These are a typical lottery scam,never reply these type of email.
Example of lottery scam email:
Letter # 1:
This letter is to inform you that you have been selected a winner in our ONLINE LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION program which was held today the 29th of November, 2007 in London, United Kingdom. To file your claim, do contact our fiduciary agent assigned to your file via email as given in the contact details below providing these details. 1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Gender:
5. Telephone Number:
6. Country of Residence
and Reference Number(UKL/600362H9/09) to commence the process of releasing your cash prize to you.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being a part of this online lottery promotion.
Letter#2
THE E-LOTTERY COMPANY.
7 West End Avenue, Gatley,
Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4DR, UK.
Draw Date: 01-03-xxxx.
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the Draw (06/1099) of the E-Lottery online email promotion program held on 1st March, 20xx. All 10 winning e-mail addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails. Your emails address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this Year's Annual E-Lottery Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of £546,480.00 (Five Hundred And Forty-Six Thousand, Four Hundred & Eighty British Pounds Sterling only). The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) Winning Numbers: 05–18–26—34–42–49–BB 08 (ii) Email ticket number; FL754/22/76 (iii) Lotto Code Number: FL09622UK (iv) Ref Number: EL/07/736207147/UK
Please contact your claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
NAME: Ian Collymoore Esq.
TEL: 44-701-1130-xxx
EMAIL: claimsagentcollyxxxx@yahoo.co.uk
N.B: Winnings not acknowledged and claimed within one week
of notification will be void.
Regards,
Julia Simson (Mrs.).
Promotion Manager,
UK & Europe.
Letter #3
Microsoft Award Team
2x Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom.
Information On your Winnings.
===========================
You have been approved for a payment of £ 1.700.000.00 POUNDS (ONE
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.) in cash credited to file Ref: EGS/2251256003/02
which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favor as
beneficiary.
All participants were selected through an exclusive 3-point
triangulation system to generate YOUR lucky lottery numbers. Your email address
attached to ticket number EL-23133 with batch number
Batch: 14/0017/1PD, and reference number Ref: EGS/2251256003/02 drew
winning number 14-6-7-9-07,consequently.
Contact our accredited Foreign Service Manager with the following
informations:
1.Full Names...............
2.Residential Address............
3.Phone Number............
4.Fax Number...............
5.Occupation................
6.Gender........... ............
7.Age........................
8.Nationality................
Dr. Robert Allen(Foreign Transfer Manager)
Tel:44 70457 19xx1
Email: claim_agent_allen9@xxx.com
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Rose Gerry
National Co-ordinator.
Letter #4
Sequel to your recent mail, please be informed that all modalities and bureaucratic processes have been completed and your funds with this Courier Company have been formally transfered to a competent Security Company that will finally hand over same to your person here in the UK.
Please be informed that the whole process incurred the total sum of £6,250.00 GBP (Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Great Britain Pounds Sterling), which was completely paid for by the Security Company.
You are adviced to get this amount of money ready with you for the Company on arrival at the UK, before signing of the relevant documents to effect the release of your £500,000.00 GBP in their possession to your person.
Inview of the fore going, You are to inform this Company on how soon and when you will arrive at the UK for the Collection of your Funds. This will allow us make relevant arrangements for the Company representatives to contacting and await your arrival at the UK.
Finally, We strongly recommend that you fully cooperate with the Security Company when contacted, because failure to this end will amount to your funds redirected back to the Board as unclaimed, and you stand the risk of loosing your money. The Security Company is Competent and trusted in this regard and will render the necessary suport in assisting you with the transfer of your funds to any part of the world and any account you so desire to.
All that is required of you is to ensure to pay up the sum of £6,250.00 GBP (Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Great Britain Pounds Sterling) they incurred in processing your funds.
Congratulations once again.
Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to this same email address.
Best Regards
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