the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam

Online users, the so-called "United Kingdom National Lottery in association with Federation Internationale de Football Association(FIFA), Microsoft and Coca-Cola" is a lottery scam. Therefore, recipients of the same email message, which claim they are winners in the 2017 annual draw of the International Promotions Programme of the UK National Lottery-FIFA 2008 World Cup in Russia should delete it, because there is no such lottery.

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the National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018 Scam

The "United Kingdom National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft and Coca-Cola Russian 2018" Lottery Scam

United Kingdom National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft and Coca-Cola Russian 2018 Lottery Scam

The National Lottery

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Camelot UK Lotteries Limited Registered Office: Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts WD18 9RN, United Kingdom.

Batch Ref No: SWIOC/8042/017UK

File Ref No: UKNL/990369274/17

To the registered email address owner,

***CONGRATULATIONS***

The United Kingdom National Lottery in association with Federation Internationale de Football Association(FIFA), Microsoft and Coca-Cola is pleased to notify you of your winning in the release of its 2018 annual draw of International Promotions Programme of the UK National Lottery-FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia. You were selected as a winner in a random Microsoft World Wide Web (www) computerized draw system, extracted from over (100,000 000) companies and individual email addresses worldwide. The lottery programme is aimed at promoting the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia by June 2018.

The results of our computer draw selected your name and winning email address attached to Batch Reference Number. SWIOC/8042/017UK, Ticket Number 057-90242857 with Serial Number 805 and drawing the lucky Winning Number 49-69-37-25-74-91-26. which consequently won the lottery grand award prize in the 2nd category draw. Therefore, you have been approved to claim a lottery jackpot lump sum award prize winning of £2,000,000.00 (Two million pounds sterling) prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/990369274/17. This is from the total prize of £36,000,000.00(Thirty six million pounds sterling) shared among the eighteen international lucky winners in this category as part of the UK National Lottery-RFA International Promotions Programme which will end in the fiscal year 2018.The online International Promotions Programme takes place bi-annually via virtual online computerized ticketing and drawsystem. This is an auto draw programme and requires no physical purchase of tickets Your prize is fully insured and now readyfor your claim with our authorized finance management firm-Capital Finance Company, London.

Your prize claim will be processed by Capital Finance Company, London. Note Importantb/ that the Batch Reference Number. SWIOC/8042/017UK for payment of your prize money of £2,000,000.00 falls under the UK-Afro-Euro-Asia geographic payment zoning (PCZA1). Therefore your prize payment, when processed under the PCZA1 geographic zoning, will be executed by treasury allocation of funds to any of the PCZA1 appointed paying banks either in United Kingdom, Netherlands, South Africa or Hong Kong. Your prize money will be loaded and paid out to you in a Bank VISA/MASTERCARD Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Card by any of the PCZA1 appointed paying banks located in the above named countries mandated for your prize payment. Your Bank ATM Card will also be delivered to you by courier by the PCZA1 appointed paying bank Prize payment by Bank ATM VISA/MASTERCARD will enable you withdraw your prize money from any bank ATM machine in your country or anyother part of the world. You are advised on once and final notice. to contact the Claims Office of Capital Finance Company quoting your winning reference details, to process and receive payment of your prize after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily concluded. Contact thus:

Capital Finance Inc. Claims Office, London e-mail: capitalfinanceinc@interia.eu

Note: Your Claim Application constitutes the under listed winning references and copy of your identification(ID) document. Your claim application particulars must be stated correctly in their exact details and submitted in your confirmation email to the Claims Office of Capital Finance Company. Further claim instructions, procedures, disbursement information and payment methods will then be advised by Capital Finance Company. Prize claim applications submitted to Capital Finance with incomplete or incorrect winning references and without copy of your ID mina be processed.

1) Prize Beneficiarys Full Names (First Name, Middle Name, Surname). 2) Batch Reference Numbers. 3)Serial Numbers. 4) Winning Numbers. 5) Award Prize (Amount) Won. 6) Your Winning Email Address. 7) Nationality. 8) Country of Residence, Contact Mobile Telephone, Telephone, Fax Number and Contact Email Address. 9) Courier DeliveryAddress (Physical Address for BankATM Card Delivery. Not Postal Address) 10) What Do You Intend to Use Your Prize Money For? 11) Copy of ID document, Passport ID document or Drivers' license.

Your Claim Acohcation must be submitted as instructed above by email to the Claims Office of Capital Finance, London.

Be informed that your award prize is designated only to the Reference Batch Number-SWIOC/8042/017UK and must be claimed only by the beneficiary or registered owner of the winning email address to which this letter is sent to. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winner will result in disqualification or cancellation of your claim. Contact the Claims Office of Capital Finance immediately for confirmation and endeavour to quote your reference batch numbers in all your correspondences.

Congratulations once more on your winning and for being part of the UK National Lottery-F1FA International Promotions Programme.

