trying to cash the check would not be able to and I am mailing them the check and letter to assist with their investigation. It's amazing that there are people in this world put so much time and effort into a scam. If they put that much effort and energy into a legitimate method of making money they would be rich.
stupid person
Hi I found out today the check is fake the bank checked into it and confirmed it. I hope everyone out there really looks at it closer. Malinda April 4 I hope you did win something but be careful you may have to pay it back. My letter was exactly like yours.
miranda
I got a letter in the mail and i was very happy it stated that i had won the british lotto. After reading this i have figured out that it was just a scam. some of the same letters that other ppl have recieved so have i. mine was also dated July 27, 2006. i won 85,500.00 minus 5,301.00 for sponsors commision. what a crock man!!!! i got a check for 3,993.56 and they wanted me to western union them 3,832.00 and then they would have a represenative bring the 80,199.00 to my house. my agents name was Phillip Johnson of Sun source financial managenment group at 30 Liberty Ave Suite 224 Saskaon SK s7l 6m4. and the telephone number was 1-306-880-2175. the guy phillip wasnt in the office (of course) i talked to a woman named Joanne who also kept putting me on hold. i took the check to the bank and they said that the check was liget and so was the company, but they told me it was a scam and they wouldnt cash the check. they even made a copy of it so that no one would. this sucks b/c i definatly could have used the money for lots of things and i hope that the ppl are caught. the police suck and they dont care. now if it was them then it would be a differant story. i wanted the thing to be real so bad. and since i have read a couple of letters on this site and they are exacally the same, so now i know i was being scamed. i aslo hope they rot in hell.
manu
Yesterday on 8th Aug.07 i received a similar mail confirming my winning notification from British Lotteries.Out of joy i replied to the mail giving details of my correspondence address.But just to check the truth behind it I logged on to google where i found such a biggest scam trying to grip people.I thank you to this website for making people aware of such a scam going on.my advice to public-BE WARE OF SUCH A DIRTY WAY OF MAKING MONEY..People behind it should be caught fast and put behind bars.....
5second "Winner"
I too have just recieved the same letter from Sunsource claiming that I won $85,500.00 with a check for $2997.16 Drawn from Wells Fargo Central Bank , I was so excited then I realized , hey I never entered a lottery!! So I went online to check it out and found this blog. Should have known it was a scam, My son had a good idea go to a check cashing place and cash it and keep the money!, BUT THEN I THOUGHT I WOULD STILL BE SCREWED! Or the check cashing place would be either one , I tore up the check instead, I live in Washington State. I am trying to figure out who to contact to turn these scammersw in!
job frm india
hi friends,i too recieved an e mail with such a big amount in the form of BRITISH LOTTO... here in india..there were a lot of news flashes abt this type of cheating.i wonder,y british authorities are not taking action against such groups...
Ramon
MY WIFE RECEIVED A LETTER ON JULY 27 "WINNING CERTIFICATE" from british lotto...and a check for 2,994.25 to cover international clearence fees ..but she had til the 18 OF AGUST to claime her price that is very similar to all of the above cases..the check is from BANK OF LEBANON COUNTY..THE CHECK LOOKS SO REAL also on the chek is YALE ELECTRIC TO BE THE OPERATING ACCOUNT so be carefull outthere...dont fall for it..
stupid person
I received a letter on Sat.aug.5 2006 and said I had won WORLD wide lottery. everything word for word that Malinda April 4 had said that her letter . I deposited the check in a new account but I amm going to return the money back to the bank beause I was stupid enough to deposit the check in the first place. I have been entering sweepstakes for a very long time and I thought that I was finally there but I guess I was wrong again.
Aug. 7, 2006
I too received a letter from the British Gaming Commision regarding the British Lotto held in London, England stating that I was a winner of the British International Lottery programs. A check for $2,997.16 was enclosed to enable me to finance the international clearance fees of $2,833. The fees should be remitted to their designated North American Agent and I will receive a total of $85,500 minus $5,301 (6.2% sponsor's commission). I will receive a total of $80,199 and my agent will give me further details. I was to contact claim agent Monica Edwards, of Sun Source Financial Management Group at 30 Liberty Avenue Suite 224 Edmonton AB SK S7L 6M4, an accreditted agency to British Random Lotto @ 1-780695-0652. My prize must be claimed no later than August 18, 2006. The letter was signed from Luis Curry (Prize Co-ordinator)
Well, I knew something was funny. 1) No watermark on the back of the check (although, it did look real). 2) Misspelled words in the letter, starting with the title "British Gamining Commision" 3) If I won a lottery a) why did they send a small portion check and not all of my winnings. b) why do I need to deposit and then send something to them.
Bottom line, I knew right away and thought I do some research online to verify my belief. Thank God for internet and intuition.
Keen Researcher
Maryland
Mel, Stockton, CA
I rcvd this ltr from a British Gaming Commission with a check of $3993.56, same as I've read here, I feel angry because I feel for the people who was a victim. Same thing, I researched this first before doing something I will regret and now, I am so thankful for this site that it is a confirmation that this is an ONGOING SCAM that is victimizing people from all walks of life..Life is hard and people do work for their money BUT why can't these people be caught? Thank you for putting this information online and WE REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL! Its very important to research something so we know its the right thing! God Bless you all!
