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Hi all, i have been getting loads of emails saying i have won part of a lottery i am finding this strange!! Has anyone else been getting them? Kaz xx

Nudging!! as getting worried about it!!

Did you enter the lottery draw that you are supposed to have won?

Maz the emails are saying i have won through my email address, Kaz

Hi all, This is the first email i received. Kaz British Lottery Headquarters: Customer Service 33 YATCH BASIN MARINA OFFICES, UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE .LONDON 17/O5/2005 Batch: 14/211/0374 Ref: BTL/311OXI/02 WINNING NOTIFICATION We happily announce to you the draw of the British lottery programs programs held on the 28th of Febuary 2005 in London.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number 886/04 drew the lucky numbers: 01-6-2-13-35-17,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of GBP500,000.00( five hundred thousand, pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file RPC/9080115322/44.This is from a total cash prize of GBP 125 million pounds sterlings 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 pounds sterlings jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your GBP500,000.00 (five hundred thousand,pounds sterlings) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in UK. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims. AGENT: Mr.Trevor Smith Email:[email protected] To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program. Sincerely, Mr Simmon Russells. Zonal Coordinator

Here is another i have had!! Attention:KAREN SMITH, After all verification has been don,you are now alowed to contact Mr Walam Jackson MANAGER HERITAGE COURIER SERVICE INTERNATION. email:[email protected] He is in charge of your packet your registration number or number of recording is TS234324 you are to type your numbers in the letter you are sending to him. Thanks from, Mr Trevor Smith --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And here is anothBRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUATER CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM Dear Winner, Congratulations once again from all the staff here.In order to verify your winnings,we need your particulars for record purposes.Attached here is a copy of our verifications form,please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings.Once again congratulations from all the staff. 1. FULL NAMES:_______________________________________________________ 2. DATE OF BIRTH________________________________________ 3. SEX:_________________________ 4. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________ 5.CONTACT ADDRESS:_____________________________________________ 6.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________ 7.OCCUPATION:_________________________________ 8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_______________________________________ 9.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:______________________________________ 10.WINNING NUMBER:____________________________________________ Upon reciept of the duly requested data,i`ll send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit. Warm Regards, Mr.Trevor Smith Fiduciary Agent, British lottery Headquater Phone number +447031949469 er!!!

And Another!!! Dear Madam, Your claim is being verified in the Verifications Department. Once this is done, your Winning Certificate will be prepared and sent to you along with instructions on how to proceed. Congratulations and have a wonderful day. Acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail by replying to my email. John Rickell.

Karen Did you enter this lottery for yourself? Remember you have to be in it, to win it, If you did not enter your details yourself then it must be scam!

And Another!!! : Payment Options | | | Inbox HERITAGE COURIER SERVICES INT. 20th, May 2005 ATTENTION:Karen Smith, Compliments of the day to you. your cheque will be couried to the bank for final payment. You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you. With regards to this, there are two options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the two. The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below: Option 1: Courier of your winning draft to you via any of this channel listed below: FEDEX Mailing..............................................£505.00 Insurance.........................................£350.00 Vat (5%)..........................................£422.75 TOTAL.............................................£1277.75 TIME OF DELIVERY.............................48 HOURS UPS Mailing &n bsp;...................................£489.00 Insurance..........................................£350.00 Vat (5%)..........................................£321.95 TOTAL.............................................£1060.95 TIME OF DELIVERY..................................72HOURS POST OFFICE MAIL Mailing ;............................................£330.00 Insurance..........................................£350.00 Vat (5%)..........................................£219.00 TOTAL.............................................£899.00 TIME OF DELIVERY...................................5 DAYS 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 t he 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.Forward the cost of mailing your draft with any of the courier channel cost you choose above to us. Option 2: The said amount claim £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterlings) wouldl be wired to your bank account via swift bank transfer. Condition: The cost of COT (commission of transfer) being charged by our transferring bank, which is (i.e £3,500) of the cash being transferred will be paid by you. Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, 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 two options above. Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver's licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document. Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly one week after the receipt of this email. After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery. Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to this same email address. Mr. Walam Jackson Management Heritage Courier Service Int. Open 7days-8AM-11PM-365days a year Tel:+447031949496 Tel:+447040106668 fax:+447092862042

What do you all think after reading some of what i have received????? Kaz

This is the last one i have had!!! : WinningCertificateforsmith.JPG (0.14 MB) Attention:Karen Smith, The option that you have choosen POST OFFICE MAIL charge £1277.75 great britain pounds are and must be paid. The payment is through western union money transfer or money gram transfer any one suitable for you. Officer accounts details given bellow, Name: ANTHONY GEORGE Address-Hatton Cross Estate, Eastern Perimeter Road , Heathrow, TW6 2SR ENGLAND Once this is done sends an examined copy of the payment slip through this email address,also send the control number of transfer of money(MTCN) to this email address:([email protected]). Also send your address that you want your winning prize to be couriered to less than 5 days. Your Winning Certificate is also attach to you. Congratulation once more. Mr Jackson Walam +447031949469 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! Get Yahoo! Mail | | | | | Inbox Notice: Attachments are automatically scanned for viruses using Home | My MSN | Hotmail | Search | Shopping | Money | People & Groups

You cannot win if you have not entered. So, ignore them. They are the only ones to make money if you answer them. It is the same with the mail we get through our letterbox........bin it. Deanna

I think that if you reply you need your bumps feeling !!

Have you recieved these via GR or privately? Whichever I would delete them, and do a virus check BEFORE you shut your p.c down, just in csae they are viruses! If you recieved them via GR I would certainly be contacting them if I were you!

Maz, no they havnt come through GR, they are goin in2 my hotmail!!! Kaz xx

then when you reply, they will want all your bank details so they can transfer your winnings into your bank, or fleece you fo all yove got in it, remember anything to good to be true, is a scam , they ask you to wire money through the Western Union, classic Nigerian scam, they walk in a Wetern union branch any where in the world, get paid out in cash, your cash and cant be traced, your a danger to yourself and an easy victim for even thinking there might be any validity in this.

when i got the first one and seen it had british lottery on it i replied, now i am getting worried, i have not given out my bank details and if and when they ask for them i will NOT be giving them out, i feel stupid now!!! Where do i go from here? i know dont tell me ive been scammed!!!! :(((((

Karen, They are all scams I get loads of them also from Nigeria, telling me that someone has died and they want to put the money in my bank, they then want your bank details. If you have replied then I think you will be ok, but never ever give your details to them from your bank. JUST DELETE THEM ALL

If you pay them £1200 that's the last you will see of it. Every one which wants to take money off you in return for the promise of a lot of cash is a SCAM. http://www(.)consumer(.)org Type Scams into the Search Box.