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
addhie madjid
Dear,
I ever get online notification fromm lotto like this below:
From: "Helen Woods" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book
Subject: WEB NOTIFICATION OF £880,000.00
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 13:47:52 +0000
Universal Golden Roulette
P O Box 657
London, United Kingdom
(Customer Services)
ONLINE NOTIFICATION OF LOTTO WINNINGS:
We happily announce to you the draws of Universal Golden Roulette, an
Online Web International Program held on Monday 3rd July, 2006. Your
email address attached to ticket/serial number IE6098-05, with serial
number IE535-29 drew the lucky numbers: 1-15-24-37-42-50 (bonus no. 33),
With Ref. Number: IES/376O05/77, Batch Number: 05/507/IES360 and
subsequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £880,000.00
(Eight hundred and eighty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file ISPR/7563409218/05. This is from a total cash prize of
£8,680,770.00 shared amongst the first nine (9) lucky Winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
154,000 Unions, Associations and Corporate Bodies listed online.
In view of this, your £880,000.00 (Eight hundred and eighty thousand
pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
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. This is part of
our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program. Deductions from WINNING SUM are not allowed until
WINNING SUM has been handed over to the winner. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Universal Golden Roulette
P O Box 657
London, United Kingdom
(Customer Services)
Email: ndept092@katamail.com
All prize money must be claimed in ten working days. After this date,
all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
always remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Please include your private telephone and fax numbers while replying.
Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Helen Woods
Lottery Coordinator
How to claim and get my prize although too late (out of date)
Help me, please!
Mulhadi
Nice Try!!
To Dino Dagostino: This is just above your post, where you wrote you depositedthe check for $3000, then removed the money after it cleared and closed your account:
ARIZONA
April 17, 2006 @ 2:40 pm
PLEASE DON’T DEPOSIT THE CHECKS! WE WENT TO THE BANK AND HAD THE TELLER TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT THE CHECK WAS VALID, THE ONLT THING THEY SAID WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE A 7 DAY HOLD, THE VERY NEXT DAY,WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR ACCOUNT WAS FROZEN FOR FRAUDULENT REASONS. EVEN THOUGH THE TELLER TOLD US IT WAS OK TO DEPOSIT IT, WE ARE NOW TOLD THAT , NOT ONLY, IS OUR ACCOUNT CLOSED, BUT ALSO, WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO BANK THERE AGAIN. I CALLED THE BANK HEADQUARTERS, THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN IF WE ASKED THE TELLER , WE WERE ULTIMATELY IN CONTROLL OF EVERYTHING THAT GOES THRU OUR ACCOUNT. SO , PLEASE DON’T ANYONE TRY TO DEPOSIT THE CHECKS, THEY ARE DEFINATELY FRAUDS. ALSO, NOW , I HAVE A FRAUDULENT ACT ON MY RECORD………BE AWARE!!!! ARIZONA
You might want to check with your lawyer if you can legitimately keep you $3000--you could be guilty of fraud (theft?) and go to jail for it!
arcana
I received an email from the "National Irish Lottery" stating that I won a jackpot prize of EUR 4.025 mullion from an online draw. Good thing I found this site because I was supposed to wire them money tomorrow. Looking at the image above, I noticed that both emails have the same signature. Upon looking closer, I also found that the ticket numbers are exactly identical. So be warned, they are now using the Irish Lottery as a scam. Your site really helped us since the money that we were to send them was meant for my brain tumor medication. CURSES TO ALL SCAMMERS!!!
Dino Dagostino
I recieved a letter stating that i won the british lottery for 85,000 and i recieevd the check for 3000 , they said i must send the 3,000 back to them in order to get my 85,000 I depsoited the 3,000 and it cleared I took it out of my account and closed my account. I took the letter to my laywer and he told me the whole thing is a big scam!!!!
Mahesh.........
Spams are intelligent............. But very good in fake....
BTL NOTIFICATION DESK
We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:................................................................................................................Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file .............................. This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category 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. This promotion takes place bianually.
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 £500,000.00 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our courier department.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.
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.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 on the email address below for processing of your claims:
To file for your claim and avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact our fiducial agent, Diplomat alex hopkins (Esq) Email : alexhopk@yahoo.co.uk with the following details bellow.
YOUR FULLNAMES:......................................................
YOUR SEX:...................................................................
YOUR ADDRESS:.........................................
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:............................................
YOUR FAX NUMBER:........................................
YOUR OCCUPATION:...........................................
YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...........................................
YOUR AGE:...............................................
BANK NAME.................................................
BANK ADDRESS............................................
BANK BRANCH..............................................
ACCOUNT NUMBER(DOLLARS)
SECURITY CODE NO.......................................
BANK TELEPHONE NUMBER...........................
BANK FAX NUMBER........................................
AMOUNT WON................................................
Diplomat alex hopkins (Esq)
Email: alexhopk@yahoo.co.uk
Website:britishlottocompany@tk
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
JEAN CARTER
Director Online International Promotions Unit,
LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.
E. Newcomer
I recieved a call today on my cell phone, it was a real person and they told me to call another number, 18765403965. They claimed I won 2.5 million dollars and I needed to send a check for $900 to Jamaica so I could get the check FedEx to my house. They sent me a copy of the check. I don't buy it...and am not sending them a dime. Do not fall for this one. They claimed that I had won the British Lottery Sweepstakes...the check was from "Cash Payment of America" Can you say Bull Sh*%!
rosie
well i received a letter in the mail on thursday 7/20. i was about to call the number tomorrow but decided to do a little research and found a couple of things on this SCAM.. anyways by contact person is "karen williams" and the phone # is 1-780-604-6453. the prize co-ordinator is douglas ferdinand by the signature is john w papa. the check is from a company based out in san diego called sempra energy. it was too good to be true and why should you have to pay money to get money..
mad as hell
Just wanted everyone to know that they are also using ACCU-WELD a window company one some of their checks. Mine was a whopping $2994.95. To bad it's a hoax that could have come in handy!
Just a word from a wise elder it goes for everything in life......"when in doubt....throw it out"
Meka
I received the exact type of letter today, I am inb the USA. I was excited at first, then reality set in and all the red flags went off. I called my caontact person"Cindy Davis" who continiously put me on hold, asked me told me to call back in 10 min...when I didi she asked if she could call me back????SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every body above said they received an email, did anyone recieve a letter in the mail??? The phone number on letter was1-780-604-6785. O, one time when she put me on hold she never came back so I called her back...(Why is she answer her own calls??)When she answered this time I said you put me on hold and never came back..she said I told you to go ahead and deposit the check. WHAT??Are you crazy, I need to know all the details, she said can I call you back???LOL
TERRY-LOUISIANA
I work at a lawfirm and received an email on my office computer from a Mary McClord Ireland Branch, Howth Road, Dublin 3, Dublin, Ireland that I had won 2,500,000 Euro from a Lotto Jackpot of the Winners International Program which are drawn once a year. I was informed to email a Eric Johnson, Clearance Officer for more informationon how to collect my winnings. I was curious, so I replied to Mr. Johnson via email and received a reply from the "LOTTERY AWARD OFFICE", 121 Fulham Palace Road, London-England. Mr. Thomas David, Executive Co-ordinator to contact the Mr. Steven Anderson at HSBC Bank for immediate payment. Now let's see, Ireland, UK, and now USA. Looks like they are trying to cover their tracks around the world (lol) You guessed it---- I was skepticaland started doing research on the matter ran into this website along the way, hence this blog. I will advise as to the outcome of my research. Sorry for anyone who got caught in this scam.
Jiri
I am from Czech republic and I have also received yesterday this kind of e-mail from "UK National Lottery - Sweepstakes International program". Thanks for these pages, because it has spared me lot of checking. For info : I won 86 110 pounds "only".
Raul Garip
The SCAM continues. I received the following:
British Lottery Head
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04,Batch: 12/25/0304
June 2006
Dear prize winner,
We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International programs held on the 7th of June 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 are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £1,432,252.00(One million, Four hundred and thirthy two thousand,two hundred and fifty two Great British Pounds) in cash
credited to file RPC/9080118308/04.This is from a total cash prize of £71 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.
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 £208 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 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 £1,432,252.00(One million, Four hundred and thirthy two thousand,two hundred and fifty two Great British Pounds) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.
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. 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 a 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 fill out this verification form
Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
WINNER\'S CLAIM FORM
WINNER\'S PERSONAL DATA
First Name.:
Middle Name.:
Last Name.:
Gender.:
Month Of Birth.:
Day: Year:
Marital Status.:
Nationality.: *
Religion.:
Occupation.:
Address 1.: *
Address 2.:
City.: *
State/Province.: *
Zip Code.: *
Mobile phone No.: *
House Phone No.: *
Fax No.:
Email Address.: *
WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: *
Serial Number.: *
Refrence Number.: *
This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. :
This form is valid for only those who have won the BRITISH NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY. Fill in the required fields in the space provided below.
