[Resolved]  Yahoo/MSN Lottery Inc & Windows Live — for complain about a lottery company

Address:Bardhaman, West Bengal

Dear sir
I had received a msg on my mobile that I have won 1 milliom pound and there is written to contect Mr.Morsen. I contact him by mail and send my address, phone no. and other detailed and also my valid ID proof (Voter card) by mail. They inform me on my moble no ([protected]) that I should arrenge 35000 INR as a carrier charges. I don't sent then that money. And I want to complain about that company YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.
I hope that you will take action as soon as possible
Your faithfully
Rakesh Kumar Ojha
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Yahoo/MSN Lottery Inc & Windows Live — Multiple fake emails

Yahoo/MSN/Aol Awards Center
#15 Oxford Street London United Kingdom






This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Eighty Five Thousand Great Britain Pounds (GBP85,000) for the month of NOVEMBER, 2007 Prize Promotion which is Organized by YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE.

YAHOO! collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo/MSN Prize Award must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Stated below are your identification numbers:

BATCH NUMBER: YM 09102XN
REFERENCE NUMBER: YM35447XN
PIN: YM09788

These numbers fall within the England Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in Liverpool and send your winning identification numbers to him;

Agent Name: Mr. Mark Saw

E-Mail: [protected]@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 [protected]


You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release your fund to you.

First name...............................
Last Name.............................
Country..................................
Contact Address.....................
Telephone Number.................
fax Number............................
Marital Status.........................
Occupation.............................
My Date of birth......................
Sex.................................



Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,


Dr. (Mrs.) Louise Bagwell
...................................................................................



WARNING!

Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.

You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or Yahoo Inc. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that you receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to you, Kindly forward a copy to us and delete it from your mail box and give no further correspondence to such person or body.
Yahoo shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.

[protected]@yahoo.co.uk
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Yahoo / MSN Lottery Inc & Windows Live — Multiple fake emails!

Two days back we received an e-mail from Yahoo Msn Lottery that we have won a lottery of 500,000 GBP.
The contents of the e-mail are as follows :

Yahoo/Msn Lottery
Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London
SM1 4te.
United Kingdom.

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterlings(£500,000.00) for the month of November, 2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.
YAHOO/MSN & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
You are to contact the events manager on or before your date of Claim, Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number.....................
Reff number......................
Winning number...................
These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact the events manager, send your winning identification numbers to him,to enable him verify your claims.How ever you will have to fill and submit this form to the events manager for verification & direction on how you can claim your winning fund.
1. Full name..............
2. Contact Address........
3. Age....................
4. Telephone Number.......
5. Marital Status.........
6. Sex....................
7. Zip Code...............
8. Occupation.............
9. Company................
11.State:.................
12.Country................
13.Nationality............
14.Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:

We have provided the above-mentioned details to them. We think that this is a sort of scam which is going on and these people are fooling around the innocent people in the name of yahoo/msn.
I would like to know what action can be taken against these criminals. This is a criminal activity and who soever is doing do should be taken to task as early as possible.
To,
The Committee Head
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road Sutton,
Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom

Dear Sir,
I am Pramok Kumar Prajapati. As per your E-mail your Committee selected our E-mail address for Lucky winner and issued a cheque of Rs. GBP 200,000 through courier company. As per your E-mail your courier company contact me. But I have not received any cheque till date and do not any contact your courier company. Please give me necessary instruction via our E-mail for collect our prize money. I had contact your dispatch officer Mr. Parahgar mack but do not response his side.
Thanking You.

Your Sincerely
Pramod Kumar Prajapati
255/195 Kundri Rakab Ganj,
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
i had recieved one mail saying that iam one of the winner of yahoo/msn lottery. they said that i got 750, 000 GBP prize money.they told to contact international courier service for further details of receiving check. i from india they are saying that the charges for parcel are 400pounds.
the address of courier company is

intenatinal cargo courier sevice
57 Euston Grove, Ringwood
Hampshire BH24Ifb
London, United Kingdom.
plese tell me this is correct information are it is any cheating
To, Mr.Mark alex
sir i am lottery winner of msn/yahoo lottery award . sir i won the amount of
£750, 000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Great Britain Pounds Sterling) please send me a as my address. Aleready i am claimed once in april-05. But there is no reply answer. what about me. first of all is it confirm to won the price, if is it confirm send my anount as my adress as following . O.CHANDRA SEKHAR, S/O O, SUNDARA RAO, D.NO 26/605-A-27-1, V.C.COLONY, NANDYAL KURNOOL (DIST) ANDHRA PRADESH(STATE) INDIA (COUNTRY).

THANK YOU SIR THANK YOU FOR GIVING THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I received a mail from yahoo where he says i am the winner of the lottery which is orgnanized by the company but i know it is a fake mail i send all the details of the mail and kindly take the action on that scam.

