I don't think this is legitimate. This was the first email I received:
The National Lottery
P.O.Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL United Kingdom
(Customer service) NOTIFICATION DESK
Attention: Email Account Holder,
Congratulations!! Congratulations!! We happily announce to you the draw (#1404) of the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes
promotion held in London on Wednesday June 2.
Your active e-mail address attached to the World Wide Web computer generated ticket number: B55607545 4152 with reference number
UK/JA2C110P5 and Serial number ZA5365/3, Batch number XA87-2PY, drew the lucky numbers: 06 14 32 35 41 Bonus 43
This subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. matches 5 lucky numbers Plus Bonus number.
You have therefore been allocated to claim a total sum of £520, 731.00 (Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty One
British Pounds) in cash is credited to file UKPC/9080144308/07. This is from a total cash prize of £17, 403, 993
Shared amongst the 545, 587 with (3) lucky winners in "2nd" category.
PRIZE BREAKDOWN
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Draw 1404 Wed 02/05/ 2010 14 32 35 41 42 Bonus 43 Jackpot for this draw £7, 542, 072
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
No. of matches No. of winners £s per winner £s Prize fund
Match 6 4 £1, 885, 518 £7, 542, 072
Match 5 plus Bonus 3 £520, 731 £1, 562, 193
Match 5 387 £2, 522 £976, 014
Match 4 25, 997 £82 £2, 131, 754
Match 3 519, 196 £10 £5, 191, 960
Totals 545, 587 £17, 403, 993
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&--
Additional information Jackpot winner (s) Lucky Dip winners Machine used for draw Ball set used
4 SAPPHIRE 3
This promotion was drawn based on email address as the key identification for setting up online accounts. All valid email addresses in the World
Wide Web Draw used/participants for the online email promotion version were selected randomly via computer balloting from a global website
collaboration with internet companies like eBay, pay pal, liberty reserve, and Google whom also built their systems and based their membership
registration identity on email addresses supporting this computer draw system done by extracted email addresses from over 100, 000 unions,
associations, and corporate bodies and affiliated members to the National Lottery website and their advertisers listed online.
This Online promotion takes place via virtual ticket balloting and it is done Bi-annually.
Please note that you’re lucky winning ticket file and number falls within our European booklet representative office in Watford (UK) as indicated in
your ballot played coupon. In view of this, your £520, 731.00 would be released to you by our payment department.
Contact our Fiduciary agents immediately to commence release of your lottery prize by providing details below.
1. Full Name:
2. Email Address:
3. Age/Occupation:
4. Reference Number/Ticket Number
5. Phone Number:
6. Country:
7. Date of draw
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 choice you want to claim your prize. Precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program are in place.
Please be warned!!! To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide them with your winning email and details.
UK Lottery Fiduciary Agents:
Mr. Steve Smith
Foreign Service Manager
Watford Regional Centre
Tolpits Lane, Watford WD18 9RN .United Kingdom
E-mail: [email protected]
"Please do not reply back to the senders address or the from email address, this notification is sent automatically via computer virtual
notification to winning email addresses and a response will not be attended by Human but computer" contact the fiduciary agents "
Yours faithfully,
Teresa Marie Roberts. Online coordinator.
UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY Copyright (c) 1994. The UK Lottery International Promotion Inc
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline. 77635 476378 255667460.
And after my response, here's the second email:
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
LIVERPOOL REGIONAL CLAIMS OFFICE
L701NL UNITED KINGDOM
From The Desk of the UK Lottery Fiduciary Agents:
Steve Smith, Dr.
Foreign Service Manager
Watford Regional Centre
Tolpits Lane, Watford WD18 9RN .United Kingdom
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY: BIEN VAN ROSA
This is in response to your email enquiry forwarded to this office for claiming lottery
Prize; you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of the
winners in this year’s online Sweepstakes promotion.
Your active e-mail address attached to the World Wide Web computer generated
ticket number: B55607545 4152 with reference number UK/JA2C110P5 and Serial
number ZA5365/3, Batch number XA87-2PY is legitimate, the valued Prize still valid
with your email address {} as
PROCEDURES FOR PRIZE REDEMPTION
A certificate of prize claims and other vital documents will be delivered to your
address along side with your winnings cheque amount of £520, 731.00 and below are
the contents of the package to be delivered to your address by the lottery agent:
1. WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM LOTTERY COMPANY
2. WINNERS CHEQUE FOR THE VALUE OF £520, 731.00
3. CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES (C.S.F.C.)
4. CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS (C.O.F.)
The Courier Company has been notified to deliver your winning package to your
location in USA. For further instructions on how to receive your winning cheque
amount of £520, 731.00 please contact the COURIER AGENT of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY DELIVERY with the contact information below:
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY COURIER SERVICES
CONTACT AGENT: MR. VESA SANTOS
Tel: 44 792 407 8069
E-MAIL: [email protected]
Note: All email lottery prizes are insured by a high insurance policy and as such
deduction cannot be effected on prize winnings. All payout is in full amount for
instrument of payment (certified check) is "BONDED". A delivery charge to dispatch
your prize winning is incurred by beneficiary.
This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds. It is imperative
that you as the subject of any correspondence with the courier company to ensure
they respond in a timely manner.
I will require a concise update on proceedings with the firm as soon as you are in
contact with them. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to
let me know. And do hope you will consider me for a little bonus after you have
received your winnings.
Therefore you are to notify the office of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY COURIER
SERVICES as soon as you can.
Congratulations once again.
Steve Smith (Dr.)
Foreign Service Manager
For: The National Lottery.
And here's the last email:
Clear flagFrom Mr Vesa Santos. Friday, June 11 2:05 AMFrom: "COURIER SERVICES UK NATIONAL LOTERY" View contact detailsTo: "Bien Rosa" Attn: Bien Van Rosa,
Be informed that your mail has been received and noted down. We must let you know that the delivery cost of your cash cheque is amounting to $820.00; you will pay 50% of the delivery cost while you pay the balance when signing your cheque to the delivery agent. If you agree to this option, do write back to us for further instructions on how you will make the payment and also preparation of sending your cheque.
Waiting for your response,
Best regards, Mr Vesa Santos.
Dear Sir/Madame,
I'd like to report this to you because I believe they are trying to scam me.
Thank you. Bien Van Rosa.
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