Let me try agin is this message real!!!!!!!!!!!!?

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Sat, 3 Feb 2007 3:34:14 -0800
From: "Marian Jones(Mrs)" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: ATTENTION: WINNER ,
ATTENTION: WINNER ,

You have been Selected in the UKON2007 Lottery Program. Our lottery
program selection has finally been performed today which was held at
the Marina office. UK Promotion is a joint Euro/America private lottery
registered in accordance with the World Lottery Regulation act.

We the The National Lottery organizing committee are pleased to
officially notify you of the status of your email application. An
official
notification of winning is hereby issued to you as your email promotion
ticket randomly drew for the Lucky Numbers: 31-17-8-28-55 [08
Bonus Ball ,which selected your email as the 2ND winner of our lottery
program you have consequently won the lottery program in the first
batch.

Suffice to say here, We have officially approved a sum payout of
£750,000.00 GBP to you as the lottery winner.

Do fill the verification and funds release form and return to the
claims
department immediately via :
NAME: DAVID SMITH
(CLAIMS OFFICER)
Email:[e-mail]

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

SURNAME :
MIDDLE NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
LUCKY NUMBER :
REF NUMBER:

Congratulations from all our staff for being part of UK
2007 LOTTERY PROGRAM.

Sincerely,
Marian Jones(Mrs)
Zonal Co-ordinator

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Answer 1

A good rule to live by:

If you nevered entered a lottery, bought a ticket, or submitted you information for a drawing, you probably didn't win.

The companies are known to do this, attempt to collect some fees to process your "claim", and then will send you the "check". What you end up doing is sending them money, and then never hear from them again.

Copy the message and give it to your local law enforcement. They will know who to contact about this matter. There are many scams out there, and officials are trying to catch all the different people performing them.

Answer 2

I get loads of these. The ficticious lottery company and person writing to me always changes, but the general gist is always the same. Some even have the gall to tell me that I have won several million in US DOLLARS in a UK LOTTERY!! How that one is supposed to work I don't know, but the biggest question mark of all is how I can possibly hope to win when I never bought a ticket !!

Like any Nigerian 419 scam the ultimate aim is to get you to reveal your personal details for a bank transfer of your "winnings" so your bank account can be emptied and your identity can be cloned. Delete it immediately and under no circumstances answer it.

Answer 3

i saw this on watchdog on bbc1.no genuine company running a lottery or other competition will ask for money up front.

if in doubt dont part with your money you will probably never see it or hear from them again.

also if you never bought a ticket for this "lottery" or entered the competition then how can you have won a prize.

most of these scams are based abroad and they just use a po box over here to collect all the money that unsuspecting people send in.

if you are still in doubt then get the phone number of the national lottery from the phone book not from the letterhead and ring them up.

be careful

Answer 4

Did you actually play this lottery? I don't know about in the UK but here in the US you must enter a lottery or contest to be able to win. If you reply to this most likely they will ask for more infor from you in the next message and eventually ask for some money for some reason. Eventually they will convince you to go to lottery headquarters where they will abduct you, hold you for ransom, violate your most personal areas and dump your dead body in a river.

Of course it may be real and you may already be a millionaire. Is it worth the risk?

Answer 5

Looks like text for a standard lottery scam to me

Answer 6

How could you believe this could be real? However, THIS, which I got yesterday, looks like a REAL opportunity to get my hands on $9 million:

Iam the head of Operations cemac Bank of africa plc. Sometime in 1998, a certain man Mr.kelly smith brought a luggage marked family treasure to me for safe-keeping in our bank.

I met the man in 1998 in America and he introduced himself as a SHIP CAPTAIN. We became friend more when he realized my profession,there and then, he informed me about the consignment. However, I did not take it so serious not until he brought the box to my office.

I assisted him in depositing the treasure and CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT issued to him.However,he saw me as someone trustworthy and decided to hand-over the document to me for safe-keeping.
He left back to his country,though he is always on the Sea being a Sailor.

All our correspondence was through telephone.Our discussion stopped since june 2001 when I called his telephone number, and behold someone else had bought over the telephone.
the new subscriber told me that Mr. kelly smith died along-side, his wife and only two children at the World Trade Centre during the BIN-LADEN bomb blast, in America.
This news shocked me so much that Mr kelly Smith did not leaveany of his contact address or next of kin,and since then all plans to trace any of his relatives proved abortive.


Honestly, I became confused, and resorted to informing my colleague in the office, who suggested that we should open the box a little to know the content proper The box was carefully opened and GUESS WHAT? BILLS OF THIRTY MILLIONS UNITED STATE DOLLARS, denomination carefully defaced.
I and my colleague agreed and secretly took thebox out from the bank and deposited it with a security company here.


We have concluded plans to invest the money total thirty million united state dollars $30m(USD) out of cotonou republic of benin and required an assistance from a Would-be Trustworthy Over-Seas Partner who will help us receive the money overseas.

If you can assist us, we can arrange and bring the money to your country by the help of Diplomats, for investment. I and my colleague has agreed to give you
30% of the total sum. Be rest-assured that the transaction is 100% risk-free and your urgent response is highly needed. So we cannot look for another person.

contact me with this email addres ([e-mail])
Best regards,

MICHEALOBI

Answer 7

Didnt you believe us the last time ???? Its a scam and an old scam at that. Delete it or fill in the details with false info and see what happens - I bet they ask you for a release fee for the money xxxx

Answer 8

Its a scam. I get about 10 of those things a day. Delete them. Lots of people have lost lots of money due to those things.

Nobody offers something for nothing, if you aint heard of it, its not real. Plus nobody contacts you thru email in those matters.

Sorry!

Answer 9

Of course it's real, Oh Essex Ron, if you need any help sorting out your little problem contact me on 08456 100 100 and ask for Billy Sarstead

Answer 10

Of course not. Do you really think anyone gives you something for nothing? Use common sense when dealing with email scams.