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Old 10 January 2006, 11:21 AM
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Just got this:
UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOS" <uklott0internationalpromos2006@msn.com> Add to Address Book
Subject: Email Winning Alert !!
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 20:32:03 -0000

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
WINNING NOTIFICATION!!
We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International programs held on the 19th of November 2005 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $125 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.
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 jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.
Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United States Dollars) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.
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; no tickets were required to enter. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please Note. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.
AGENT: Mr. Cole White
Email: fudiciaryagentcole@walla.com
Customer care: Tel- +44 703 194 6159
Fax- +44 870 136 3095
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agents. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
JOSEPH ANDERS.
International Coordinator.
I like the way its purports to be the UK lottery, yet has an email address totaly disassociated from it
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Old 10 January 2006, 11:24 AM
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That's really messy. UK Telephone and address, Israeli and MSN email addresses! British Lottery paid in US dollars!!
Old 10 January 2006, 11:29 AM
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Customer care: Tel- +44 703 194 6159

I wonder what rate that number is?
Old 10 January 2006, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay m A
Customer care: Tel- +44 703 194 6159

I wonder what rate that number is?
give it a ring and let me know next month when your telephone bill arrives or stick 50p in a phonebox and see how long your on the line for until it cuts you off
Old 10 January 2006, 11:42 AM
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The next stage seems to involve my company in some way in that we get 100s of people contacting us wondering when they're going to receive their prize Mostly arabic/muslim in origin for some reason
Old 10 January 2006, 11:42 AM
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These have been doing the rounds for a few years. I usually just delete these, as it's very difficult to get the lottery guys off their pre-determined script for a bit of fun.
Old 10 January 2006, 01:30 PM
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I think it's scary that there will be somebody somewhere who will fall for this, as idiotic and simple as it is!
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