Is this letter geunine or a fraud?
My Name is RAMARAO VENKATA BODAPATI, a Reired Senior Citizen, age 77, in Visakhapatnam,
INDIA. e-mail ID: [email protected]
I received the following two e-mails. Are they genuine, or a scam. I shall be grateful for an URGENT
REPLY by email.
http://inconsumercomplaints.com/new_complaint/
DELIVERY NOTIFICATION
From: British Online Lottery ([email protected])
Sent: Wed 4/01/09 6:37 AM
To: [email protected]
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WE DO NOT OPERATE ONLINE PAYMENT AS IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE TRANSFER CHARGES.(275, 000 INR EQUI)
TO DELIVER FROM LONDON TO YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE FRIDAY 3RD.YOU NEED TO PAY FOR GOLDEN DELIVERY (24 HOURS SERVICE)
AND THAT COSTS 45, 700 INR.TO THAT EFFECT, YOU HAVE TO PROCEED TO ANY BRANCH OF STATE BANK OF INDIA AND DEPOSIT CASH INTO THE ACCOUNT BELOW FOR DELIVERY CHARGES WITHIN 24 HOURS.
NOTE: WE DO NOT OPERATE DELIVERY BEFORE PAYMENT.
ACCOUNT DETAILS
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ACCOUNT NAME: NITOSHE AWOMI
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 30495141670
BANK NAME: STATE BANK OF INDIA
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SEND US THE SCAN COPY OF PAYMENT SLIP FOR CONFIRMATION IMMEDIATELY YOU MAKE PAYMENT.
ATTACHED TO THIS MAIL IS SC OF YOUR DD FOR YOUR PERUSAL.
Nation Wide Bank
39 High Street, Oldham,
Manchester, United Kingdom
Certified International Bank Draft
Valid for six months from Date of Issue : 23/03/09
Pay to RAMARAO VENKATA BODAPATI
ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY
Payment Release Order Code MSW/ 0023/ XX07
Certified Draft payable in any Bank
For: BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY
Cheque No. 831943 – 000036000 – 200035 –16
Signed (DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS)
CONTACT OUR CLAIMS AGENT AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MAIL
From: British Online Lottery ([email protected])
Sent: Tue 3/31/09 5:08 AM
To: [email protected]
HOME OFFICE: 28 TANFIELD ROAD, LONDONREFERENCE NUMBER: BTL/491OXI/04BATCH NUMBER:12/25/0304TICKET NUMBER: 11 - 13 - 26Dear Winner, We are delighted to inform you of the result of the UK END OF YEAR PROMOlottery ballot draws which took place Recently..This lottery was Organized randomly through a computer balloting systemdrawn from over Nine hundred million E-mail addresses fromCanada, Australia, United States, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Oceania. This is an international promotion programe conducted annually. it ispromoted and sponsored by British lottery board as part of their socialresponsibilities for the benefit of the populace accross the globe. This lottery draw is fully based on electronic selection of winnersusing their E-mail addresses from different World Wide Web sites. Your e-mailaddress was attached to ticket number : { 11 / 13 / 26 } your ticketnumber drew the lucky numbers 11 - 13 - 26 and bonus ball number -2-which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category Draw. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of£1, 500, 000.00 Great British Pounds. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact claims agent, MR. MARK HARIS OF TRANSGLOBAL EXPRESS LIMITED, Email: [email protected] 44 70359 720 76 44 70359 820 99 FULL NAME... ADDRESS... SEX... AGE... NATIONALITY... OCCUPATION... MOBILE... EMAIL... DATE... WINNER REF/BATCH NO... APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.Please quote your reference, batch number which can be found on the topleft corner of this notification as well as your full names, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this informationconfidential (VERYSECRET) from the public, friends and relatives until your claim isprocessed and your prize money remitted/released to you. This is part of ourprecautionary measure to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse ofthis programme by some unscrupulous elements, equally to guard againstunofficial personnel taking undue advantage of the informations attheir disposal. REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALLFUNDS NOT CLAIMED BEFORE TWO WEEKS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED ANDWOULD BE DONATED TO ANY CHARITY ORGANIZATION OF OUR CHOICE.NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOURREFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF MSW/0023/XX07 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS AGENT. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION. CONGRATULATIONS
BARR.MRS.MARGARET SPENCER, {
CO-ORDINATOR}UK END OF YEAR PROMO
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