Complaint Review: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY TNT COURIER

I recieved a letter yesturday from the UK lottery....it is as follows:

The UK National Lottery.
P O Box 1010,
L70 1NL Liverpool,
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Ref: UK/9420X2/68

Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of your selection as one of the five participants of the promotional UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, with draw (#953) Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky
numbers: 12-18-22-24-32-33(bonus no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of, The value of theamount comes to {500,000} only. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent.

REQUIREMENT:

YOUR COMPLETE NAMES....

OCCUPATION.........

CONTACT ADDRESS....

NATIONALITY.....

SEX....

Mr. Daniels Will(CLAIMS OFFICER)
Email:agentdaniels01@yahoo.co.uk
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Walter Morgan(Mr.)
Online co-ordinator
Open 7 days 8am-8pm

I did respond with the appropriate information they requested and today I recieved this message:

11/06/2007
TNT COURIER SERVICE (TCS)
Customer/Delivery Services Department
Link House,
1C CHURCH STREET ,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS , RG28 7AD ENGLAND.

ATTN : Michelle XXXX
REG ORDER NO:757252
FOR DELIVERY PACKAGE

Email:tntcourierservicedeliverydept03@yahoo.co.uk

TEL: +447024098607
TEL: + 447011137751
TEL: +447011147224

Welcome to TNT COURIER SERVICE (TCS). We are a courier company that ensures a safe, sound and secure delivery of your parcels, making sure you get them when expected.


Your package containing your cheque, original copy of your certificate and security documents alongside your consolation prizes have been picked up from the UK National Lottery Board head office and is ready for despatch.

Package Contents: Cheque, Winning Certificate and Security Documents.

Delivery time :.....................( time of recipient's availability)

Service Options: You are required to select a service option below.

The options, together with their associated conditions
are presented below:

Option:1
EXPRESS DELIVERY (24working hrs)
Mailing................................205.00
Insurance............................420.00
Vat (5%)...............................075.00
TOTAL.................................700.00========$ 1,385 USD

Option:2
PREMIUM SERVICE(2working days)
Mailing &n bsp;...................170.00
Insurance............................230.00
Vat (5%)...............................100.00
TOTAL.................................500.00========$ 989 USD

Option:3
REGULAR SERVICE(3working days)
Mailing ;.............................100.00
Insurance............................200.00
Vat (5%)...............................80.00
TOTAL.................................380.00========$ 753 USD
Please respond to this email by making a selection
from the three options above.
Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver's
licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document(Optional).

If you need a currency converter, click on the link below:


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MODE OF PAYMENT

The charges are a little bit high because of the Hardcover insurance Policy we have undertaken incase of loss,Damage or Theft of your highly sensitive document and funds. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities and we don't deliver on cash on delivery(C.O.D) because we don't accept cash.

Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy by which makes it impossible for us to deduct any amount from your winnings before it is Remitted to you.This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.


You are required to make this payment via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the name of our Accounts officer Mr Roland Bent .

NAME OF RECEIVERS: ROLAND BENT .
ADDRESS:Link House,
1C CHURCH STREET ,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS , RG28 7AD ENGLAND

The following payment information should be sent to this office via email.

NAME OF SENDER:
ADDRESS OF SENDER:
AMOUNT SENT:
ANY QUESTION:
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER:
NAME OF RECEIVER:

Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of your winnings is exactly two weeks after the receipt of this email.After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be re-used in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.

Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to this same email address.

Best Regards
Mr.Perry Douglas
Dispatch Officer
TNT COURIER SERVICE
Please do call customer line for confirmation.
TEL: +447024098607
TEL: + 447011137751
TEL: +447011147224
Open 7days-24hrs-365days.
Email:tntcourierservicedeliverydept03@yahoo.co.uk

Now Im stumped????? Knowing there are so many scams out there I wrote once again to both the UK lottery and TNT courier asking exactly what and how much I had "won" and heres that email from them(So far only TNT emailed Me back)

Thanks for your mail,

In receipt to your mail that was received in this office regarding to your winning delivery, however regards to your request about the amount in your winning certified cheque.

Meanwhile i want to put you informed that your winning certified cheque that was deposited in our office for dispatched contain the sum of 500,000.00(Five hundred thousand pounds stealing)which is equivalent to ($984,413.00 USD) ,including your Original winning certificate alongside your consolation prizes.

In light of this i wish to inform you that we have made very necessary arrangement on how your winning is going to be remitted to you with out any further delay, so you are advise to proceed with your payment so as to enable use us effect on your winning delivery at a stipulated time framed. I hope you understand.

Thanks for contacting TNT COURIER SERVICE (TCS). We are a courier company that ensures a safe, sound and secure delivery and transferring of your parcels, making sure you get them when expected.

I congratulate you once more and do have a pleasant day.

Best Regards
Mr. Perry Douglas

Im not about to send that kind of money for something I suppose to have "won" in the first place....but it does kind of make Me wonder.....With the details they are supplying...wouldn't they be obligated to pay or be sued??

Michelle
In the Prairies, Saskatchewan
Canada