Yours truly, 4erakine It Peters Online Pevnamme Coordinator ,agaUKN L-FI FA International Promotions Programme FIFA CAMELOT UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

Copyright CD 1994-20181CANIELOT UK Lotteries limited. FIFA International Promotions Programme. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service-Guidelints 77635 476378 255667460 ® You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize 19Cw6Z: a rnelot GLOBAL

The lottery scammers trick potential victims into sending them money by claiming the potential victims are winners in the bogus lottery. Once the potential victims send their money, which the lottery scammers will claim is for taxes or other fees, they will disappear, leaving the victims broke, angry and depressed. This is why online users should never send money to anyone to claim a lottery prize. This is because legitimate lottery companies do not request money, taxes, personal or financial information from their winners.

Victims of the lottery scam should report it to the police, although there is little or nothing they can do because the lottery scammers are operating in foreign countries where it is difficult to apprehend them.

Remember, once you are asked to send money, personal or financial information in order to collect a lottery prize, it is the first sign that some lottery scammers are attempting to trick you into sending them your hard-earned money or information.

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December 4, 2018 at 12:40 PM by
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Here is another scam:

"I received an e-mail yesterday informing me that I won in Lottery UK in association with International Olympic Committe an amount of 2 Million£ Pounds, now they even sent me an award claim certificate.

They said they will contact me regarding the details where I have to deposit the money which will cover courier cost, that amount is R3000. Now I suspect that this is a Scam hence I never entered for any competition and they said my e-mail was randomly selected."

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September 11, 2018 at 1:26 PM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

I received one today, but, it claimed to be from the International Olympic Committee. Beware.

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July 30, 2018 at 3:27 PM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa

I got the same email today...I new it was a scam ..I sent them my details without my identity document copy, that was my way of checkind if its legit but its not ...I did my very own diggings

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June 14, 2018 at 5:03 PM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

I received the bogus lottery email and have pasted it below. Hopefully, scammers can be caught and charged.

"Camelot UK Lotteries Limited Registered Office: Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts WD18 9RN, United Kingdom.

Batch Ref No: SWIOC/8042/017UK

File Ref No: UKNL/990369274/17

To the registered email address owner,

***CONGRATULATIONS***

The United Kingdom National Lottery in association with Fédération Internationale de Football Association(FIFA), Microsoft and Coca-Cola is pleased to notify you of your winning in the release of its 2017 annual draw of International Promotions Programme of the UK National Lottery-FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia. You were selected as a winner in a random Microsoft World Wide Web (www) computerized draw system, extracted from over (100,000 000) companies and individual email addresses worldwide. The lottery programme is aimed at promoting the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia by June 2018.

The results of our computer draw selected your name and winning email address attached to Batch Reference Number: SWIOC/8042/017UK, Ticket Number 057-90242857 with Serial Number 805 and drawing the lucky Winning Number 49-69-37-25-74-91-26, which consequently won the lottery grand award prize in the 2nd category draw. Therefore, you have been approved to claim a lottery jackpot lump sum award prize of £2,000,000.00 (Two million pounds sterling) prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/990369274/17. This is from the total prize of £36,000,000.00(Thirty six million pounds sterling) shared among the eighteen international lucky winners in this category as part of the UK National Lottery-FIFA International Promotions Programme which will end in the fiscal year 2018.The online International Promotions Programme takes place bi-annually via virtual online computerized ticketing and draw system. This is an auto draw programme and requires no physical purchase of tickets.

Your prize is fully insured and now ready for your claim with our authorized finance management firm-Capital Finance Company, London. Your prize claim will be processed by Capital Finance Company, London. Note importantly that the Batch Reference Number: SWIOC/8042/017UK for payment of your prize money of £2,000,000.00 falls under the UK-Afro-Euro-Asia geographic payment zoning (PCZA1). Therefore your prize payment, when processed under the PCZA1 geographic zoning, will be executed by treasury allocation of funds to any of the PCZA1 appointed paying banks either in United Kingdom, Netherlands or Hong Kong. You will receive your prize money paid to you by any of the PCZA1 appointed paying banks located in the above named countries mandated for your prize payment. Payment of your prize money will be done strictly by Bank Transfer directly to your bank account by the PCZA1 appointed paying bank. You are hereby advised on once and final notice, to contact the Claims Office of Capital Finance Company quoting your winning reference details, to process and receive payment of your prize after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily concluded. Contact thus:

Capital Finance Inc.

Claims Office, London

e-mail: vm@meili.fi

Note: Your Claim Application constitutes the under listed winning references and copy of your identification(ID) document. Your claim application particulars must be stated correctly in their exact details and submitted in your confirmation email to the Claims Office of Capital Finance Company. Further claim instructions, procedures, disbursement information and payment methods will then be advised by Capital Finance Company. Prize claim applications submitted to Capital Finance with incomplete or incorrect winning references and without copy of your ID will not be processed.

1) Prize Beneficiary's Full Names (First Name, Middle Name, Surname).

2) Batch Reference Numbers.

3) Serial Numbers.

4) Winning Numbers.

