UK NATIONAL LOTTERY: Ticket No: 20511465463-764
Another UK National Lottery scam is circulating on the Net. This one is: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY: Ticket No: 20511465463-764. I have written about other lottery scams which can lead to identity theft like National Loyalty CashOut Promo and Malaysia Lottery International: You Won 2.5 Million Dollars – Identity Theft Fraud. In your spare time you should read them both for similarities and further commentary. But for now here are the contents of this lottery scam from a seemingly legitimate address (infouk@lottery.org):
THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT UK.
22 Garden Close,PE9 2YP, London
Dear Winner,This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
£1,000,000.00
(British Pounds) held on the5th of September 2008 in London Uk.The selection process was carried out through random selection in
ourcomputerized email selection system(ess)
from adatabase of over 250,000email addresses drawn from hich you were
selected.The BRITISH UK. Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board. To begin
the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduaciary claims
department formore information as regards procedures to claim yourprize.Name: Mrs. Fredina David
TELL: +44 70457 07109
Email: infouk.lottery115@yahoo.co.ukContact him by sending him with the underlisted informations
*1.Full Name: 2.Full Address: 3.Occupation: * *4.Age: 5.Sex:
6.Nationality: 7.Telephone Number: *Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.Carolyn Rex
Online Co-coordinator
U.K NATIONAL PROMOTIONS
Ticket No: 20511465463-764
Just so you know, the criminals who perpetrate identity theft crimes for fraudulent purposes often use the names and contact information of real companies and then funnel you throughout the reading process to their own email address. Be very aware of such techniques and even if the email address seems legitimate why wouldn’t they call you about such a big prize in the first place. I think most companies that deal with sweepstakes types of programs know that consumers get inundated with multitude emails and that contacting them via the phone or snail mail is the best way to let them know they won. Just my 2 cents.
About the Author: Radek M. Gadek is a graduate of the Masters in Criminal Justice Program at Boston University. In his spare time he wants to help everyone understand the dangers of identity theft and financial fraud. Will he succeed in doing so? That is yet to be seen...