Alright, now Ive gotten the e-mail before saying ive won the lottery send all my information and whatnot to them to claim my prize and I know those are scams, but never before have I recieved a letter and check in the mail, I still think its a scam, but just wanna be sure before I throw out a $4.975.00 check.
Just a couple of things 1st, where words are capitalized either means they were capitalized in the letter or underline and bold.
Here’s the letter (as close to word for word as I can get)
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ManageMyFinance
WEST WIND FINANCIAL INC
4500 SW MARINE DRIVE, VICTORIA, B.C., V5T 2C9, CANADA
TEL +1-604-781-0663
Letter”
“FILE NUMBER: KTU/902311****/**
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY3** August 28, 2008
Dear Tom R*****
RE: US $150,000.00 LOTTERY WINNING AWARD NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the JULY, 2008 result of the $600 Million INTERNATION MEGA DRAW PROMOTION held on July, 30, 2007. Out of the 65 participants randomly selected by computer ballot system that participated in the program all over across United States, Candada, UK, Europe, North / South America, Asia and Australia, your lucky ticket numbers ***-38551***-35* with serial number 2113_** has subsequesntly drew the winning lucky numbers
1,5,7,41,43,49 and bonus #46, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus and have won you a lmp-sum winning amount of $150,000.00 (one hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars). You have therefore been approved of a lump-sum winning payment of $150,000.00 (one hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars), which have been credited to your file number KTU/90**118**9/0*
As you may be aware that the 30DAY DEADLINE within which every winning must be claimed, is about to elapse, enclosed herewith is a check of $4,975.00USD deducted from your total winning and sent to you. The purpose of this check inclosed is for the payment of the $3,985.00 CANADIAN NON-RESIDENT GOVERNMENT SERVICE TAX (GST) required to release your lump-sum winning balance to you at this same address
on receipt of this small check, you are required to “PAY” from the check a $3,985 Canadian Non-Resident Government Service Tax (GST), to the Canadian Tax Office as stated below:
TAX AGENT: Wendy Jones [MRS.]
6021 RAWLINGS ST.
TORONTO, ON, S4R 1Q8, CANADA
TAX AMOUNT: $3.985.00
PAYMENT METHOD: MONEY-GRAM WIRE TRANSFER
As soon as Government Tax Office confirms receipt of the $3,985 NON-RESIDENT GOVERNMENT SERVICE TAX from you through MONEYGRAM, our delivery agent will be on his way to your home to “HAND-DELIVER” your lump-sum balance (in a certified check) to you at home.
Winnings not claimed within the stipulated time will be transferred to our unclaimed fund account from where it shall be either rollled-over to our next lottery promotion excersize or be disbursed to charities of our choice without further notice. Regard this as a “FINAL NOTICE”.
You are required to call and speak to your Claim Agent – OSCAR MATTHEW @ this TEL. NO” +1-6040781-0662 for further enquiries and directives. Congratulations and thank you for being part of this great promotion program.
(has her signature here)
DR AMY BLACK (MRS)
DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
Alright thanks guys, was 90% sure it was a scam but just wanted to make sure i wasnt making a $5,000 dollar mistake
Nathaniel
I forwarded all info necessary to receive the money and now they want transfer funds up front. Is there somewhere to contact to find out if this is legit?
Tanya
Here is a copy of the email
Dear Yahoo Subscriber
We are pleased to inform you of the results of the just concluded Yahoo Xmas Millions Promotional Bonus which drew your email address as one of the lucky winners of this year’s Xmas Millions Platinum Vactaion Trip Card.
Being one of the lucky winners of the Yahoo Xmas Millions Bonanza you are therefore a recepient of the Platinum Vaction Trip Card which affords you the opportunity to tour round five major cities in Europe,America and Asia as a special xmas vaction plan, arranged by Yahoo Group Uk,your accomodation and feeding cost are all inclusive in your winning Platinum Vacation Trip Card .
The Xmas Vacation Platinum Card has an instant cash value of 525,000.00GBP(Five Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Pound Sterling),which is redeemable in cash.
Winners can either redeem Platinum Vactaion Trip Card. to engage in the Yahoo Round the world vacation trip,or the equivallent cash amount of 525,000.00GBP- learn more about-YAHOO XMAS MILLIONS/GET FREE QUOTE. -
All Email Address where collated from our world wide data base was electronically extrapolated,and after a random computarised ballot selection by our secure ORACLE DATA BASE raffle system,five emails emerged as the first lucky winners of this year’s Yahoo Xmas Millions Bonanza in which your email address was randomly selected as one of the lucky winners.
