[Resolved]  UK National Lottery — Is this mail real or fake?

Address:Haryana

This is Swaroopa here. I have received a mail that I have won a amount of £500,000.00GBP ONLY which is equivalent to Rs.3,40,99,695/-. The mail I received is shown below-

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY E-MAIL BALLOT AWARD 2010!

Your email address has won £500,000.00GBP ONLY.
This was as a result of our 2010 E-Mail Ballot Award.

Contact Dr Steve Wilson for payment:
ukn.[protected]@gmail.com
[protected]@yahoo.com


Indicate your names,country and phone number.
Payment details will be sent to you.

Mrs Faith David, Financial Director.
Copyright © 2010 UK National Lottery!
All rights reserved!


Then I contacted them and they asked me to submit a payment application and a scanned Identity proof.
Then again I received a mail from them-


CUSTOMERS SERVICE DEPT
RC:46713

FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC(FCMB),
IKEJA CASH OFFICE
GUINESS PREMISES,
24, OBA AKRAN AVENUE,
IKEJA LAGOS STATE,
NIGERIA.
27/04/2010
FAX NUMBER[protected]
+[protected]
+[protected]


ATTENTION:SWAROOPA WAGADRE,

WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR INFORMATION HERE IN FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PRIZE OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING 500,000.00GBP UNITED KINGDOMNATIONAL LOTTERY PRIZE AWARDS.ATTENTION ONCE MORE,ON NO GROUND FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC RELEASES PRIZE YET PENDING WITHOUT PRESENTING TO US AN AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM OF FUNDS AND LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.THE PRESENTATION OF SUCH AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS WILL EXPEDITE ACTION FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR WON PRIZE AS YOU MAY DEEM IT.

SEQUEL TO THIS,YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA FOR THE PROVISION OF THESE IMPORTANT PAPER WORKS.HOWEVER,THIS CAN BE DONE WITH THE HELP OF AN ATTORNEY AND WE RECOMMEND YOU TO HIRE BARRISTER BABATUNDE O.BENSON OF BABATUNDE LAW FIRM NIGERIA LTD FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE.HE IS A GOOD MAN AND A SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA(SAN).YOU ARE STRICTLY INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT HIM WITH DUE RESPECT BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN OF GREATER HELP TO THIS BANK BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HENCE YOU APPROACH HIM WITH SOME KIND OF HONOR.ALSO WE HAVE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED BABATUNDE LAW FIRM NIGERIA LTD FOR THESE DOCUMENTS AND THEY HAVE QUICKLY RESPONDED BY SENDING THEIR STAFF FROM THEIR LAGOS OFFICE BRANCH TO CONFIRM THAT YOUR FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED IN THIS BANK.

FURTHERMORE,THESE DOCUMENTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IS AT THIS MOMENT VERY SENSITIVE AND CONCERNED ABOUT FUNDS BEING TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE COUNTRY.THEREFORE WE MUST OBTAIN THESE DOCUMENTS AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT APPROVAL FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS WITHOUT WHICH THERE WOULD BE NO TRANSFER.


ADDRESS:
BARRISTER BABATUNDE O.BENSON
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES
190-196 LAKE ST.,
GARKI ABUJA
EMAIL:
[protected]@yahoo.com
Tel Phone+234 [protected]
+[protected]

INPUT MESSAGE TYPE:100:UK LOTTERY PRIZE CLAIMS.
ORDERING CUSTOMER: UK LOTTERY WINNER.
TRANSACTION REFERENCE: 105UKB0439401

YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO CONFIRM WITH US YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER,THE NAME OF YOUR BANK, THEN SEND US THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR LOTTERY FUNDS.ALL THE REQUIREMENTS MUST BE CONFIRMED IN THIS BANK BEFORE ANY TRANSFER IS EFFECTED SINCE YOUR FUNDS ARE ALREADY PROGRAMMED IN OUR OUTPUT WIRING MACHINE FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER.

