Is this a spam?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by gerwinjz76, Jan 25, 2008.

  1. #1
    I received this email just now... I'm asking if this is true or not... Could anyone help me out???:confused:

    The National Lottery
    P O Box 1010
    Liverpool, L70 1NL
    UNITED KINGDOM
    (Customer Services)

    Date: 25th January 2008
    WINNING NOTIFICATION
    Ref: UK/9420X2/05
    Batch: 074/05/ZY369

    Dear Winner,
    We happily announce to you the draw of British National lottery Award
    International programme held in London. Your e-mail address attached to
    ticket number: 56475600545 188, with Serial number: 5368/02 drew the
    winning number: 05,06,17,20,28,42 (Bonus33), which subsequently won you
    the lottery award in the 2nd category. Your name and email address has
    therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,200,000.00 (One Million
    Two Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
    KPC/9030108308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £6,000,000.00 (Six
    Millon Pound Sterling) shared among the first 5 lucky winners in this
    category worldwide.

    This is from a total cash prize of £1,200,000.00 shared among the first
    five (5) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 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
    union, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
    promotion take place yearly.

    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 £1,200,000.00 (One Million Two Hundred Thousand
    British Pounds Sterling) would be released to you in 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 him.

    For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
    confidential until 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 claims agent
    by filling the claims requirement form below:

    Mr. Richard Carpenter,
    Tel: +44-703-191-3102
    Tel: +44-703-192-4250
    Email:

    1.Name Name:....................
    2.Sex:....................
    3.Age: ....................
    4.Marital Status:....................
    5.Contact Address:....................
    6.Nationality:....................
    7.Country Of Residence:....................
    9.Telephone Number:....................
    9.Occupation:....................
    10.Brief Description Of Company/Individual:....................
    11.Winning E-mail Address:....................
    12.Winning Number:....................

    Our European agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate
    the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
    establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above stating
    the batch and reference numbers to this letter.

    Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
    press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
    desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
    confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
    associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
    measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

    Goodluck from members & staff of the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.

    Yours faithfully,
    Mrs. Stella Ellis
    Online coordinator for BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY,
    Sweepstakes International Program.
    Open daily.

    Copyright 2008 The British National Lottery Inc.
    All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.


    -END-
     
    gerwinjz76, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  2. philposters

    philposters Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Obviously, it is.
     
    philposters, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  3. mitcharr

    mitcharr Notable Member

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    #3
    i didnt even read and i know it is spam
     
    mitcharr, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  4. simona

    simona Peon

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    #4
    i got this letter before too :) Sure, spam
     
    simona, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    coderbari Well-Known Member

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    #5
    yes it is spam and what about this one I got yesterday :D
     
    coderbari, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  6. bebe123

    bebe123 Well-Known Member

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    #6
    I received 10 emails per day, some context ;))
     
    bebe123, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  7. k3v

    k3v Banned

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    #7
    419 nigerian scams
     
    k3v, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  8. Abhik

    Abhik ..:: The ONE ::..

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    #8
    SPAM.. with no doubt.
     
    Abhik, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  9. Mr_2

    Mr_2 Peon

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    #9
    no its not spam !

    congratulation you won lottery!
     
    Mr_2, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  10. zrohder

    zrohder Banned

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    #10

    lol were you the one who sent the email??? :D
     
    zrohder, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    yogesh sarkar Well-Known Member

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    #11
    Actually this is a scam, not a spam!
     
    yogesh sarkar, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  12. Bry4ns

    Bry4ns Guest

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    #12
    it's a scam mainly

    and also spam of course :D
     
    Bry4ns, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    zrohder Banned

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    #13
    wtf! :D


    spam or scam slam or watever.. there just the same..

    wait.. are they???? :D
     
    zrohder, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  14. mitcharr

    mitcharr Notable Member

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    #14
    Im actually quite rich, i make a living from winning about 7-8 lotteries per week, its profitable
     
    mitcharr, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  15. Rohit patel

    Rohit patel Prominent Member

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    #15
    Well I am winning such a lotteries daily on my spam box. I am richeste man.:D :D
    It is a big spam and more wonder is some people do send it. I read somewhere in Indian newspapers regarding to this.:)
     
    Rohit patel, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  16. leaps

    leaps Peon

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    #16
    Once the princess of omar(or whatever the name was) was in distress and guess who was called upon to rescue the pretty princess and her $$$$$$$s from a foreign bank ? -------- ME !! LOL
     
    leaps, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    CharacterPlanet Banned

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    #17
    spam or your really lucky
     
    CharacterPlanet, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  18. leaps

    leaps Peon

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    #18
    No chance bro, its all 100% SPAM, if you spend enough time on the net you will be able to quickly recognize such stuff.
     
    leaps, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    sampk2002 Banned

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    #19
    Wtf Banned these isp they use
     
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  20. ste1975

    ste1975 Well-Known Member

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    #20
    I am from Liverpool and I can tell you its SPAM,

    I even phoned the guy on his mobile and he was from Nigeria, I know the accent
     
    ste1975, Jan 25, 2008 IP