No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.
Send the duly filled out form to your fiduciary/claims agent who will then commence your claims process to the details below.
********************************************************
Mr. HENRY JAMES
EMAIL: brittagent@worldemail.com
********************************************************
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY
Sincerely,
Sir John Barckley
Zonal Coordinator.
Nice Try!!
I'm laughing at my British Lotto!! Check is for $2991.05 on a check from Geiger (based in Portland, Maine). The "Prize Coordinator" is Douglas Ferdinand (gee, why does it have a signature of "John Papa??"). Here's the really funny part: my "contact" is John Myers---the same name as my husband's best friend!! I called him and left a message asking where my $85,500 was at!!
Any clue as to who to contact to pass this scam on to? My local police told me to "file it."
SHEIKH NAUMAN RAUF
Dear
i have also received this kind of mail two days ago about being a winner of 250,000 sterling pounds.i hope this matter should be seriously taken by the british government to avoid the circumstances
watersong
I received this on July 18, 2006. I have never entered a lotto. It seemed so real... What do they gain from doing this?
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:57:52 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Congratulations!!!!!
From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To:
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
+44 703 184 8303
(24hours)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the Draw 1067 of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on 18th July 2006. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:01-14-21-3-35-48, and a bonus
number
of 24 which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.
You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £253,437.00 in
cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize
of
£2,534,370.00 shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category. This year\'s Lottery Program Jackpot is the 5th largest
ever in
the history of Europe Sweepstakes. 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. 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 £253,437.00 would be released to you by any of
our
payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact her. 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. John Walter
Email: infoclaimagentwalter@yahoo.com
(Form HLP)
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ...........................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on
delivery)
WINNING NUMBER........................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/
INDIVIDUAL:.........................................................................
____________________________
___________________
Date.
Signature.
Droo
My dad received a letter of this nature the other day about winning money from the British Lotto, complete with the check for around $1900. The letter had a bar code on it, did anyone receive a letter that contained a barcode? I would think this is a scam myself, although my dad said he entered the British Lotto a bit ago. Will be looking into it more.
Kerrigirl
I too have recieved on of these letters..........very tricky nasty people. They sent a check for 1965.50 drawn on a company SMS.ac. Wich is a very ligit company and I am now in contanct with them to send them the stolen check and stuff. sucks the money would have been fabulous but stupid eople will get theirs!
andreatherock
Got this via email. Knew it was a scam and replied to it with a very nasty email using very colourful language. I live in the UK so I knew that it was fake and since I am suffering with PMT at the moment, I thought I would vent my frustrations on these losers...not that they would care anyway but perhaps the person who opens my reply will at least feel a moment of shame and probably will wonder who has such a foul and disgusting mouth. Here is the email I recieved:
From: "*UK NATIONAL LOTTERY*" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:35:28 +0000
The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#1073) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Sat 1st July 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers : 18 28 33 37 39 42 15(Bonus
ball) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e
match 6 plus bonus . You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of £1,532,720 (One Million, Five Hundred And Thirty Two Thousand,
Seven Hundred And Twenty Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file XYL
/26510460037/05 This is from a total cash prize of £4,596,411 (Four
Million, Five Hundred And Ninety Six Thousand, Four Hundred And Eleven
Pounds Sterling) shared amongst the Three (3) lucky winners in this
category i.e match 6 plus bonus. 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, associatons and co-oporate
bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place Twice weekly (Wednesdays and Saturday).
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 £1,532,720 (One Million, Five Hundred And Thirty
Two Thousand, Seven Hundred And Twenty Pounds Sterling) would be released
to you by our payment office in UK.
Our Fudiciary agent will immediately 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 claims is processed and your money remitted to you. 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 your fudiciary agent immediately
via the email below.
Agents Name: James Keegan
Email: claims@lotterydepartment.orangehome.co.uk
Tel: +44 702 403 2945
Fax: +44 700 598 3291
Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using
National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:
uknationallotterycustomercare@national-lottery.co.uk
Once again congratulations...
Cordially,
SIR GEORGE HARRIS
Online Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International
Program.
Copyright © 1994-2006The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
I like how they tell you to keep it confidential. I can imagine a lot of people are holding out hope that it might be real but please use your noggin, it is not real. So help others and post the email you've got so others will be aware of what to look out for. Basically, if you didn't buy a ticket, why would you win? Where is the money for the lottery coming from if no one ever buys a ticket????
