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Lottery Scam: 2008 Online UK Lottery (International Promotion)
- By Jay HS
- Published 01/26/2008
- Lottery Scam
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Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mr. Well Paulson, Mr.Joseph, Raymond
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: GBP 600,000
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Claims to be London, UK
Scammer Email: rsjoseph@bsu.edu, overseasclaimsoffice@strompost.com
A point to note regarding scam mails is that the sender's email address may be faked. That is to say, they can fake the email addresses from where the email originates. However, the email address within the mail itself will usually be the real email which you can contact the scammers.
UK lottery scams appear in various emails. You don't have to see the actual, similar email to know that it is a scam. There is no lottery company that will email you (unsolicited) informing that you have won the prize.
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Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mr. Well Paulson, Mr.Joseph, Raymond
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: GBP 600,000
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Claims to be London, UK
Scammer Email: rsjoseph@bsu.edu, overseasclaimsoffice@strompost.com
A point to note regarding scam mails is that the sender's email address may be faked. That is to say, they can fake the email addresses from where the email originates. However, the email address within the mail itself will usually be the real email which you can contact the scammers.
UK lottery scams appear in various emails. You don't have to see the actual, similar email to know that it is a scam. There is no lottery company that will email you (unsolicited) informing that you have won the prize.
From: Joseph, Raymond S
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 6:21 AM
Subject: Winning Notification!!! Contact Mr. Well
Paulson
Serial NO: 06/1055
Dear Winner,
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged as a winner under the
Category "B" of the 2008 Online UK Lottery (International Promotion) held on the 8th of January 2008 in London.
Your e-mail address was attached to the Batch NO: P2/0056/2008 with
Serial NO: 06/1055 subsequently won you the sum of £ 600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand Great British Pound) in category "B" with Ref N0:KPL/09-002/JA.
To file for the processing of your prize sum payment, you are advised
to contact our Certified and Accredited claims agent for category "B"
winners with the information below:
******************************
Name: Mr. Well Paulson
Email: overseasclaimsoffice@strompost
******************************
Endeavor to provide him with the following information in your contact
with
him.
Names:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:
Occupation:
Note that, all claims processes and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid impersonation and or double claiming.
Regards,
Mr.Joseph, Raymond
Online Coordinator
Spread The Word
10 Responses to "Lottery Scam: 2008 Online UK Lottery (International Promotion)" 
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said this on 28 Jan 2008 8:16:19 AM CDT
thanks i would have fallen for it
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said this on 31 Jan 2008 7:06:23 AM CDT
i got the scam too...
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said this on 10 Mar 2008 10:24:44 AM CDT
got the same sort of letter saying i had won but had not entered any lottery
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said this on 09 Apr 2008 2:36:57 PM CDT
I got it today - they never give up, do they? Morons!!
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said this on 21 Apr 2008 11:48:16 AM CDT
thanks!
i also got it..my heart nearly stop.. heheh |
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said this on 22 Apr 2008 7:10:56 PM CDT
Not to explain about lottery.
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said this on 24 Apr 2008 1:12:15 PM CDT
thanks, but i've already left my details with them, whaat should i do?
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said this on 31 May 2008 8:29:05 PM CDT
Heres another one...