Batch number:YM 09102XN
ref number:YM35447XN
Winning number:YM09788

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred
thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterlings (£500, 000.00) for the month of
November 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by
YAHOO/MSN/REDIFFMAIL LOTTERY INC and WINDOWS LIVE.

1.Full Names:
2.Home Address:
3.Phone Number:
4.Sex:
5.Age:
6.Occupation:
7.Nationality:
8.Country of Residence:
9.Amount Won:
10.Date Notified:

(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name: Dr Andrew P Cairns
Email: [protected]@live.com
Tel :+[protected]

Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Jeannine Dipasquale


The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its content, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you.
To mr.jude mark
sir i have won 1, 000, 000 GPB, from yahoo/msn lottery haed 25th london.they told to claim the prize and contact to jude mark.my address follows
F.PRASANNA PRABHU, S/O A.G.FRANCIS, PLOT NO.81, ALAGAR NAGAR, PUDUKKOTTAI(DIST)-622001, TAMILNADU(STATE)-INDIA

Yahoo/MSN Lottery Inc & Windows Live — Asking my personal information

I have recieved a mail from this [protected]@live.co.uk
mail i.d. and was asking me for my personal info.....i called on the number provided by him and had a word with him. he told me that it is true and i gave him my info . But when i searched i found out that it was a fake.....A SPAM......pls do not send your information . Pls tell me now what to do......? I need assistance....
IT IS FALSE OR TRUE.
ON 13TH JULY 2010, I RECEIVE A SMS TO MY MOBILE THAT I WIN A PRIZE OF 1, 000, 000 POUNDS IN YAHOO/MSN MOBILE DRAW FOR DETAILS CONTACT DR.MICHAEL VIA E-MAI ([protected]@hotmail.com).
THEN I RECEIVE A MAIL FROM MY EMAIL ID

'FILL THE FORM TO CLAIM YOUR CLAIM YOUR PRIZE‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏... Jul 13 2010 21:00:57 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
From:
"Micheal David" <[protected]@hotmail.com>
To:
"" <[protected]@yahoo.com>
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incorporation
Baley House, Har, Road Sutton,
Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom.

Dear Lucky Winner,

Your MOBILE number Won 1, 000, 000 Pounds(One Million Pounds) from Yahoo/Msn Lottery head in London, your Mobile number was selected from the world wide database as a result of the online promo draws held in United Kingdom, the Yahoo/Msn Lottery organization has been doing this promo for the past 3 decades and you are a lucky winner this year all you have to do is to fill this verification form and submit back.

We are once again happy with you that you have won the Yahoo/Msn Lottery Promotion.Below are you winning details

These are your identification numbers:
Batch number...Lwh 09445
Lotto number...Lwh09446
Winning number...Lwh09447

Before we can gives you instructions on further step of your claims, you are advice to fill the claims below and get back to me for further instructions.

FULL NAME:_________
SEX:_______________
COMPANY: IF ANY ____________
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:_________
PHONE:_________
AGE:____
CELL:____
FAX:____
CITY:_____
STATE:________
ZIP CODE:______
COUNTRY: ______
OCCUPATION: _____
E-MAIL ADDRESS:_______

Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Event Manager
Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Michael David
Direct Line: [protected] begin_of_the_skype_highlighting [protected]
Fax: [protected]
Lottery Co-ordinator '

THEN I SEND MY PROFILE AND RECEIVE A MAIL FROM THE [protected]@hotmail.com, THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE ARE-

"ARRIVAL OF SPECIAL DELIVERY DIPLOMAT WITH YOUR CONSIGNMENT‏‏‏‏Thu Jul 15 2010 00:58:49 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
From:
"Micheal David" <[protected]@hotmail.com>
To:
"" <[protected]@yahoo.com>
YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT (Registration 0201GFRM-7)
Ensure You view our website: Website : www.yahoomsnlottery.co.uk

ARRIVAL OF SPECIAL DELIVERY DIPLOMAT WITH YOUR CONSIGNMENT

ATTN:ASHIM KUMAR GIRI,

Having considered all possible measures to convey your cash prize, we resolve to use a special delivery courier company under Diplomatic Umbrella. We have made all necessary arrangement to convey your winning prize direct to your doorstep. Your name, phone number and address has been Received.

Let it be known to you that all taxes has been paid by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE, Therefore, you will only be required to pay for the Clearing charges which is 35, 000INR into the account which will be send to you by the diplomat for the clearing of your consignment from the custom duties in India and any local V.A.T that may arise in INDIA before he proceed to your house.

The diplomat will personally present to you all the relevant documents to guide you against any India government queries. You are advice to make the required 35, 000 INR available to the diplomat in India immediately he instructs you to do so, before you receive your prize of (£1, 000, 000.00 pounds.) From the YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE to enable him clear your prize from the custom. Please you must keep secret of your winning until it arrives your doorstep for security reasons.