Hope this helps.
syed shah alam khan
be careful, and dont allow fraudulent people to mislead you.
syed shah alam khan
RITISH LOTTERY COMMISION HQ,
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT,
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom
PRIZE AWARD
===============
We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International programs held on the 8th of march 2006 in the United Kingdom. We are pleased to notify you on your emergence as a Winner in this Program and you have been awarded with a cash prize of £2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)
The selection process was carried out through random computer balloting from an online database of World Wide Web sites of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Program is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This Promotional Program is the 3rd in its series which we intend to hold annually in conformity with our corporate policy and sense of civic responsibilities.
Your Draw drew lucky numbers Code Number is Lotto Ball number 10Lotto Ball number 12Lotto Ball number 13Lotto Ball number 17Lotto Ball number 31Lotto Ball number 37Lotto Bonus Ball number 44 and your Reference Number is BNS-NL/02CTG/3103/14UK Ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Batch number 886/04. To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our European booklet representative agency as allocated to your Draw Code number.You are to make contact with the accredited Prize Transfer agency as stated below:
BRITISH LOTTERY COMMISION HQ,
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT,
COSTMER SERVICE,
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom
Contact Name: Mr. HILARRY SMITH
E-mail: uk.lott@hotmail.co.uk
Tel; +447040111129
Fax: + 448704789034
Fax: +447031870395
You are to contact the Claims Agency immediately with your Draw Code and Reference Numbers. To facilitate the smooth release of your Award, you are also advised to send to the Claims Agency the under listed information’s as soon as possible:
Claims Requirements:
==================
1.Name in full-----------------------------------------
2.Address---------------------------------------------
3.Nationality-----------------------------------------
4.Age-------------------------------------------------
5.Occupation------------------------------------------
6.Phone/Fax-------------------------------------------
(IMPORTANT NOTICE)
*Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public, to avoid fraudulent claim pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
*All Staffs of the British National Lottery Commissions are not to partake in this Promotional Program.
Accept our hearty congratulations !
Regards
Mrs. Mercy Zelly
Head of Public Relations Dept.
look at this.i too received this knid of mail.beware.don't get duped.
johanna
Im in the same sittuatin as these people on this.recieved a check .They wont me send it back to them .I called them an wont to know the catch .All they could say is congrates .Me being gullable an a big heart I was excitted Iam a mother of three, divococed and struggling i need this money.How can people be this cruel if this isnt real.
Curious
I HAVE A QUESTION TO THOSE WHO RECEIVED THE "BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTO" letters ONLY.
At the very bottom of your letter, to the left, there is a registered stamp, within this stamp what is the printing? I'm trying to make a comparison to these crazy letters.
no name
i recieved the check with my nane and it stated i won and had to pay taxes as well what the heck is this all about i have a numer in the bottom of the mail (780-604-2439 and was instucted to contact Rachel George of apex financial company this is a bit of crap!!!! i havent taled to anyone yet just though id look up this
East
Scam is also in Denmark... sure could have Used the MONEY 2,5million pounds but a scam is a scam I would like to assist any person or persons who have a plan as to how to catch these phoonies any ideas would be welcome
NO NAME
JUNE 11,2006 I RECIEVED A LETTER AND A CHECK FOR 2300 DOLLARS. SAYING IT IS FOR MY TAXES AND CLEARENCE FEES.HOW CAN THE GOVERMENT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH RIPPING OFF,POOR POEPLE LIKE THAT.THERE HAS TO BE A WAY TO STOP THIS KIND OF CRAP.I FOR ONE SAYS IT IS TIME THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT PROTECTING THIER POEPLE.
Leo
I received my e-mail today, it's a suprise that they have been sending these scames for more than a year, but they haven't gaven up or been stoped.
Nicole
I just recived my letter today!! These people really want to pray on desperation. This person sent me a letter made on Microsoft Word with use of word art as well as a cashier's check. I tried to look up the name and address of this place on the BBB website and it was non exsitant. And when I called the number the lady that answer asked for my name and I told her that I wanted to know what it was about first and I got hung up on. There was no backgroung noise so I think it was from someone's home. My worry now is how this person got my name and address...
