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The scammers seem to be back in full swing after a few weeks of quiet!

Please note the Big Lottery Fund does NOT run a lottery. They make payments to causes from money raised by the UK National Lottery. This is what they say in regard to email scams:

Have you received an email telling you that you have won a prize from Big Lottery Fund? If you have, it has not come from us. We do not run a lottery or give away prizes. We only make grants to people and organisations that have applied to us. Any lottery that asks for payment to claim a prize is not run by either the Big Lottery Fund or the UK National Lottery.

We advise you not to give your money or your details to unknown organisations or individuals.

Also, there wasn’t a draw made by the UK National Lottery on the 1st April (perhaps this is a late April Fools trick?). The closest draw was made on the 2nd April & the numbers were: 2 – 6 – 21 – 23 – 43 – 47 – 29 with a bonus number of 5. The prize was £2,503,562, split between 2 winners.

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from “BIG LOTTERY FUND.” claims_roeder@yahoo.com.hk
to Admin@wr-il.net
subject BIG LOTTERY FUND LUCKY WINNER

BIG LOTTERY FUND
BIRMINGHAM CENTRE,
APEX HOUSE 3 EMBASSY DRIVE EDGBASTON,
BRIMINGHAM B15 1TR,
UNITED KINGDOM.

We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent BIG LOTTERY FUND PROGRAMME DRAWS (#1001) held on the 1ST of April, 2008 through computer ballot system Your email,is attached to ticket number 023-1856-790-279, with serial number 5073-10 drew the lucky numbers 43-58-42-37-69-72 Bonus No. 7, and consequently won the lottery in the first category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of ?2,500,000.00 POUNDS STERLING.{Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds sterling} in cash credited to file REF: BLF/26510460037/02.

This is from total prize money of ?25,000,000.00 shared among Ten Lucky international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa as part of International Promotions Program.

You have to send following details in order to facilitate the processing and release of your winning.

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