The delivery of your prize is currently on the way as it is passing through the British Security Screening. We realize recently that such procedures have been adopted on your consignment leaving UK for Asia. Find on this email a copy of your winning Certificate, please keep it safe,

Due to the urgency needed in this delivery we are informing you that Mr. Andrew Gordon, Special Chief Diplomat will be leaving for INDIA to make delivery of your cash award prize through British Airways.

Departure time July 15th 2010 2:50:00 PM
Arrival time July 16th 2010 9:15:00 AM

Please ensure that you co-operate with him and follow his instructions and directives to avoid any delay in handing over your cash award prize to you as he has little time to spend in INDIA. please make available to him the clearing charges immediately he call and provide you with the account details of the Custom Duties for you to deposit the clearance charges of 35, 000 INR for the clearance of your consignment.

HE WILL CALL YOU IMMEDIATELY HE ARRIVES INDIA AND WILL INSTRUCT YOU on how to pay the clearance charges of ₤420 pounds equivalent to 35, 000 INR available to enable him clear your consignment from the custom and proceed to your address to make 100% safe delivery to you AFTER your payment is been confirmed and receipted by the INDIA CUSTOMS. Find attached to this email, a copy of your winning certificate please keeps it safe.Also find attached to this email a scan copy of our diplomat international passport for your recognition once he reach to your state

You are to keep us updated with your readiness in receiving the special diplomat along with your Award Cash Prize.

Upon your Agreement to this mail above, please send us email as to know if our Diplomat will depart to India or not

We await your reply to this mail.

Note: Kindly send us a Scan Copy of your ID Card. Either Pan Card or Voters card


Event Manager
Yours Sincerely,
Dr Micheal David
Direct Line: [protected]
Fax : [protected]
Ensure You view our website: Website : www.yahoomsnlottery.co.uk"

I hope that you will take action as soon as possible
Best Regards
Ashim Kumar Giri.

Personal — Monday Lottery

From: Abbey National Bank Plc <[protected]@hotmail.com>
Subject: Attention : Valued Customer (Zaheer-ul-Hassan) Choose Your Preferrable And Affordable Account Type‏
To: choudhry.[protected]@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 2:51 PM



ABBEY BANK PLC.
Abbey National House,
2 Triton Square, Regent's Place,
London, NW1 3AN,
United Kingdom. England.
Registered Number 2294747
T:+[protected],
Dr. Gibson White

18th : 10 : 2010.


ATTENTION : Valued Customer (Zaheer-ul-Hassan)

Good day to you from the Abbey National Bank Plc with regard to your email i want you to know that we have a cheque of One million pounds {1,000,000.00 Gbp} from the Monday Lottery Board draft in your name and also note that this cheque is an insured bounded cheque issued in your name can only be cleared by our bank because the cheque was issued by our bank to you on behalf of the Monday Lottery Board and to clear your cheque before the funds can be transferred to your account in your country you must have an active international account with our bank to enable us deposit your cheque ,clear it and transfer the funds to your account in your country. and you will have to choose your preferrable and affordable account type from the 3 types of account listed below and provide the required initial deposit so that we can set up an active international account for you and deposit your insured bounded cheque into the account to clear in within 12 to 48hours before the total funds can be transferred into your account in your country.

Note that no amount can be deducted from your won prize (cheque) because it was insured by a hard coverd insurance policy,this means that the total amount has to get to the winner in it's full value.

Kindly choose your preferrable and affordable account and notify us immediately so that we can provide you with instructions on how to make payment for the initial deposit on your choosen account type.

(1) CLASSIC ACCOUNT: This Requires a minimum deposit of 610.00 GBP = 936.228 USD
Benefits of regular account:
1. Better accessibility.
2. Internet access/ online account.

(2) NUMBERED ACCOUNT: This has a minimum deposit of 680.00 GBP = 1,043.66 USD
1. Better Accessibility.
2. Benefit for every savings made.
3. Internet access/ online account.

(3) PREMIUM ACCOUNT: This has a minimum deposit of 760.00 GBP = 1,166.45 USD
1. Investment Pay back access.
2. Instant Credit card Issued.
3. Bank Cheque Issued.
4. Better Accessibility.
5. Internet access/ online account.

NOTE THAT ONCE YOU HAVE CHOOSEN ANY OF THE ABOVE LISTED ACCOUNT TYPE, YOU MUST HAVE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT FOR THE INITIAL DEPOSIT ON YOUR CHOSEN ACCOUNT TYPE BECAUSE THE INITIAL DEPOSIT CANNOT BE CUT DOWN FROM YOUR WINNING CHEQUE.


We await your choosen account type so that we can provide you with the best of quality banking
services.

