Below is a copy of the letter sent to me after several e-mails conserning winnings with the UK National Lottery. After receiving this e-mail asking for money from me, I checked them out at the better-bb, but could find no informaion on them. Probably because they are overseas. But luckily I checked them out here on the bad-bb.
I too received a letter like the one listed on your web site from The UK National Lottery. After several e-mails, this is a copy of the final 'hook' letter trying to get you to send between $664.21 up to $1, 033.98 in order to have your winnings sent to you.
Luckily I avoided being defrauded, by checking them out first on the bad buisness bureau.
Thank you.
"This is to inform you that you have been officially
cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the UK National Lottery.
The original copy of your certificate from the British
Government stating that the money was obtained legally through their National Lottery will be sent to you or your bank as soon as you meet with any of the option selected and your winnings will be couriered or transferred to you immediately.
You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your winning prize to you. With regards to this, there are three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the three. The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:
OPTIONS:
Courier of your winning draft to you via any of this
channel listed below:
OCS EXPRESS DELIVERY (2working days)
Mailing... 75.00
Insurance... 450.00
Vat (5%)... 044.75
TOTAL... 569.75===$1, 033.98
OCS PREMIUM SERVICE (3working days)
Mailing... 59.00
Insurance... 350.00
Vat (5%)... 038.95
TOTAL... 447.95===$812.94
OCS REGULAR SERVICE (7working days)
Mailing ;...47.00
Insurance... 300.00
Vat (5%)... 019.00
TOTAL... 366.00===$664.21
The insurance company declined reverse payment for the
courier, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the draft to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the draft since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing.
With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.
Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover
insurance policy by GEOTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and
hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.
Please respond to this email by making a selection
from the options above and make payment.
SEQUEL TO THE ABOVE,
YOU ARE TO SEND YOUR FEE THROUGH A WESTERN UNION OFFICE NEAREST TO YOU.THIS IS SO BECAUSE IT WILL ENABLE THIS OFFICE MAKE PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF ALL PAPER WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN SENDING YOUR CLAIM TO YOU.
YOUR WINNINGS SHALL BE DELIVERED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME OF THE OPTION YOU HAVE CHOOSEN AFTER THE CHARGES MUST HAVE BEEN PAID TO THIS OFFICE.
YOUR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE IN FAVOUR OF OUR ACCOUNTS OFFICER WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW. YOU ARE TO ADHHERE STRICTLY TO THESE PROCEDURES SO AS TO ENABLE US DELIVER YOUR WINNINGS TO YOU.
RECIEVER: MARVIN JOHNSON
ADDRESS :463 BARKING ROAD,
LONDON, E15 8PS
ENGLAND.
YOU ARE TO SEND THE EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT BY E-MAIL
BACK TO ME WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.
THIS PROCESS IS VITAL AND URGENT FOLLOWING THE
INSTRUCTIONS FROM OUR CLIENTS (THE NATIONAL LOTTERY) THAT ALL WINNINGS SHOULD BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.NOTE THAT YOU ARE ALSO TO SEND TO THIS OFFICE BY E-MAIL ANY IDENTITY YOU HAVE TO ENABLE US IDENTIFY YOU PROPERLY ON SEEING YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
ATTACHED IS A COPY OF YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE.
YOU ARE TO KEEP THIS COPY BECAUSE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU PRESENT IT TO US WHILE WE ARE AT YOUR DOOR STEP.
MY OFFICE WAIT FOR A SCAN COPY OF YOUR EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT
THAT WILL ENABLE US SEND YOUR WINNINGS TO YOU.
LASTLY, YOU MAKE THIS PAYMENT YOU ARE ALSO TO SEND
TO US THE CONTROL NUMBERS AND THE TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER
IF THERE IS ANY.
YOU ARE ADVISED TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO THIS
INSTRUCTION.
YOURS IN HEART
KELVIN BODE
(DISPATCH OFFICER)"
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