Ashley
Anything asking for you to send money in order to receive the winnings is a scam. You do not have to pay to collect winnings from a legitimate lottery. I got sucked into oneos these scams as well. What we can do to try and stop these idiots is to file a claim with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) at http://www.ifccfbi.gov/, maybe if enough people complain it can be stopped.
mhedges
I received a letter in the mail as well. It has a check for $3,300.00.and I would get 61,300 back. Told me to cash it for taxes and what not. After seeing all these comments.. I beleve truley it is a scam. I will tear it, shred it. Whatever I have to do. Thanks everyone :)
Liriel
I have recieved a letter also claiming its from something I signed up for North AMerican Sweepstakes as part of the International Promotions Program. My check though was for 1900.00 and financed for tax and clearance fee. It says Kindly deposit or cash the check to pay for the tax and clearance fee. Call the agent for more info....
As with the above the name James Langford is the Prize Director. British INternational lotto. Please contact Peter Kinsley of APEX FINANCIAL COMPANY SUBISDIARY OF BRITISH LOTTO CORPORATION 11500 40th AVENUE. EDMONTON ALBERTA CANADA T6J0R6 tel 1-819-329-1970.
The check though is from Merril Lynch and looks legit. I cannot see any flaws on it. Tomorrow my husband and I are going to the bank and to Merrill Lynch to find out. Everything is screaming Scam. Especially after seeing a duplicate name on here. However, like everyone else These people need to be stopped. Its like the companies preying on the elderly saying they have won just send in this amount of money or buy this or that. I've seen it happen too many times. I will post tomorrow what the bank and Merrill Lynch say. Im tempted to go to the police station as well.
elizabeth
hi everyone... i need help to see if my winnings is a scam???
i got a certificate of award saying i won a lump sum from the bristish internationl lotto..
they sent me a check for $1,965.00, the certificate says that i need to cash that check to pay for tax and clearance fee.... after i am clear they'll send me the rest of my money.....
the certicate says for me to contact an agent... they assigned me an agent named Nancy Wilson...
their address is:
Subsidiary of British Lotto Corporation
11500 40th Avenue
Edmonton Alberta, Canada T6J 0R6
i called them and i finally got someone to talk to..they told me to cash the check at my bank, buy a money gram and send it to:
Johnathan Pirlo
4279 Browsky Drive
Novascotia, Canada B5A 7F9
they said to buy the money gram and call them back to give them confirmation number... and after i give them the number they will send me my check for the rest of my winnings...
can someone please tell me if this is a scam??? Please... it would be very helpful because no one else would help me.
elizabeth
hi everyone... i need help to see if my winnings is a scam???
i got a certificate of award saying i won a lump sum from the bristish internationl lotto..
they sent me a check for $1,965.00, the certificate says that i need to cash that check to pay for tax and clearance fee.... after i am clear they'll send me the rest of my money.....
the certicate says for me to contact an agent... they assigned me an agent named Nancy Wilson...
their address is:
Subsidiary of British Lotto Corporation
11500 40th Avenue
Edmonton Alberta, Canada T6J 0R6
i called them and i finally got someone to talk to..they told me to cash the check at my bank, buy a money gram and send it to:
Johnathan Pirlo
4279 Browsky Drive
Novascotia, Canada B5A 7F9
they said to buy the money gram and call them back to give them confirmation number... and after i give them the number they will send me my check for the rest of my winnings...
can someone please tell me if this is a scam??? Please... it would be very helpful because no one else would help me.
Nelson Palispis
Just a few minutes ago, I recieved a snail mail with a return address of ELG PRIORITY PROCESSING, POSTBUS 74101, 1070BC AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. The letter inside it says: "You have confirmed eligibility for entry into the official British National Lottery, with an upcoming prize payout of up to 150 Million pounds....." I've seen a lot of email scams in my inbox but this snail mail is the first. The first thing that caught my attention is: where the hell did they get my address? My name? And why should I pay $15 as an entry fee. Well, I may sure be dreamin to get rich someday but this one is not gonna make me stupid.
What do you think? Thanks.
G.D.
I recieved a letter in the mail today, not email but regular USPS mail. My letter was almost identical to that one belonging to mscaralynn. The check was for a different amount but the company name is the same, APEX FINANCIAL COMPANY, SUBSIDIARY OF BRITISH LOTTO CORPORATION, It did have a Canadian address but it wasn't the same as the one on mscaralynn's letter. It did not ask me to give them any personal or financial information. I was wondering what would or could happen if I were to cash this check and just keep the money. This money could be put to good use right now and it is sooooo tempting. I wanted also to ask mscaralynn what did you do with yours? Did you try to cash yours or not ?