Kayla Reed/ Louisiana
Today, August 5th 2006 I opened my mailbox to find a check stating that I had won the British Lotto, including a check for the amount of $ 2993.56 from BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Sysytems drawn from Bank of America in Northbrook Illinois, which the check looks so real my kids & husband including myself was so ready to go the bank and make use of this money until I did a goggle search for all the companies listed on the check/ letter and came to this site. After reading all the comments now I am sitting and explaining to my son about all the scams that people do to get $ from other normal everyday working people.
It stated in my letter that I won $85,500.00 minus 5301.00 ( sponsor's commision) so actually I would win $80,199.00 but had an assistance check for $2993.56 so I could finance the international clearance fees. Stating I should contact the NORTH AMERICAN AGENT. I did try to call the # listed but the mailbox was full and no other messages could be left - GO FIGURE !
SUNSOURCE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GROUP @
30 LIBERTY AVENUE SUITE 224 SASKATON SK 6M4 ( CLAIMS TO BE AN ACCREDITTED AGENCY TO BRITISH RANDOM LOTTO
TELEPHONE # 201-951-6285
LETTER ALSO STATED I SHOULD CONTACT AGENCY NO LATER THAN AUGUST 18,2006
LETTER WAS DATED JULY 27,2006 POST MARKED FROM CANADA ( POST MARKED )
I WISHED FOR ONCE PEOPLE WOULD JUST STOP TRYING TO MAKE $ FROM NORMAL WORKING FAMILIES AND GO OUT AND GET A REAL JOB & STOP TRYING TO GET RICH OFF POOR PEOPLE !!!!!
KAYLA REED
SULPHUR, LOUISIANA
To good to be truth
Thank you for the information. I could have used the money. I really needed.
mrluckyboots
i got on in the mailsaying i won in the british lotto and they gave me a check to cover the taxes and western union money an a phone number so i called it talk to this lady and i went to the bank had them check it and they told me that there was no acount so i then new ti was fake took the check and ripped it up but the check was from brogwarner emissions/thermal systems from dixon plant 1350 franklin grove road dixon il 61021 # 888-300-8298 an the western union was supposed to go to a julie anderson 1140 madisson st montreal, quebec canada so don't fall for it
Another Scammed
I received the same check today and while I was thinking there was nothing I applied for. The amount of the check was for
$2995.15 and it came from the British Lotto. The check was written off an account with the company name of L & L Reproduction, which is supposed to be out of Paramount, CA. I got thinking and contacted Wells Fargo where the check was written off of and found that the account number and routing number at the bottom of the check was an actual account. I even went as far as calling the Better Business Bureau in Paramount to find that this L & L Company does exist and has never had any complaints against them. Then I got thinking and got on google and typed in BRITISH LOTTO and found this web site. So I contacted my local police dept and they came and got the check. I live in MD and the police stated that I have been the twenth person in my area to receive this check. So I ALMOST got scammed to, but because I used my head I was able to find all of you were in the same boat.
ikeee44
well,i got a check today for the amount of2,996.80 and it looks good.iam going to take it to the bank and ask them to take a look at. hey i need the money.but the thing about this is i play all kinds of lotto on the internet. (feed back) someone
msbozkat
MY MOM GOT THE CHECK AND THE LETTER SIGNED BY JOHN W. PAPE WITH THE NAME DOUGLAS FERDINAND, PRIZE CO-ORDINATOR. THESE PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS!! THE CHECK WAS ALSO FROM WELLS FARGO BANK AND I & I REPRODUCTIONS, INC FOR 2988.15. THESE PEOPLE WILL GET WHAT THEY DESERVE, KARMA! I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS SITE.
Mary
I just recieved a letter- not an e-mail from the BRITSH GAMINING COMMISION stated that I was one of the winners of the British International Lottery prgrams.They even sent me a check for $3,993.56. It looks very real.The thing that got me was that they wanted me to deposite then sent them a check right back..I'VE BEEN SCAMED BEFORE. SO I KNEW THIS WAS ANOTHER SCAM,BUT HOW DID THEY GET MY HOME ADDRESS? So I just looked up British Gaming Commision on GOOGLE and found this site.It helps going on the Internet and finding out if you're being scamed or not.Thank you to this site and others, that help people find out a the truth about these scams!!
yayak
well guys i also got the same thng. at first i thouth it was kind of crazy thng bcos i'v done nothing about buying any lotteries from british lottery. but then i showed it to my husband, he said this check might be a good one. i said ; i don't think so: n then we went to the bank n they asked me where i got this check. i told them tht somebody sent me thru my mail add. they said right away tht the check is a kind of a scam. well i was kind of half n half n then i check on the internet tried to find out about this kind of scam n finally i did it. they assumed tht i was a stupid enough to send them money but they tottaly wrong bcos i will cal them n curse them like hell.
so long everybody . don,t get fooled by an idiot. ok!
angela
i recieved in the mail a letter from the brittish lotto. I was excited at first and everything, if it weren't for my friend showing me this site i would of fell for it and also the weird thing is that im underage. They really need to be stopped from doing this to people
Li Zheng
I recently recieved a mail saying that i've won 80k in usd, and a check of about 3k to assist with international fees. i called the woman to claim my prize and she told me to forward the money to a north american agent, and (as stupid as i was) i did forward about 700 dollars, which the check initially gave me due to the deposit. then i also forward out of my own pocket 700 dollars. is there anyway to get back the money at all? i'm in the middle of all this and i don't know what to do. i think consulting a lawyer would be too much of a hassle or waste of money.
