Howdy! If you're reading this, you probably received a letter telling you you've won a lottery in England, so you Googled some of the names and information, and found this post, which is here to tell you what you probably already expected: It's a scam. Next: Throw the damn thing away. If it came with a check in it, throw that away too - don't even bother trying to deposit it. It's absolutely going to bounce, and your bank might hit you with a fee.

If you want to do more, click here: http://dogofthefuture.livejournal.com/172869.html to read more about the scam and see if your letter has any different information than what I've been collecting. If it does leave a comment so I can add yours to the list, and hopefully we can keep other people from getting scammed.

Hello! If you are just now reading this, you have received what appears to be a notification that you won a lottery which you never entered. Sadly, you did not win anything. What you got is a SCAM. If you received a check, you are welcome to try cashing it, though it is absolutely, one hundred percent guaranteed to bounce. In the time that it takes the check to bounce, the scammers will demand that you wire them money, usually for "taxes." Their money is fake, but the money you send them is real and you will never, ever, ever get it back.

DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM! Just throw the thing away.

So what else can you do? To some extent you've already done it. Just by searching for information about this on the internet, you've done more than many people would. Good for you! But what else can you do? Several things:

First: Check the lists of company names, officers, phone numbers and addresses. If the letter you got has names, addresses, or phones numbers that you don't see here, comment here (scroll down and click the link that says "Leave a comment," and it's *fine* to leave an anonymous comment) to let me know. I'll add the information to the list here.

Second: Throw the damn thing away AND warn any of your friends.

Third: You could report it to your local authorities, or give it to the US Postal Service for investigation - there's no question this is mail fraud. But the sad truth is that there's probably not much that can be done. That's what makes these sort of scams so attractive to scammers. So the very best thing you can do is not fall for it yourself.


Scam Company Names:
Atlantic Sweepstakes Prize Inc
Applegate Sweepstakes Prize Inc
Fidelity Trust Inc
Monument Sweepstakes (Prize Inc?)
Hallmark Sweepstakes Prize Inc
Harmony Financial Services Inc
Harmony Lotto Prize Inc
Harmony Sweepstakes Prize Inc
Pharmoney Sweepstakes International Trust Inc
Pharmoney Trust Inc.
Professional Health Services Inc (co-sponsor of the scam, apparently)
Sky Financial Services Inc
Sky Sweepstakes Prize Inc
Trans Atlantic Sweepstakes Inc
Union Alliance

Scam Company Officer's Names Used:
Aaron S. Belcher
Amanada Lewis (possibly Amanda Lewis)
Amanda Gates
Anna Scholes
Barry Howard
Brenda Carsley
Brenda Collins
Certha Bailey
Certhi Burley
Certhi Railey
David Morgan
Darren Bent
Dean Ashton
Emma Flintoff
Frank Knight
Helen Anderson
Jacqueline Ryback
Jane Ryback
Jeff Simmons
John Dunn
John Kempster
Judea Vatilatin
Katrina Whyte
Keith Hurly
Leki Purley
Leki Reiley
Leslie Purley
Lethia Revelry
Letisha Purley
Lisa Graham
Lisa Revelry
Lynn Spender
Martha Howard
Matt Gould
Michelle Rickets
Michelle Ricketts
Monica Hills
Pamela Walker
Paul Jones
Peter Mark
Peter Marsh
Richard Self
Rita Carsley
Sandra Hunt
Sandy Ashley
Sandy Melvin
Sara Cole
Sara Hamilton
Sarah Hamilton
Shirley Hunt
Stewart Binks
Tonia Binks

Scam Company Addresses Used:
1 Caven St, London, W1W6X6
1 Kings Road, Chelsea, London E7 8BP
1 Kings Road, London EC73NP
1 London Road, London NW3 4TY
1 London Road, London E16 2DD
1 London Road, Chelsea, London E7 8BP
1 London Road, Forest Gate, London E7 8BP
1 London Place
1 New Cavendish Street, London WIW 6XE
2 Capital House, Oxford, London W12 7KK
1110 Cedar Street, Chatham Essex RM19 6JH
1110 Cedar Street, London
15 Great Portland Street, London
35 Brookham House, Blackhorse Rd, East Ham, London, E13 2LB
91 New Cavendish Street, W1W6XE
101 Court Road, London E14EF
102 Fairmont Ave, Millwall, London E14 9PB
27 Kings Road, Southgate, London E7 8BP
2714 Lexington Ave, New York NY 10014 (a nearly imaginary address: try it out on Google Maps. You will discover that while there are several places with the address 2714 Lexington Ave, none of them are anywhere near the 10014 zip code. Of course every other address given is imaginary but I can't feel quite as certain about London addresses as I can with New York ones.)
35 Brookham House, Blackhorse Rd, East Ham, London E13 2LB
5 Chelsea Road, London
7 London Road, London, England E12 7YZ
Central House, Beckwith Knowle, Otley Road, Harrogate HG31WA

Scam Company Phone Numbers Used:
(Note: "011" is the phone code for "international call," and "44" is the code for England. Only the last 10 digits are likely to be of use, but I'm reproducing the numbers in full in case people type the whole number in trying to search for it.)

01144-750-440-2328
01144-750-443-7444
01144-750-552-6289
01144-772-203-9690
01144-772-266-2630
01144-772-270-2936
01144-774-874-6802
01144-775-838-6860
01144-775-840-5939
01144-776-852-2172
01144-780-492-6323
01144-780-645-2799
01144-780-691-8907
01144-784-762-2583
01144-784-778-3106
01144-784-781-8055
01144-784-781-8088
01144-784-795-3293
01144-784-795-4543
01144-788-433-5824
01144-791-073-5924
01144-791-402-4767
01144-794-119-9674
01144-794-222-1173 (call back from "Peter Marsh")
01144-794-223-1173
01144-794-234-4566 (call back from "Tonia Binks")
01144-794-810-2203
01144-794-842-2745
01144-798-208-1701
01144-798-222-7944
01144-798-265-2111
01144-798-659-9724

Some probably fake US numbers:

1-772-676-4590
1-772-615-7902
1-888-260-4238

Important Note! THIS LETTER IS A SCAM. YOU DID NOT WIN A LOTTERY. THIS IS A SCAM.

I had a whole joke post here, but at this point it's more important that folks who find this link get the full information on the scam. If you received a letter from Harmony Sweepstakes, Sky Sweepstakes, or something like that, please click the following link (which is a link to another, more informative post on my blog) to find out more about exactly how this scam works, and what you can do:

http://dogofthefuture.livejournal.com/172869.html