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The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1N
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/06/ZY369


FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:


Dear Lucky Winner,


RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1256) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Saturday, 5th January 2008. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots. The result of our computer draw (#1256) selected your name and email address attached to an e-ticket number(number withheld) with Serial number (number withheld)drew the lucky numbers:
2- 3- 12- 20- 33- 49 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 6.

You have therefore been approved to claim your winning to the sum of £4, 556, 043 (Four Million, Five hundred and fifty-six thousand, and forty-three Pounds Sterling).
Your prize award has been insured in your email address and is ready for claims.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 7 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with. 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 part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. You may want to go through our online web result checker


http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/winCheck/winCheckerStart.do

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction.do?drawType=1&drawNum=1256&drawSeq=1


PAYMENT AND PRIZE CLAIM


Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the batch and reference numbers and these information below for quick verifications and release of funds. between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Sunday
Overseas Claims Unit


United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Mr B r i a n H o l l i s
Email: brianhollis3@officials.co.uk



You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims department via email above to facilitate the verification on your winning.


1. Full names: ......................
2. Country: ...............................
3. Contact Address: ....................................
4. Telephone Number: ...............................
5. Occupation.: ...............................
6. Age: .............................



Make Sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to the Fiduciary agent for quick verification and funds release purpose. Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire.
Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.



Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
MRS CAROL SMITH.
(Public Relations Officer)
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY OR SEND ANY DETAILS AS THIS A SCAM

Comments

  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    It's a scam, ignore it :)
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  • birchstart
    birchstart Posts: 56 Forumite
    This is a scam please do not send any details
  • SkintBrideToBe
    SkintBrideToBe Posts: 6,646 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    I get a few of these every day!!! I just delete them all :)
    2021 Please Be A Better Year
  • hayleyw1
    hayleyw1 Posts: 20,911 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    ignore:rolleyes: .....
    R.I.P TO THE MOST AMAZING MAN PUT ON THIS EARTH! MY DAD XX 13/03/2010 love and miss you so much xxjan wins, uki goodies,necklace, case wkd, thomas goodies, sterilizer, 2 pairs boot, earings
  • I received this on the 08th Jan 2009 @ 00:20 am... a SCAM I`m sure?


    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: xxxxxxxx with Serial
    number xxx-xxxxx drew the lucky numbers: x-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx (Bonus
    ball)which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

    You have therefore 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.


    This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
  • lorweld
    lorweld Posts: 5,524 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    yeah wassername a scam i'm afraid
    :hello:
  • yes i got one i just deleted it i mean theyd have my details if id won so they wouldnt need to ask
    feb wins: tshirt with my slogan on :D 2 tix to london show
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