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes, PO Box 42 Peter borough SE15 2UD UNITED KINGDOM. UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD 2008!! Congratulations you have won £500,000.00 GBP which is equivalent to ($917,956.00 USD). your e-mail address emerged as a winner in our promotional Uk Freelotto sweepstakes Your Ref No: MELI-T/ 17-F044-62-312 with Serial number 5368/08 drew the lucky number: 29 Contact Account Department-MORIS PEDRO Email:ukboard123@yahoo.com.hk FILL IN THE BELOW FOR IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE/CLAIMS FullName:.............Address:..........Occupation:............. Country:.........Telephone:........... Sex:.............Age:.............. Congratulations from the staffs and members of the National Lottery Sweepstakes U K. Sincerely, Mr, WILLIAMS JOHNSON FREE LOTTO ONLINE DIRECTOR UNITED KINGDOM |
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said this on 15 Sep 2008 12:21:17 PM CDT
what the !@#$, i got it also... and my prize even bigger... check this out:
Dear Winner, Ref No: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312 Batch No:901/00319/HLP Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003 Grand Draw No: 12099 Dear Winner, Your ticket number: 023-0148-790-459 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number:29 We are pleased to notify you that your emailaddress emerged as a winner in our promotional lotto sweepstakes and as a result you havebeen granted the lump sum payout of 1,000.000.00G.B.P which is equivalent to $2,003,000.00 USD. Contact your claims officer below for your claims/winnings. Mr. Peterson Irvin: claimsdept996@live.com You are to forward the following details to enable us clear your file for immediate payment: Congratulation Once More Winner 1. Full Names:................ 2. Address:............... 3. Age:................ 4. Sex:.................... 5. Marital Status:............... 6. Occupation:............... 7. Phone numbers:................ 8. Fax number:....................... 9. Country:............... Sincerely, Mr.Donougho.Martin Donougho Online Coordinator Free Lottery Sweepstakes Promotions 2008 I try to track what they are going to do... and how much they are going to ask from me... they asked me to open an account in ANZ, check this out: Dear, This is to acknowledge the receipt of your e-mail, and to confirm the validity of the winning notification you received from FREE LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES, Be informed that you’re winning cheque of 1, 000, 000, 00 GBP is presently domiciled in the Automated suspense account (ASA) with our bank. NOTE: funds in a suspense account can neither be transferred nor deducted from until the holding bank formally open a normal account for the funds beneficiary to receive it, this measure is standard financial regulations by United Kingdom Central Bank (UKCB) since the commencement of the global fight against terrorism and the enactment of the new anti-money laundry acts. As a result you will be required to set up an online account with our bank to enable you transfer your funds to your country bank account. More so, be informed that the kind of account that you will be required for the transfer of your funds as a non resident of united kingdom is an offshore online account and we have (2) different off shore online accounts types that can accommodate 1,000,000.00 GBP and each with different minimum deposit depending on which of the account you will like us to set up for you and all account has full option banking amenities which involves Having a Master Card, credit/ debit balance print out and overdraft. ACCOUNTS & THEIR MINIMUM DEPOSIT 1) PLATINUM ONLINE ACCOUNT: 50GBP TO OPEN A PLATINUM ACCOUNT + MINIMUM DEPOSIT OF 900 GBP =950GBP (1,900USD) 2) TIME DEPOSIT ONLINE ACCOUNT: 50GBP TO OPEN A TIME DEPOSIT ACCOUNT + MINIMUM DEPOSIT OF 600 GBP =650.00 GBP (1,300USD ) NOTE-That the mandatory minimum deposit Belongs to you as this will be in your account before transferring your 1,000,000.00 GBP from the (ASA) into it, as you can choose to transfer the minimum deposit along with any funds credited to the account. This is to enable our KTT data base encrypt and recognized your account for onward transfer as you may wish to transfer any sum Online swiftly to your nominated local account round the globe without delay. To proceed with this transaction therefore, you need to inform us of your choice of account so that we can furnish you with our mode of transfer of the account opening fees and the minimum deposit for the activating of your online offshore account with our bank. Await your choice of account. Yours Truly, Paul Walker. (Foreign Operations Department) FOREIGN OPERATIONS MANAGER. ANZ BANKING GROUP, UNITED KINGDOM. *************************************************************** Caution: This e-mail and any accompanying attachments may be confidential to the intended recipient. It may also contain information, which is subject to legal privilege and/or official-client confidentiality. If you are NOT the intended recipient, you must not peruse, pass on, use, or copy this message and any accompanying attachments. Please notify the sender immediately - by telephone, facsimile or return email - and delete the original message and any accompanying attachment |