Save yourself from e-mails that can Ruin your life !

  We got an email suggesting that we have won a lottery in UK(see below the mail we got).  Such fradulent emails are sent commonly to everyone, but some foolish people fall into the trap and ruin their life.  The method of the scam is easy.

They will send random 1000s of emails stating that they have won a prize, lottery, money, etc.  If anyone replies, then they will send that person a cheque for more than the actual amount the person is supposed to have won.  Then they will request the person to return the extra money they sent accidently.  The truth actually  would be that the cheque they sent the person would be fradulent/counterfeit /invalid/nonexisting, but in case the person who received ends up the 'extra money', he would be sending actual money.

To sum up, fraudsters will send a dummy cheque and ask you to return extra money.  Any money that you return would be real, but you will realize it too late that the big cheque they gave you is a dummy one which will yeild you nothing, but a fine from your bank for a bounced cheque. 

Dear friends, never fall into any such scams.... in case you get such emails just ignore them as the only thing that would happen is that you would lose your money and time.

 
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:44:04 +1300
From: "Jane Anderson" <info@uklottery.org>
To: info@uklottery.org
Subject: WINNING NOTICE FOR GOLDEN STAKE WINNER-Ref. No.-RNL/01/1836547290/UK

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FROM: PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT OF UK ROYAL NATIONAL LOTTERY, WINNING
 NOTICE
FOR GOLDEN STAKE WINNER-Ref. No.-RNL/01/1836547290/UK



Attention: 


We happily announce to you that UK Royal National Lottery has just
concluded its final draws of it's periodical promotional program. An
exclusive list of email addresses of thousands of individual and
 corporate
bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the
 internet.
No tickets were sold. Your email address emerged as one of five winners
 in
the Golden stakes category as email addresses were sought out from a
 total
number of 75,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe (Europe,
North and South America, Asia, Middle East and Africa). After an
 automated
computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only FIVE
 winners
emerged in this category and therefore each are to receive payouts of
EU2,500,000.00(TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO ONLY) from the
 total
of EU12,500,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO ONLY).
However, every email address selected was accompanied by a reference
 and
ticket number, after the cyber lotto selection, the below ticket and
reference numbers emerged as one of the lucky winners in the above
category. CONGRATULATIONS!!! 


Reference number for your prize is: Ref. NO.- RNL/01/1836547290/UK
Ticket no.- RNL/147/01/80UK


For your prize claim process, we have employed the service of an
lnternational Trust firm. They are to handle the transfer of your cash
prize of EU2,500,000.00(TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO ONLY)
 in
line with our procedures and upon your directions. Your prize has been
insured to its full value with your email address and will be
 transferred
to you under their professional service.To immediately file your claim,
please contact our Fudiciary agent Fortis Finance & Securities Company,
below are the contact information of their FINANCIAL DIRECTOR; 


MR. MARK DARREN 
Finance Director, 
Fortis Finance & Securities Company 
United Kingdom 
Email: fortis.finance@hotmail.com 
Phone:+44-704-573-1600
Fax: +44-700-580-2861


In your best interest, you must initiate contact within 5 days of
 receipt
of this correspondence, Fortis Finance & Securities Company are to
 handle
all matters with regards to claiming of your prize money. You are also
advised to send a copy of this email to your claims agent MR. MARK
 DARREN,
when contacting him. You may be required to provide any of the above
information during the process of collecting your prize. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential
 till
your claims file is processed and your money remitted to you. This is
 part
of our precautionary measure to avoid double/multiple claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program, Please be warned!!! 


We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate
 in
any of our international programs in the nearest future and we will
appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the
entire UK Royal National Lottery. Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Sincerely, 
Ms. Jane Anderson 
Promotions Manager, 
Royal National Lottery, 
United Kingdom