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Lottery Scam Email:
UK National/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
"Becky Owen, David Nelson"

If you receive an email from the UK National/PRIZE AWARD DEPT or the National Lottery claiming you won a prize, it is a scam - no matter what amount it says, or what names or addresses they use! They seem to like the names Becky Owen and David Nelson, as these appear frequently in these scams.

No legitimate lottery emails winners to tell them they won, and the UK National Lottery DOES NOT run any sweepstakes or giveaways - YOU MUST PAY TO PLAY IN THE UK!

Note the usual clues to an obvious fraud that we have highlighted in the letter.  Especially notice the free Yahoo email return address, poor spelling, lousy grammar and syntax, strange punctuation and almost random use of capital letters, warning to keep the information confidential (they're afrid ConsumerFraudReporting.org will hear of them and publish the scam!) and the ever present "computer ballot system" (which , of course is UTTER nonsense).. 

This one is really too stupid to believe that anyone would fall for it...  And for another, even worse attempt Microsoft scam, see this page.


Example of the scam email:

YOU HAVE WON

UK National/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
Government Accredited Licensed Promoters,
79 BOVILL ROAD LONDON. SE23 1EL.

Ref: EGS-2251256003/-02
Batch: 14/0017/1PD

BONANZA 2007!!!

The board of directors and entire member of staff of the National Lottery wishes to inform you of the result of the (Email Address Ballot) online Sweepstakes international program held at the British Headquarter.

Your email account have been picked as a winner of £1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED GREAT BRITISH POUNDS) in cash credited to file KU/9023118308/03.

This results is now released your email address attached to Draw 1034 27th january 2007 Jackpot 04-09-10-19-54-37 Bonus ball 28 participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses users.

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of

this program,For the release of your winning.

All winning must be claimed not later than One Week of Acknowledgment. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as Unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays

and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence. You are therefore advised to give the following information's to your

claims agent listed bellow,

Full names........

Address..............

Age....................

Winning numbers.........

Winning sum................

Email address..............

Telephone/Fax number...........

Marital status.................. Occupation....................... Nationallity......................

Country..............

Contact person:Mr David Nelson

(International Remittance Department)

Tel:447011147240

Fax:447075700234

E-mail:lotteryagentinfo_contact@yahoo.com.hk

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email

account

users program.

Yours Sincerely,

Becky Owen.

Phone: +229-939-053-95
 

 


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