Kind Regards,
Dr. Gibson White
Foreign Remittance/Online Department,
Abbey Bank *We are proud to handle your banking needs and serve you better*

PLEASE SEND ME REPLY AND CONFIRM ABOUT THIS MAIL?>choudhry.[protected]@yahoo.com
Sir

Its certificate is wrong or write

Personal — LOTTERY

CITIBANK PLC LONDON.

GENTLEMEN:

HAVE A VERY PLEASANT DAY!

I HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ASKING ME

KINDLY ADVISE IF FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS IS OFFICIAL FROM THE CITIBANK??? CAN I TRUST THIS EMAIL ADDRESS??? PLEASE HELP ME TO FIND A TRUE WAY TO BELIEVE OR DENY.
THANKS
RAIS KHAN
[protected][protected][protected][protected][protected][protected]

Promenade Level,
Cabot Place East,
Canary Wharf, London,
E14 4QS United Kingdom.
===========================
Direct Tel: +[protected]
Direct Fax: +[protected]
===========================

Dear Dear Funds Beneficiary,

Acknowledgment Information Required

You are welcome to CitiBank London Plc. The payment Bank for British America Tobacco Company, we are pleased to be at your service. We are Regulated and Stipulated by the Financial Service Authority (FSA), the financial institutions that govern all financial activities in the United Kingdom.

After receiving confirmation from the Tobacco Company that you are one of the PROMO WINNERS, we are presenting you with the following options with which you would prefer to receive your winning funds of £1,000,000.00 (One Million Pounds Sterling Only) in our possession. You are to pick one from the two option listed below and we will act on it soon.

FIRST OPTION:
New Account Setup: You will have to open a new Bank account with this Bank (CitiBank London Plc) and it will be registered for International Transfer and note that you can make transfer online, which will take 24 to 72 hours to get to your local Bank account in your country. After the Opening of an account, Your account will be activated and the logins details will be forwarded to you and that will enables you login and have access into your account online via our website.

SECOND OPTION:
Dispatch of An ATM CARD: You shall receive an ATM CARD which your winning prize has already been credited into. Once this Card is given to you, the funds can then be withdrawn in any Bank in the world. However a courier company which is also an affiliate to the bank, will deliver the ATM CARD TO YOU AT YOUR DOOR STEP.
After reading through the above option you are also to fill the form below:

Name:..................................
Address:..................................
Tel Number:..................................
Occupation:..................................
Country:..................................
Preferred Option:..................................

Please respond to this email by filling the form above. CitiBank London Plc, is committed to rendering qualitative services to you, Also you are advice to send us a scanned copy of your driver's license, international passport or any identity card for proof of your identity.

Your urgent reply will be most welcome.

We look forward to serving you better.

Best Regards,

Mr. Kevin Kessinger.
Chief Operation Officer.
For: Citi Bank
Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved.
i had recived a message in my email id that was



Dear Valuable Customer,
Greetings to you, from Citylink Courier Service Ltd.
Our Diplomatic Agent (Mr. Howard Jerry) from the British Consulate Council will be arriving in your country on the 9TH of June 2012, (10:05 AM India Time).
The delivery officer (Mr. Howard Jerry) will personally present to you all the relevant documents and your winning cheque and certificate and consolation prize of Dell laptop, T-shirt and face cap also assist you through all the process of remittance there in your home country (INDIAN).
Let it be known to you that all taxes has been paid by (Microsoft/Msn Windows lottery Board Organization). Therefore, you will only be required to pay for the Clearing charges which (Rs.19, 200 INR) only for the clearing of your consignment from the Indian custom upon the arrival of the delivery officer to your country India.
You are advice to make the required (Rs.19, 200 INR) available to him once he arrives India to enable him fulfill the normal Indian customs clearing obligations at the International Airport so that your parcel Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterling{£750, 000.00 GBP} can be release to him by the Indian customs so that he can proceed to your address for the delivery. Please, you must keep secret of your winning until it arrives your doorstep for security reasons.

The delivery officer (Mr. Howard Jerry) will personally present to you all the relevant documents and your winning cheque and certificate and also assist you through all the process of remittance there in your home country (INDIAN).

He will assist you in cashing your cheque in your designated bank and also take a photograph with you and bring back to the United Kingdom for our confirmation on your winning cheque receipt.
Please ensure that you co-operate with him and follow his instructions and directives to avoid any delay in handing over your winning cheque to you because he has little time to spend in INDIA.

Make available to him the clearing charges immediately he calls you, because the Indian customs Authority Will Not Release Your Winning Parcel without the payment of (Rs.19, 200 INR) - for the clearing of your parcel.
Do confirm the receipt of this mail.
Thanks for using the Citylink Express Couriers Company
Your satisfaction is our priority and we look forward to providing you the best of our quality service. Do have a wonderful day in anticipation of hearing from you ASAP.



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