is this a scam?

Question

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR

© 2006 UK NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION /PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT



HEADQUARTERS: 101 WIGMORE STREET, LONDON W1U 1QU, UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9920X3/2006

Batch: 085/06/FSX06


Dear winner,

Notification of E-mail Promotion Program Lottery Winning



© 2006 UK NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM; officially bring to your notice the result of Wed. November 22, 2006 which was conducted at our international corporate headquarters complex in United Kingdom.

Answer 1

If you didn't enter the lottery then it's defiantly a scam. Also when you enter the National Lottery they don't ask you to provide a E-mail address, they also don't contact you, you have to contact them do clam your prize.

These emails are very commonly know as "phishing". They will ask you to provide credit card details, or ask you to ring a premium rate number,

Answer 2

It's got to be a scam if you didn't have an entry in the lottery.

Here are a couple of sites which include info relating to scams involving the UK lottery. There are plenty more relating to other lotteries around the world, such as the South-West Australian lottery, to name but one.



http://www.natlotcomm.gov.uk



http://www.lottery.co.uk

Answer 3

As a former postman that adress is legitimate and the post code is correct, in fact there's even a police station a few yards down from this adress, but if you have any doubts ask the royal mail customer services at rathbone place. They'll be able to help.

Answer 4

yes. my experience was about " congratulations you're the 999999 visitors on this web please click below on how to claim your prize". just think of this, how can you able to win such big prize in some unfamiliar lottery game without paying money to play it. believe it or not I won US$1,000,000 on that ha ha ha instant millionaire without any risk. but if you want to follow that advisory maybe in the end they will ask you to pay 20% tax of your prize before you can get the money and put it in a certain account. what if your prize is $1,000,000 the same as me then you will pay $200,000 first just to get your prize.

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

I just received mine allegedly from Spain On-line Lottery recently.

Answer 7

Yes it is.

There is also another very common one coming out of the Netherlands I think it is, also a lottery win style scam.

just delete it.

Answer 8

if you live near there you should go and see whats at that address, they usually ask you to ring a premium number or something its a money scam i got one in the post from the Spanish lotto they make it look so real

Answer 9

If you enter the postcode into multimap.com it will show you where it is. But it is a scam if you didn't enter the lottery.

Answer 10

Yep I should think so. It will either request your bank details at a later date or ask that you phone a premium rate number. xx

Answer 11

Of course it is. But you better check it out just in case it is for real.

Answer 12

Your first clue should be that you didn't ENTER the lottery.

Answer 13

Of course. If it sounds too good to be true, IT IS!!

Answer 14

have you ever heard of oceanfront property in arizona?same thing.scam,scam,scam !

Answer 15

You bet your sweet nelly on it - it's a scam !

Answer 16

OMG yes this is a scam!!!

Answer 17

yes i got it too

Answer 18

yes i always get them from nigeria.

Answer 19

it looks like it

Answer 20

You bet your sweet **** it is

Answer 21

Nope. I was dead serious when I sent you that email.

Answer 22

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Answer 23

yes yes yes!!!

Answer 24

YOU GET 'OWT 4 'NOWT

Answer 25

SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!!!