Email Fraud Alert received from: The Jets
I recently received an email with this subject line: Winning Notification Ref: FL-L49UK/1/04 and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please See Attachment To View Your Winning Notification.
Regards,
Mrs Maria Evarisa.
FLB
LOTTO Office, 21 Buckingham Palace Rd,
London, Greater London SW1W 9TQ, United Kingdom.
RE: Winner Notification
Congratulations!!!
Your email ID has won £499, 000.00 GBP From the “FreeLotto Lottery Service “Held in UK, to promote the
Canadian Lotto lore programs with email network Service. Your claim files reference Number: FL-L49UK/1/04
Three (3) email addresses was selected from One Million email addresses and your email address is among the three
winning email addresses in the winning pot, which was attached to pin No: 0215 which ultimately has won you the sum of
£499,000.00 { Four hundred and ninety nine thousand British Pounds Only}
Our agent ukbroker agent service will process the release of your cash prize through our payee bank by means of Electronic
Fund Transfer (EFT) into your nominated bank account or by receiving your ATM Card. Be informed that funds cannot be
Deducted because of the insurance policy place on it, until the mentioned cash prize reaches the sole winner/beneficiary’s
Nominated bank account for security reason(s).
Free Draws date Sat, January 3, 2015, – Ontario 49 draws, and visit website : http://www.lottolore.com/ontario49.html to
confirm winning Number: 17 -21 -23 -29 -43 -45 Bonus Number: 26 .
To process the release of your above mentioned cash prize, contact the UK Broker agent director with the details below:
UKBROKERS AGENT SERVICE .
#:28 Whitehall Court, London, SW1A 2EJ, UK
Agent Name: Dr. Ken Nicholls
Telephone: +44 843 289 7523
Tell/Fax No: +44 872 113 6172
E-Mail: Agentinfo@ukbrokers.com
You are advised to call or send your ref number and winning no to Dr. Ken Nicholls, your broker agent
with mentioned above details to facilitate the release of your cash prize.
Yours in service,
Mrs. Maria Evarisa,
{Group Coordinator}
© FreeLotto Lottery Service.
421998-68913
The above email was sent by “FreeLotto Results” from this email address: Result@freelotto.com
I, The Jets, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “FreeLotto Results”:
As was sung in West Side Story; “Maria, Maria, I just met a girl named Maria,” so too is your e-mail – nothing but a Story!