JDM
I got one of these in the mail yesterday. Thanks to everyone who put this site together, I didn't fall for it. I still really want to cash the check though...
Barry from Edgewater, Colorado
Mine came via snail mail, yesterday. It fits the general form, but is a little different. It came with a check in the amount of $2998.60 drawn on the Wells Fargo account of Kapco, 3120 East Enterprise, Brea, CA 92821-6237 www.kapcousa.com. I checked their website and found them to be an OEM Distributor of Aviation parts. This being the case, it makes no sense for them to be sending me a check of this nature.
The accompanying letter is as follows:
IRISH RANDOM LOTTO
IRISH RANDOM INTERNATIONAL
WINNING CERTIFICATE
Ref #WSCT 4567801G023
Winner ID:9056742
DATE June 20, 2006
We are pleased to inform you that after the just concluded IRISH RANDOM LOTTO held in Belfast, Ireland, that you emerged as one of the winners of the Irish International Lottery programs.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system draw from one million five hundred thousand names(1,500,000) drawn from Asia, Europe and North America. Your name attached to ticket number 60087-6045 with serial number 01200115 drew the lucky numbers of 21-27-8-15-34 which subsequently won the lottery in the third category. You have therefore been approved for the lump sum of $85,500.00 USD yada yada etc.
It continues: Assistance check of $2997.55 is enclosed to enable you finance the international clearance fees of $2845.00. (Note check amount is different from check itself and the grammar is, to say the least, strange.)
I am then directed to keep this claim from public notice until my claim has been processed and money has been deposited to my account. To begin my lottery claim, I am further diredted to contact my claim agent, LISA HOWARD, of Standard Financial and Securities, 7811 GATEWAY BLVD NW, EDMONTON, AB T6E 6M1, an accredited agency to IRISH RANDOM LOTTO at TEL: 1-780-604-5934. (I called this number and received a standard after hours message, which noted their message box was full. BIG SURPRISE, Golllleeee, and all that happy *********! The company name was almost correct. In what sounded like an electronic hiccup the word securities came accross as tees.)
The letter finishes advising me that all prize money must be claimed not later than JULY 6, 2006. Ensure you contact your agent for THE ACTIVATION AND AUTHORISATION of your check. It is signed by John Wesley Pope, Prize Co-ordinator.
Guess I didn't win after all, huh!!!??!! Go figure. If it were real, with my luck, I would die tomorrow. Oh well . . .
Alissa
Is someone got the letter from this address:T
HE BRITISH ONLINE GAME 2005/6
British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
33 YATCH BASIN MARINA OFFICES,
UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE LOND ON.
Batch: 14/211/0374: Ref: BTL/311OXI/02
AGENT: MR. Roberts Marshall .
Email: robert_marshall06@uk2.net
Tel: +44- 70319-13216
Fax: +44- 70058-50149
Is this the same scam???
Alissa
My letter came by mail two days ago. I told everybody at my work and we prepaare text about it. it will be published at one of the most popular newspaper in my country. Will see if would be any reaction from the Lottary. yes, it was by email, and it was from `British lottary Award`. I got pounds, they ask me about my basic personal information to fill it in the paper wich thay ask me to print and send by fax or to copy and scen and send them by e-mail. They told me that it is not goood to send them by mail becaouse of the risk of criminals who can maybe see my personal information... xaxaxa... well, i ll write them soon (of course not for sending my information) and ask them everything possible... After all, our text in the newspaper will be much more interesant....I also noticed some gramatical errors in spite of the fact that English is not my first language. In first two letters they didn`t ask me for any money. they just ask me to give them my bank accoutn NO or to choose chack option and give them passeport NO... i suppose they will ask for money late when i choos payment option... it is logycal to ask for money soon i thought at the firs site and will see am i right about this...For the moment I wondered what would be if i cash the chack and don`t send them any money... With milion dollars you can have really good loyer everywhere on the planet..... but... it is for film.. in real life, I suppose, all we can get is the trouble with the bank and police... let see what will happen next...
mscaralynn
I noticed something a bit different here. The letters above my last one seem to have come from e-mails and requesting a lot of personal information from everyone. My letter arrived via postal mail and after having it check thoroughly it has been declared legit! The water markings on the back of the check disappears when rubbed, then re-appears a short time later. So does the patent numbers on the bottom front of the check. The letter I received does not request information from me. It does not tell me to send anything nor does it ask me to keep my winnings confidential. It just asks me to either deposit or cash it. Another thing I noticed is that the name "United British Lottery" is not the name on the letter I received and so far no one else seems to have the same letterhead as I do which is what I am looking for. I've gone to other websites asking the same information but I'm not getting the answers I'm seeking. Could I be wrong about this?