Your email address was electronically attached to the following credentials,
Play Ticket# :10222/YXP-00152
Claims Sort #:000000234/109.
Draw Date:week 1/Nov 11th 2006.
To Proceed with the immidiate process of your claims you willl be required to contact the Yahoo Xmas Millions Claims Redemption Office,with the following informations.
FULL NAMES:
AGE:
NATIONALITY:
WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
PLAY TICKET #:
CLAIM SORT #:
DRAW DATE:
Submit all informations via email to the Desk of the Yahoo Xmas Millions Claims Process office;
CLAIMS OFFICER:MR.Jerry Mills
TEL:+447011129759
EMAIL:xmasmillions@yahoo.co.uk
The Yahoo Xmas Millions Email Bonanza is organised annually,as a Bonanza for all users of Yahoo mail world wide,above the age of 18years.
From all members and staff of the Yahoo Xmas Millions promotions of Yahoo Group UK,we say congratulations for your sucess in the recently concluded Yahoo Xmas Millions Draws of 4th November 2006
N.B:
Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.
Winners are advice to keep this award confidential until prize are claimed to avert incidence of impersonation by unscrupulous elements,please be informed.
Best Regards,
Theresa Taylor(Mrs.)
Yahoo Group UK/Xmas Millions Promotion
www.yahoo.co.uk.
TEl:+447011138998
The YAHOO XMAS MILLIONS BONANZA PLUS, is proudly sponsored by the YAHOO GROUP UK,BRITISH AIR WAYS PLC,BARCLAYS BANK PLC UK. AND DIAMOND FINANCE COMPANY UK.
Arnold
I have an email from chevron international lottery announced an amount of 50,000 uk pounds.And ECOWAS FUNDING AGENCY OF NIGERIA. has announced a donation of 2.5 million US Dollars. For getting donation money from NIGERIA they asked courier charges & insurnce charges is about 1,040 us dollars is it geneine one will pay the amount is necessary to getting cheque from them. pl. clarify my doubts.
thanks.
Cory
Please let me know if this is a valid and legal offer, or if anyone has attempted to contact the FTC to file a complaint. Has anyone tried to contact YAHOO? Obvisouly I have with no response!
Barry
THERE IS THIS MAIL THAT WAS SENT TO ME TELLING ME THAT I AM A LUCKY WINNER OF 208,994.00 GBP IN A UK LOTTERY AND THEY GAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER AND NAME OF AN ATTORNEY THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME CLAIM THE MONEY. MY FEELING IS THAT THIS IS A SCAM WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THEM ARRESTED BY THE POLICE TO MAKE IT LOOK REAL THERE IS A PHOTO ID OF THE ATTONEY AND OFFICE ADDRESS, HIS PHONE AS WELL AS FAX NUMBER THAT THE POLICE CAN USE TO TRACK AND ARREST HIM. IF INDEED HE IS A FRAUD STAR. HE LISTED THE FOLLOWING AS DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT
(1) Anti-fund Clearance Registration Certificate
(2) Affidavit of Fund Release Registration Document’
(3) B.T.F.D Registration Documents,
(4) Fund Affidavit of Claim.
The Attoney says he will provide the Lottoery board with the mentioned substantial Documents, which immunizes the realease of the money against the suppose dateline law enforcement agaents.The Attoney want me to pay 283GBP now. But I will pay 3,060 when I receive my winnin
Joann
I received a mail from the UK Lottery Union congratulating me on the award of the Microsoft E-mail Ballot Lottery. According to the said mail, my selection as winner was through a computer ballot held on 25th April, 2006 in which my email account was selected in the ‘A’ Category.
I was asked to contact the claims agent, MR. ZEGS WILLOS on claims_agent_uk1.co.uk adn on phone number, +447024077620. The winning award, 420,000pounds must be claimed on or before 20th May, 2006
Andrea
I am ram bahadur magar from nepal. uk national lottery said and sent my winning prize seterficate and garente sertificate and courier licence and dispach officer identy card copy . is it is true ? and speed courier want 513 sterling pound for his delivary fair but ihave confuse to send and dificult to send money . corier says send money by western union money transfer . so what do i do / what is segetion?
Tyrone
I would like to know if the information I received from the Transglobal International Lottery Uk is true. If there was really a lottery of this kind been conducted?
Jean
