[b]Subject: British Lottery Winners of 2007
From: “British Lottery International”
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch Number: 12/25/0304
Ticket Number: 564 75600545-188
Serial Number: 5388/02
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our
British International Lottery Program held on the 5rd of June, 2007. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number 564 75600545-188 with serial
number 5388/02 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, which consequently won in
the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of USD2,500,000 (Two Million, five hundred thousand dollars).
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims have been fully
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program
takes place every five years.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies in Europe as part of their social responsibility to
the citizens. 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 jackpot that
went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega
Millions’ predecessor.
Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims.
To begin your claims process therefore, you are advised to
expeditiously contact our DIrector of finance for the processing of your winning
and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory
obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
Name:Mr Raymond White
Email: officerdepartment2@myway.com
Tel #: +44-704-572-1098
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated
with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform our
agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members
of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Anthony Campbell
British Lottery International (co-coordinator)
N.B: Please do not reply to this mail. Contact our director of finance.
[b][i]This would be fantastic except for one curious minor detail :[/i]I’ve never entered any lottery, anywhere and certainly not in England. [i]I’ve seen this type of scam before but this is the first time I’ve seen it originating from the UK. Previous phishing attemps involved Spain and Greece and it would come as no surprise if other countries have been used. At one point there were so many complaints that the Spanish government had to publish official government warnings. Maybe some of TR’s UK members could look into this and report these clowns, In the event it turns out to be legitimate, I’ll forego the $2,500,000 if They gift wrap GG and Steffi and have them delivered to me with bells on, nothing else being necessary. ;)[/i]
Dawg[/b] ]:)