Excellent news everyone!
I got this completely legit-sounding email yesterday.
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX
England
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#974) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 27th August, 2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 06, 13, 17,23, 32, 43(bonus ball 49), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (one million pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize shared amongst the(7)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 1,000,000 (one million pounds sterling) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact her.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Name: Philip Blair
Official Email: agentphilip22@uk2.net
Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction.do
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Darryn Clarke(Mrs)
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Naturally, I emailed "Agent Philip" all my personal information. They're going to credit my million pounds into my bank account THIS WEEK! I already quit my job. You can all come hang out with me at my mansion in the Riviera.
(Worst update ever.
I got this completely legit-sounding email yesterday.
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX
England
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#974) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 27th August, 2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 06, 13, 17,23, 32, 43(bonus ball 49), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (one million pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize shared amongst the(7)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 1,000,000 (one million pounds sterling) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact her.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Name: Philip Blair
Official Email: agentphilip22@uk2.net
Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction.do
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Darryn Clarke(Mrs)
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Naturally, I emailed "Agent Philip" all my personal information. They're going to credit my million pounds into my bank account THIS WEEK! I already quit my job. You can all come hang out with me at my mansion in the Riviera.
(Worst update ever.
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shardik:
Awesome!! We should hang out, I just got an email saying I will be the reciepient of a long lost realatives fortune from Africa! I just have to pay the processing fees to get my inheritance.... what's sad is how many people get roped into beliving those things.
akasnuggles:
you're so lucky! i totally need to get my name onna couple lists. it's kinda disappointing when you're emails are all negitive, when it's all companies wanting me to toss more money at em, bills, and penis enlargement ads--just one fakey lotto email would cheer me right up.