Lottery Scam

Lottery Scam

One beautiful morning I woke up to be almost scammed by a stupid lottery email. I say almost because I did not lose any money to the scammers. It was a very convincing email and it read as follows:

From: "BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL"

Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!!!!!!

Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04

Batch Number: 12/25/0304

Ticket Number: 564 75600545-188

Serial Number: 5388/02

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our International Lottery Program held on the 5th of September, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 564 75600545-188 with serial number 5388/02 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD2,500,000 (Two Million,five hundred thousand dollars). CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every five years.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies in Europe as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. We hope with part of your winnings you will take part in our next year Ten million Euros international lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our director of finance.

Dr.Donald Brown

Reply Email:uk2005promo1@excite.com

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 19th of October 2005.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore should there be any change of email address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.