Check Scam: UK Lotto Scam

The following scam communication usually results in a check scam being attempted by the scammer. The check scam takes place when the scam victim attempts to cash a fake check. After the check is cashed, the scam victim sends the money back to the scammer to pay expenses. Paying these alleged expenses will allow the huge fortune to be released to the scam victim. However, when the bank discovers the fake check the money is taken out of the victim’s account. The check scam completes successfully when the scammer receives the money.

In this scam letter, the check scam would take place when when the scam victim replies back the scammer with their personal information. The scammer would then say that certain expenses need to be paid and would then send the scam victim a fake check to be cashed. The check scam would take place when the money from the fake check is sent back to the scammer.

Acknowledge Receipt Of Your NotificationWednesday, April 2, 2008 8:37 PM
From: "The National Lottery TNL" Add sender to Contacts To: specialprogrammedepartment2_tnl@yahoo.co.ukATTN: WINNER,

Having concluded a recent lotto special programme, your email address was among the specially selected, hence in the LOTTO HOTPICKS file category, with special winnings numbers 11,13,21,33,36,47 you are to receive a cash sum of Ł4,500,000.00 (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds Only).

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 50,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

To commence processing of your winnings, you MUST FORWARD a copy of this notification to our processing director via contact information below;

Mr. William Thomson,
Processing Director,
Special Programme Department,
Tel: +44 (0) 703 193 7939
Fax: +44 (0) 871 263 6944
Email: thomson_tnl@excite.com
Cc: the_tnl@yahoo.co.uk

Congratulations once again from me, and entire members of staff of the THE NATIONAL LOTTERY (TNL) and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Miss Felicia Clarke,
Special Programme Coordinator,
Special Programme Department,
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY (TNL)
Email:specialprogrammedepartment2_tnl@yahoo.co.uk

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