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Frankly I can be a curmudgeonly so-and-so when it comes to big events that I have to pay for out of my taxes, and the Olympics is one of them. But it’s a bit late to hand it to the French I suppose, so I was quite pleased to get this email from the “British Olympic and United Kingdom National Lottery” saying that I had won £950,000

http://www.justlottery.com/all-results/UK-Lotto.html

Congratulations

We will like to inform you that your e-mail address has won the sum of £950.000.00 from monthly British Olympic and United Kingdom National Lottery Promotion award held on 1st June, 2012. Your e-mail address was chosen for this promotion as one of the lucky e-mail address through our computer ballot system in British national lottery.

http://www.justlottery.com/all-results/UK-Lotto.html

Ref: UK/9420X2/68.
Winning No: 01 06 2012: (05) (06) (34) (42) (45) (46) BB (22)

You are hereby advised to contact our authorized coordinator and provide the above information to avoid delays/mistake.

Payment Coordinator
Mr. Justin King
Email: uk.kingagency1@live.com OR inforwin1@games.com
Tel: +44-702-407-2224.

MOBILE ONLINE DOCUMENTATION FORM

Full Names: ……………………………….
Contact Address: ………………………….
Nationality: ……………………………….
Country of Resident: ……………………….
Contact Number: ………………………….
Occupation: ……………………………….
Winning Email: ……………………………
Your Age: …………………………………
Sex: ………………………………………..
Ref. Number: ………………………………
Winning No: ………………………………
Beneficiary Amount: ………………………

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Steve Heinderson
Director Customer Service/Claims Dept.

Of course, it’s all a scam. The email originates from 216.172.135.112 (EGIHosting / AFNCA) which claims to be based in the US, but I’ve seen this ISP so often with Advanced Fee Fraud emails that it may as well be in Lagos.