Vincent
I live in croydon and 28 Tanfield dosn't exist anymore. poor people who work in Tanfield house have three letters a day and people turn up regularly wanting their money. I called this guy today and its some deep voiced jamaican guy. The dialtone was an international call tone so hes abroad. I called the police and they dont give a damn.Lets hunt this guy down!!!! email me for further info if you want to try and stop this idiot
British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International
programs held on the 1st July,2006 in London. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with serial number 5388/02 drew
the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the lottery in
the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP2,500,000.00(Two
million, five hundred thousand,Pounds) in cash credited to file
RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize of GBP125 Million,
shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category. This
years Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery .The
estimated GBP125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history.
The biggest was the GBP363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May
2000 draw of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of
this, your GBP2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,pounds) would
be released to you by our affiliate bank in London. Our agent will
immediately commence the facilitation of release of funds to you as soon as
you establish contact. All participants were selected randomly from world
wide web sites through a computer drawn system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.
This is part of precautionary measures to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please
contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your
claims.
AGENT:Mr Paul Lockett
TEL:+ 447040110822
Email:claimbtl@gmail.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with our designated
agent. Congratulations once more from all members and
staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
JESSICA HARRISON
Stephanie
I got the letter in the mail with the check.. Douglas Ferdinand Prize C0-ORDINATOR and the signature of John W. Papa. My check was for $2,991.27 and $85,500 on the way. Same sponsor's commission fees and clearance fees!
Melissa
I had the same exact thing that Mindy has!!!!!!!!!!! I'm guessing its really fakle!
Angelo
Tammy Anderson with Number 250 813-1232. Supposed to be in Ottawa Ont. But number is from Victoria BC. However number is registered to a cellphone user in New Westminster BC. Weird huh? Anyway I knew it was fake as soon as I saw 3 DIFFERENT lottery enteties on the "Certificate of Award" You have a watermarked "Britian United British Lottery Corporation" (WTH?) Then in Red letter on the headliner- "World Wide Lotto Inc." Then you have in the paragraph mentioned in Bold Capital Letters "BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMS" We also have Typos or misspellings. You have "pay out" then later in the letter is "payout". "bellow instead of "below" I'm just nitpicking the damn certificate od award.
Mindy
Yup, good thing I looked up British Random Lotto, or I would have fell for it too. Red flags went up as soon as I opened the letter. Postmark is from Canada (no return address), the check for $2,998.20 is drawn up in Delaware, and the company issuing it from the Limited, based in Columbus, Ohio. My agent's name wasBrenda Edwards of Royal Imperial Financial Management Group in ALABAMA??!!! Really! I called a few times to find the mailbox was full, or all agents were on the phone. When I finally talked to someone, she sounded Indian, and almost droned on about the information. Really, if you won $80,000, you would expect someone to sound happy for you or even say "Congratulations!" She told me to deposit the check, and after I did, to call back and the money would be transferred to me within 48 hours. They didn't need your account number, and you didn't have to buy anything. Perfect, right? WRONG! Why send back the money they just sent you? And why would an established company make so many spelling and grammar errors on their letter? Thank God I did some research on this.....John Papa and Douglas Ferdinand can rot in hell. I hope many more people can use this aside from me, I will be going to my bank first thing tomorrow to talk to the manager about what kind of action I can take! Good luck to everyone else!
Nesbert
I also received such kind of email. Out of interest i phoned the given number somewhere in south africa and the Gentleman on the phone was just saying yes he is going to process the transaction. this is a hoax. Just ignore
ishtiaq
IT IS A BIG FRUAD.UK GOVT IS SLEEPING......YES SHEIS..BCAZ THE MONEY WILL COME TO THEIR COUNTRY AND PEOPLES.THESE PEOPLES MUST BE PUNISHED WHO CHEAT THE INNOCENT PEOPLES OF WORLD.BUT HOW AND BY WHOM?YOUR SITE REALLY HELPED ME A LOT.IT IS NOT MORE THAN A SCAM.I LAUGHED WHEN I RECIEVED EMAIL INFORMING ME THAT I WON A PRIZE OF MILLIONS UK POUNDS.IT WAS REALLY ALARMING THAT I NEVER PARTICIPATE ANY LOTTARY HOW IT COME THAT I WON THIS HUGE AMOUNT FOR DOING NOTHINGI REQUEST TO ALL NOT TO RESPONSE TO THESE CHEATERS AS THEY PLAY WITH THE EMOTIONS AND HOPES.THE BRITISH GOVT SHOULD TAKE A SERIOUS ACTION AGAINST THESE SCAMMERS.