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April 10, 2007 at 03:51 PM
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New British Lottery Scam targeting random email addresses

by why me worry? . Updated 18 years, 7 months ago

Check out this scam going around the net.

BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
PO Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL,
United Kingdom

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TICKET NO: 8603775966738
REF NO: UK/776090X2/23
BATCH NO: 013/06/8394369
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Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that we have reviewed and accepted your completed fund release form, based on this your prize money shall be remitted to you accordingly. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 125,600 websites on the internet. Each email address was attached to a ticket number. Your email address (——–) was selected.

A certificate of prize claims and some vital documents will be sent along side your winnings cheque.The documents to be sent are;

1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM BRITISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTIONS;
2.WINNERS CHEQUE;
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.);
4.ANTI-TERRORISM CERTIFICATES(A.T.C);
5.CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS(C.O.F.).

Your winning cheque shall be couriered to you by our affiliate courier agency who is solely responsible for the delivery of your winning cheque. Be confident in our remittance method as the courier agency will effectively deliver your package with a comprehensive insurance cover that has been undertaken to guarantee the safe delivery of your winning cheque to your address within a record time.
Find below the contact information of the courier agency:
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Handling Agent: Mr Lesley Baker
Golden Securities and Freight Services Ltd
Unit 7 McKay Trading Estate
Blackthorne Road
Colnbrook Berkshire SL3 0AH United Kingdom.
Email: golden.securities@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.goldensecurities.org
Tel: +44 70359 00881
Fax: +44 70757 00323
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Note that the cost of delivering the parcel to you shall be your personal expenses,as BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY exempts itself from any such responsibilityand that your won prize cannot be deducted from , this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value . This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.
This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds. Its is imperative that you add your IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS{CPEL/OWN/9876}as the subject of any correspondence with the courier company to ensure they respond in a timely manner.

For immediate delivery of your winning cheque to you by the courier agency,you are to contact them with your verification and fund release form.
This office is requesting an adequate update from you on the proceedings between you and the courier agency.If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.And i do hope you will consider me for a little bonus after you have recieved your winnings.

Regards,
Mr. Brooke Louis.
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This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s).This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.

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If anyone can assist me in formwarding this to the proper authorities to put a stop to these crooks, please let me know.

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