If you can't beat 'em...

Email Scam:

Subject: Contact(claimsunit@uknlpromo.org)
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:10:13 -0600
From: Lorie.Saubleotto@unco.edu

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1199) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes Program held on 1st October, 2007 in NEWCASTLE, UNITED-KINGDOM. Your e-mail address attached to ticket no.: 56475600545 188 with Serial no. 5368/02 drew the lucky no.which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £850,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) in cash, credited to file ktu/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £ 3. 6 Million pounds, shared amongst the first Four (4) lucky winners in this category.

All participants for this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £850,000 (Eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential ill your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to receive your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!! To file for your claim, contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr Robert Hache Tell:+447031934212 Email: claimsunit@uknlpromo.org
www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programs.

Yours faithfully,
Lorraine Dodds
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Copyright © 1994-2007 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines

My Reply:

Robert,

Let's be honest with each other. I know this is a scam. However, I'm not going to report you or anything. I'm actually interested in finding out how it's done, because I would like to do it myself. Think of me as a franchisee. You tell me how to perpetrate the scam and in exchange I will give you 10% of any and all monies that I make from it. You don't have to do any work besides sitting back and collecting the money. It's win-win!

If you are interested, please read my conditions below:

1. You will need to fly to New York so we can meet. I'm not interested in going into business with anyone who I haven't met and know I can trust. Your flight and hotel will NOT be paid for, but I can assure you that I am a go-getter and you'll make that money back tenfold in a few short weeks.
2. I need you to promise to keep this secret. My wife still thinks I am employed and she will leave me if she finds out that I am involved in this.
3. I will need your bank information to transmit the 10% of my earnings.

I've gotten a few of these scams already this week, so you should reply soon as I will begin narrowing down the applicants shortly. Thanks!

Sincerely,
Scamtastic

Scam Reply:

From: Robert Hache (mulv69@yahoo.com)
Sent: Thu 6/12/08 12:20 PM
Reply-to: roberthache16@googlemail.com

Dear Winner,
Congratulations once again from all the staff here. In order to verify your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes, Attached here is a copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all the staff.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.LOTTO NUMBER:____03 11 12 41 46 47 20 {BONUS BALL}
B. DRAW NUMBER:__1293____________
10.TICKET NUMBER:___56475600545 188
11.SERIAL NUMBER:_____5368/02
12.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
13.AMOUNT WON:___________________________
14. STATE:__________________________________
15. COUNTRY________________________________

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.

Warm Regards,
Robert Hache (Mr)
+447031934212

My Reply 2:

Mr. Hache:

Thanks for replying with a ridiculous form letter. If this is your idea of how to scam people, then I'm not sure if I still want to go into business with you. In fact, I'm beginning to think that you didn't even read my proposal. Or is this just your twisted idea of a negotiating tactic? Let's dispense with the bullshit. You teach me the REAL scam, the one that actually works, and I will raise your profits to 12% of everything that I earn. Deal?

Also, when do you think you'll be able to fly into New York? Please call me at 206-350-6981 to discuss the details.

You should know that another scammer is flying in from Nigeria next week. His name is Ibrahim and he sounds very professional. He told me that I'd be able to earn about $15,400EUR a month with his scam. What does yours typically pay out? You're still in the running, but only by the skin of your teeth.

Let's do this thing,
Scamtastic