UK Lotto - Financial Securities Co. Scam Warning

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UK Lotto - Financial Securities Co. Scam

UK LOTTO
140 NORTHAMPTON ROAD
EC1R 0HB LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: NBM44125677 AND BATCH NO: 31/107/AY.

ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 22th April 2003, of
winners of the UK LOTTO / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 17TH JAN 2003 as
part of our begining of year bonanza.

You or your company, attached to ticket number 1416-4612-750, with serial
number 3187-17 drew the lucky numbers 31-17-8-28-55, and consequently won
the lottery in the "A" category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$5,500,000.00 in
cash credited to file REF NO. REF: NBM44125677. This is from total prize money of
US$16,500,000.00 shared among the Three (3) international winners in this
category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system
drawn form 25,000 names from Middle East, Asia, Africa,Canada,Europe and North
America and Oceania as part our International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with FINANCIAL SECURITIES CO., a security House.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high
stakes US$1.1 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

MR. COLINS RICHARDS,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
FINANCIAL SECURITIES CO.
GROSVENOR SQUARE
W1A 1AE LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL/ FAX:+44709202254
EMAIL: foreignservices@mail2world

for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice.

Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 25th of April,
2003.After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to
MR. COLINS RICHARDS,either by fax or email,should have this EMAIL sent along
with it and also, your FULL ADDRESS, YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE and your
EMAIL ADDRESS to which this email is sent,should be clearly and BOLDLY WRITTEN
IN YOUR RESPONSE with your claims agent.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore,should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.

Sincerely,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
UK LOTTO .
NORTHAMPTON Road
EC1R 0HB LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this