5) Award Prize (Amount) Won.

6) Your Winning Email Address.

7) Nationality.

8) Contact Address, Country of Residence, Contact Mobile Telephone, Telephone, Fax Number and Contact Email Address.

9) Payment by Bank Transfer.

10) What Do You Intend to Use Your Prize Money For?

11) Copy of ID document, Passport ID document or Drivers’ license.

Your Claim Application must be submitted as instructed above by email to the Claims Office of Capital Finance, London.

Be informed that your award prize is designated only to the Batch Reference Number-SWIOC/8042/017UK and must be claimed only by the beneficiary or registered owner of the winning email address to which this letter is sent to. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winner will result in disqualification or cancellation of your claim. Contact the Claims Office of Capital Finance immediately for confirmation and endeavour to quote your batch reference numbers in all your correspondences.

Congratulations once more on your winning and for being part of the UK National Lottery-FIFA International Promotions Programme.

Yours truly,

Geraldine H. Peters

Online Programme Coordinator

UKNL-FIFA International Promotions Programme

CAMELOT UK NATIONAL LOTTERY"

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May 30, 2018 at 8:40 AM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

I also received a prize certificate, a copy of gold card written in my names saying its loaded with 2 million British pounds which are 33.5 million in rands that I should pay 3000 thousand and at pep or spar in South Africa. Immediately, I wrote them that TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE AND THEY NEVER CAME BACK AGAIN.

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May 17, 2018 at 2:12 AM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Here is another scam:

"Dear Angeline

Congratulations!

Please note that your application has been submitted to our insurance broker FDIC U.S and paying bank HSBC, for an immediate processing /approval of the cash prize to you.

The brokers has requested for some legal back up documentations ( an Affidavit of None Residential Claims) to be processed on your behalf from the authority in U.S as an authorisation for the FIFA Lottery Board and Insurance brokers to approve the Cash Prize on your name within 5 working days.

The Affidavit of non residential claiming will also stand as a clearance for an authorisation to approve the cash to you from the FIFA Lottery Board and Insurance brokers via their paying Bank HSBC. The brokers said this is a huge amount of money and cannot be transferred from the insurance bank to your bank account in your country without the legal back up documentations.

Therefore the broker has agreed with the paying bank HSBC to approve your Cash Prize of $920,000.00 ( Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) to you through Certified Bank Pre-Load ATM CARD,which will be approved on your name. The Card will be approved on your name and with the ATM Card,you will be able to withdraw up to $2000/5000 US Dollars daily from any ATM Machines worldwide,but in your local currency.

My dear Winner, your INFORMATION will be forward to the authorities soon concerned for application of claim which will enable me to obtain the Affidavit of None Residential Claims on your name, after the said documents been obtained I will submit your claim documents to our paying bank,HSBC in U.S. to process your winning payment through the Certified Bank Pre-Load ATM CARD on your name, once the bank loaded the $920,000.00 into your ATM CARD I will inform you on how to send it to you via Speed post.

Thanks and congratulations once again.

Regards

Your Processing Claim Agent Mrs. Monica

Tel/Fax 27 638 921 347

PROCESSING DIRECTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA

101 James Watt Cres, Mafikeng, 2745,City of North West,South Africa

On 5/7/18, angeline <angeline@alcosafe.co.za> wrote:

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I also receive this message then after it was silence. They also sent a SARS CETIFICATE AND LETTER FROM JUSTICE IN USA. THIS PEOPLE ARE USELESS.THANKS FOR ADVISING US."

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May 17, 2018 at 1:40 AM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

I have also received the very same e-mail when I was trying to delete my old e-mails.

I was so happy but my inner voice kept telling me that its a scam though I was going to send my details but decided to goolge about it and there it was really a scam.

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May 16, 2018 at 1:18 AM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Good day. I just received a mail that my email adress won a big price and I must reply to capitalfinance@onet.eu.

I did sent a mail to find out about it because it to good to be true. An auto responder sent mail back that I will be contacted in the next 48hrs.

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May 3, 2018 at 8:56 AM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Good day, I received one e-mail around 10.04.2018 and it is also a FIFA lotto one.

I have followed the requests we are not at a point where they ask for my personal information yet or money and I have been able to get hold of the guy called Mrs Monica (funny name for a man and why just Monica without a surname)

However, I will keep updating you as to what they are saying should they request for personal info they will be the laughing stock because all my info will be incorrect and I will not leave anything out there will be vulga language in between, till I update you again.

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April 23, 2018 at 5:28 AM by
the "National Lottery, FIFA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Russian 2018" Scam
an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

I'm an older lady just received through the post a very official looking letter informing me I have been fortunate to have been chosen to be awarded a very large some of Money, of course it's a Scam!

I personally have No interest in the FIFA World Cup. However I will say it is a very clever official letter and can imagine some people could fall for this. Ending up replying making phone calls as requested and as a result losing their Money.

I don't understand why these scammers can't be caught thus protecting innocent vulnerable people. My letter is now In the Bin.

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