YOUR FUNDS ARE FIXED DEPOSITED HERE IN FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC AND ON NO GROUND THE FUNDS ARE TAMPERED WITH OR DEDUCTED TILL THEY GET TO THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT YOUR AGENT FOR DIRECTION OR FOR ANY CLARIFICATION

STATUTORY RENDITION
IN LINE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE MONEY LAUNDERING(PROHIBITION)ACT 2004 OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA"TRANSFER TO OR FROM FOREIGN COUNTRY OF FUNDS OR SECURITIES OR ITS EQUIVALENT BY ANY OR CORPORATE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THE PRESENTATION OF LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION AND AFFIDAVIT FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA OFFICIALLY SIGNED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF OATH".

ONCE AGAIN, THE REQUIRED MATERIALS FOR THIS TRANSFER ARE LISTED BELOW AND WITHOUT PRESENTING THE TWO LEGAL DOCUMENTS,THERE WILL BE NO TRANSFER.

1.LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION/APPROVAL FROM THE COURT OF NIGERIA
2.AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM OF FUNDS

CONTACT YOUR ASSIGNED LAWYER FOR THE DOCUMENTS LISTED (1 AND 2) TO ENABLE US MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF YOUR LOTTERY FUNDS ALREADY FIXED DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK HERE.CONTACT E-MAIL
[protected]@yahoo.com

NOTE:IT IS OUR DUTY TO MAKE A HITCH-FREE TRANSFER TO OUR LUCKY BENEFICIARIES' NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNTS,NEVERTHELESS ANY ACT OF DISOBEDIENCE,DELAY OR LAXITY ON THE SIDE OF THE BENEFICIARY WILL RESULT TO THE RE-TRANSFERRING OF FUNDS TO UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS TO BE ROLLED OVER FOR THE NEXT YEARS PAYMENT.



BEST REGARDS,
SIR GODWIN ADOKPAYE,
DIRECTOR FCMB .
TRANSFER SERVICE FOR MONUMENT BANK (FCMB)
FCMB Online Banking:A culture that has grown into an heritage of excellence...
© 2010 First City Monument Bank Of Nigeria. All Rights Reserved.


Now my problem is that the barrister which they have recommended is asking for a payment of $450 which is about Rs. 20,000/-. So I want to know whether this bank, the Barrister and the Lottery company are fake or real??
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Aug 13, 2020
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The process for claiming your win has been made very simple so that by the end of one week at most, you are assured of having received your cash prize of 850, 000, 00 pounds



You should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this year lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 250, 000 websites on the internet. Each email address was attached to a File REF: number UK/9420X2/68
Your email address ([protected]@yahoo.com ) was selected along with others as winners



However, Parcel Courier Delivery Services are responsible for sending you your Certified Cheque and the original copies of the documents . When the documents are couriered to you, Please oblige to follow the Parcel Courier instructions so the document can get to your present address on time.



A certificate of prize claims and some vital documents will be sent along side your winnings check. The documents to be sent are;



1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM UK LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTIONS.
2.WINNERS CHEQUE FOR THE VALUE OF EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATE (C.S.F.C.),
4.CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUND (C.O.F.).



You are to contact the Delivery officer of the Payment Parasitical immediately with the following information below:

Courier Name: Parcel Courier Ltd
Contact Person: Mr. Paul Gate

Telephone: +[protected]

E-mail: [protected]@hotmail.com



You are required to contact The Parcel Courier Company immediately for the processing of your delivery.


Note: you are to quote your complete names, Ref/Identification Numbers, winning amount and your direct phone number so that they can honor your letter.



I will require a concise update on proceedings with the delivery department as soon as you are in contact with them. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.



Once again I say congratulations.

Warm Regards,
Mr. Soedade Danny Ph.D
its completely fake due to the fact that last year the same email has been submitted to me by the same bank and the same person

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