The National Lottery WINNING NOTIFICATION 2009 another SCAM? 07/01/09

wassername

:mad:
The National Lottery,
P O Box 1010,
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION 2009.

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting which started on 6th day of January, 2009.
This is a Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were used.
It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;
Meaning, you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 74454774 with Serial
number 144-66584 drew the lucky numbers: 5-21-23-34-61-72 (Bonus
ball)which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You havetherefore been approved to claim a total sum of £916,778.00
(Nine hundred and Sixteen thousand,seven hundred and seventy eight
pounds sterling only) equivalent to $1.833,556.00 (One million,
eight hundred and thirty three thousand, five hundred and fifty six
dollars only).

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system
drawn from Eight hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada,
Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and
Oceania as part of our international promotions program Award 2009 which is
conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a
conglomerate of some multinational companies to promote the use
of internet around the world.

Note:
You are to provide the following to our Payment Officer
for payment cheque.
Name:Mr, James Dineegan (claim agent Officer)
Email:james_dineegan03@live.com

1.Full Names:
2.Contact Address:
3.Sex:
4.Age:
5.Marital Status:
6.Occupation;
7.Email Address:
8.Telephone Number:
9.Ref Number:
10.Batch Number:
11.Country:

We advice all winners to keep this information confidential from
the public until your claim is processed and your prize delivered
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by
non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Once again congratulations...

Cordially,

Mrs.Lucy Baines
Online Co-ordinator.

Justicia

wassername wrote: »

another SCAM?

Yep!:beer:

trisontana

Lots of clues it's a scam, including the strange use of English and the fact that the supposed post-code in Liverpool does not exist.

Pollycat

WOW!

It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;
Meaning, you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

You havetherefore been approved to claim a total sum of £916,778.00
(Nine hundred and Sixteen thousand,seven hundred and seventy eight
pounds sterling only) equivalent to $1.833,556.00 (One million,
eight hundred and thirty three thousand, five hundred and fifty six
dollars only).

That's one hell of a promotion, don't you think?

maninthestreet

They need to use up-to-date exchange rates as well - 2 dollars to the pound???