Alissa
I got letter by mail that i won 1.000.000.00 punds by National lottary UK.... i never beleive in good news like this but i admit i had plans to spend that money.... it was just a dream. I am journalist so i tried to find all information and i got this site very fast. It is not logical to win huge money without any fee, without gambling. I did nothing. Maybe i ll just continue with conversation with the "agent". Yoday i ll teel him that i ll give all subject to my loyer because all that big money and ask him for aditional information. Will see what he will say... After all it must be published to annonce everybody about this scam!!!
mscaralynn
Here's one! I received my letter today along with a watermarked "cashier's check" in the amount of $2,300.00. It says Not Negotiable After July 23, 2006. This is what was to be a part of the 65,000.00 in total. And who is the North American Sweepstakes people anyways? The only thing missing was the "SPECIAL NOTICE" like the letter above had and I was given the choice to either deposit or cash the check. The remainder of the winnning monies $62,700.00 would be sent minus the 2.300.00. (to leave 60,400.00 instead-right? suuuuurrrreeeeee, And like the one person who worte above, why send me the "supossedly" TAX and clearance fee when they could have just kept that amount and just send the rest? Of course I was excited until I started doing some reseatch and found this website. Thank goodness for you all. We need to stick together against predators like the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTO and go whup their butts...repeatedly.
Mine says, PLEASE CONTACT GRACE WILSON OF APEX FINANCIAL COMPANY, SUBSIDIARY OF BRITISH LOTTO CORPORATION, 10221 111TH STREER NW, EDMONTON, ALBERTA TSK 2W5 CANADA TEL: 1-604-0021
E-MAIL merrylotto@yahoo.ca
and it is signed James Landgord Prize Director oh but the check has Jackson Hewitt as the processor)
1-877-565-5312 or/and 1-604-906-0113
The ckeck look so real too. Has anyone heard of the bank called Santa Barbara Bank & Trust from Solana Beach, CA?
chris
I got MAIL,HEHEHEHE.BIG SCAMMERS INDEED.Thank you for making this site possible.
Tina
Don't do it.. It all a scam
it ok if you deposit the money because that a fake check.. you should contect your back as soon as you could to let them know.
okta
BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
> > >
> >
> > Headquarters: 60 Merriman Road
> > >
> > > Blackheath London SE3 8RZ
> > >
> > > England
> which consequently won in > > > the 2ND category, i have therefore been approved > > > for a lump sum pay out of USD2,500,000 > > > (TwoMillion, five hundred thousand )
I want to ask you. Is this lottery is valid? are these address really a lottery company in England,because I affraid from scam. Please reply my mail. Tonyokta_4uall@yahoo.co.id.thanks
Kendra
Need help receive letter and check from british random lotto. I didn't know that it was a scam.So I called them spoke to a lady she told me to deposit the check. When the check clear to go to western union and do a money transfer. Then call her back to give confermation # of the wire tranfer. So in what I need advice on. I made the mistake to deposit the check in my account what do I do.i haven't done the wire transfer. I started doing some research and found website and information the british scam. A little late
Judith
I appreciate very much your kindness in establishing this web page for those of us who have been notified of winning the "United British Lottery." Since I did not enter said lottery, and this, on its face, is far too good to be true, I did a google search and you guys popped up first thing.
My notification sent a "check" for $3,900, which I am to deposit to offset a 15.6% tax and process fee on the total of $25,000 I am supposed to have won. Somehow or another, after some process that is not explained in this letter, I am ultimately to net $21,100 out of this. The check appears to be an original document carrying watermarks front and back. It is written on the account of TRW Automotive in Valley View, Ohio, on a Bank One account in Detroit, MI. A very real curiosity is what the United British Lottery and TRW Automotive in Ohio could possibly have in common. Also, the sentence structure and style in my letter is evidence, to me at least, that its author has English as a second language.
There is a "Special Notice" that, "This Award program has come to the public notice and in order to avoid unauthorized activity and individuals contacting you, please ensure that this winning is kept absolutely confidential."
Again, thanks for establishing this web page. My heart breaks for the innocence of folks who have received this notification and have swallowed it hook, line and sinker. A lot of them are out money they didn't have to begin with. Count me in on any retaliation, if that is ever possible.
