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[Gerardo]

I received this mail, please let me know if this is a fake






GOVERNMENTACCREDITEDLICENSED!!
UKONLINE?
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTIONACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).



NationalLottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
DATE:30TH DECEMBER 2005

UKNATIONAL LOTTERY


CONGRATULATION ON YOUR WINNER:

WE HAPPILY ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT YOU HAVE WON THE SUN OF £1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION POUND STERLING) THROUGH YOUR MAIL ID IN THE UK NATIONAL AWARD BY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.YOUR BATCH NUMBER IS(190) AND YOUR LUCKY NUMBER ARE

YOU MUST COLLECT THIS WON AMOUNT OF MONEY ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 11th 2006 (11/1/2006).

YOU WON AMOUNT IS GIVEN TO THE COURIER SO AS TO ENABLE YOU COLLECT YOUR MONEY VIA A SHIPMENT (WITHIN 48HRS).

TO COLECT YOU WINNING PRIZE CONTACT THE COURIER COMPANY WITH YOUR,

NAME.....................

SEX...............

ADDRESS........................

COUNTRY........................

DATE OF BIRTH ...................

TELL.............................

COMPANY..........................

BATCH............................

WON AMOUNT.......................

METHOD OF PAYMENT.............................

(1)CASH

(2)CHEQUE

(3)DRAFT

YOU ARE ADVICES TO MAIL THE COURIER COMPANY WITH THE INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN COLLECT YOUR WINNER PRIZE BY FOLLOWING THE PROCIDURE.

CONTACT COURIER COMPANY
CONTACT POST NET -COURIER
HEAD OFFICE:CONTACT POST NET service LTD
BR30-36 NEW PORT,CARDIFF
BRCF24 ODE,
UNITED KINGDOM
NAME:MR kelly bone (dispatch officer)
TEL:TEL:+447023053399
E-MAIL:postnetcourierservices@yahoo.co.uk


NOTE:YOU MUST BE 18 YRS AND ABOVE IN ORDER TO COLLECT YOUR WINNING PRIZE AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE LATER THAN THE DATE SHOWN IN THE VERIFICATION FORM OR IT WILL BE FORFILLED SO YOU MUST ACT FAST TO COLLECT YOUR WINNER PRIZE.
GOODLUCK


BEST REGARD
MR KELLY WHITE.
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[John Fairheart]

Hello Gerardo,

Welcome to FraudWatchers. The email text you have posted above is indeed a scam letter, completely false.

There are some key points to remember about Lottery Winning Emails:-

(a) You cannot win a lottery that you have never purchased a ticket for. Some emails say that you do not have to, but a Lottery by definition is a commercial enterprise that REQUIRES people to buy tickets in order for there to be any prize money. In short, they are lying.

(b) A fraudulent lottery will ask for a fee to allow your 'winnings' to be sent to you. In all cases it is this fee that is the scam. If you pay the money, you loose it forever, and they may come back and ask for more.

(c) Genuine organizations who purport to handle vast sums of money do not use free webmail providers such as yahoo, msn, hotmail etc. It is one of the ways the fraudsters can remain anonymous and untraceable.

You can find lots of information right here on the site about fake lotteries.

A brief description of Lottery Fraud is here:-
http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=255

A more in-depth view of a Lottery Fraud is here:-
http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=229

We have some Lottery Fraud example emails here:-
http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=39