I don't think we have to worry about how God feels about this. As they say in the part of the US where I live, "God don't like ugly."
none
what happens if you deposite the check?
ms. sophie/Manila/Philippines
Hi!!!
im happy to say that before i begin to believe this thing my intuition told me to investigate it first. And VOILA!!!!! thanks to "google" it answered all my question and to all of us, we need to do something about this, they nNEED to be STOP.
If anyone of you wanted to do something about this just count me in.
MORE POWER TO GOOGLES and for us "BE AWARE"
From: "Dr. Kingsley Gonzalez" Add to Address Book
To: yhang_act1@yahoo.com,
Subject: VERIFICATION FORM
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:06:52 +0200 (CEST)
THE CLEAR/CLAIM AGENT
OFFICE OF THE BRITISH
LOTTERY AWARD DEPT.
15 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON
xxxx2006xxxxxx
*****************
Dear MS. SOPHIA RONDAEL.
We acknowledge the receipt of your email. However we have commenced
process to release your prize claim. Please reconfirm your winning
information’s to our office again. Kindly do these as soon as you get this
mail because that will enable my office to open and process your file for
immediate release of your winning prize. Please inform us immediately
to enable us contact our paying bank to release your lottery win money
without any further delay. Furthermore, we expect you to give our
lottery firm your
VERIFICATION FORM
1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS, COUNTRY, CITY AND STATE:
3. SEX:
4. AGE:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. OCCUPATION:
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8. TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
9. LUCKY MAIN NUMBER AND LUCKY STAR NUMBER:
10.TICKET NUMBER:
11.REF / BATCH NUMBER:
12.AMOUNT WON:
This information required, is to keep to our record of BRITISH
Microsoft lottery register to enable us procure your prize claim certificate
and approvals for claim from our outlet lottery firm attached to UNITED
KINGDOM finance office. However, we expect you to forward this
information as soon as possible.
We thank you for being part of our International Promotion Program.
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation and you can count on our
professional assistance always, more details will be given to you as soon as
we received your urgent reply.
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 very confidential, as 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.
Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for being part
of our Promotions program.
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The BRITISH Lottery Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation, Bill Gates Of Microsoft inc, the sultan of Brunei. Intel
Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies. The Overseas lottery internet draw is held
once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet
and computers worldwide.
Yours truly,
Dr. Kingsley Anderson.
¡Miles de amigos con tus mismas aficiones! http://www.latinchat.com
From: "BRITISHLOTTERY AWARD" Add to Address Book
Subject: winning notification
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:47:31 +0100
BRITISH LOTTERY, AWARD DEPT.
15 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02
Batch: 17/211/0374
NOTIFICATION.
Dear Winner,
We happily bring to your notice the results of the British Lottery Award
International programs held on the 10TH of JUNE , 2006 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number: 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 01-02-18-25-34-45-31, which subsequently won you a prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £950,000 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.
All participants were selected randomly from various websites on The
World Wide Web, www' through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your prize remitted to you as required in this grand category "B" terms and conditions of claims.
This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by non winners. Please note that, your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £950,000 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) prize would be remitted to your designated Bank account by our approved paying Bank, Base Bank London. our fiduciary agent will immediately commence on the processing of your claims, to facilitate the release of your prize to you as soon as you make contact with them.
Please be advised as follows: To file for your claim, kindly contact
our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing your claims:
*************************************************
Name: Dr. Kingsley Anderson.
E-mail: drkingsleyan@latinmail.com
Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,
London, United Kingdom.
*************************************************
Note that, you are to pay 5% of your total winning prize to the office of the claim agent immediately after receiving your award prize for their service to you.
Note that, all claims processes and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid impersonation or double claiming. 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 staff of this program.
Sincerely,
Dr. George Smith.
{ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR}
BRITISH LOTTERY AWARD INTERNATIONAL
AN AFFILIATE OF FOUNDMONEY INTERNATIONAL
IPP AWARD DEPT.
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Dawn
I got a mail just today too exactly the same with what you mentioned here, i was so dissapointed but i'm still gonna call them tomorrow and scare them hehehe
mm
i recieved a letter in mail today from British Random Lottery and check for 2,9980.75. Wanted me to call representative at 306-880-1737 Steve Morgan of Gateway Financiers 294 Maplewood Ave. Suite 104 Sasketoon Saskatchawan SK S7L 6L5 want to bet none of the above except for phone number is real The check is written on Wachovia Bank and is supposed to be from FGI Research they also ask you not to tell anyone until claim is processed IMAGINE THAT