I have received an email stating that I have won money in a lottery. please advise if this is legitimate. This is the email I receieved ...

"AJM CHAMBERS & CO
Barrister, solicitors & Notary Public
Solicitors, Advocate and attorney at law
#101 Churchil Place,
London SW1V 3DW
United Kingdom
E-mail [email protected]
Tel: +447011173027

Concern: Dorothea Geldenhuys

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND FURTHER PROCEEDINGS

This is in acknowledgment of your email. I was notified to anticipate your contact. The content of your email has been noted and will be addressed accordingly, following constitutional privileges my chambers have attained.

I Anderson Joseph Maxwell Esq. is enabled, by the power of attorney, to insure you legally follow the constitutional law of the United Kingdom to claim your cheque valued £860, 651.00. and to further certify you under this insurance. However, regarding policies and constitutional backing, we have the right to request full payment of services before further processing. I have attained a court backing, giving my office the right to collect charges before I further with the fund claim/release process. If you must know, my chambers is accountable to other superior firms so cannot deviate from laws governing its legal body.

Content of parcel.

1. WINNING CHEQUE VALUED THE SUM OF £860, 651.00
2. WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM THE O2 TELECOM.
3. CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.).
5. BENEFICIARY PAYMENT FORM.
6. LETTER OF AFFIDAVITS FROM THE BRITISH HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, STATING THAT THE WINNING WAS RECEIVED LEGALLY FROM A UNIVERSAL LOTTERY PROGRAM, AND DULY SIGNED BY THE LEGAL ATTORNEY TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
7. LETTER OF WINNING CONFIRMATION BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
8. WINNING TREATY ISSUED OUT AFTER CONFIRMATION FROM THE HIGH COURT.
9. RETURN CHEQUE ADVICE TO LEGALLY CASH THE CHEQUE IN YOUR LOCAL BANK
10. O2 T-SHIRT, FACE CAP, NOTEBOOK, PEN, ERASER.

Your parcel containing the above documents will be delivered to you by British Airways.
Kindly confirm delivery address:203 Dylcor Court, 3rd Avenue, Parow, Cape Town, 7500

As the monitoring agency to all money laundering issues and custom issues, the HMRC has full information on the delivery of lotto winnings to you from the O2 Telecommunication. These lotto winnings as we know contains Ref Number: MEI/M94029E812/06 and Serial number: MEL/CM/ENG7/891 and is confirmed to be a real prize of £860, 651.00. This is to inform you that the British Government has restricted the dispatch of your lottery winnings to you as you are not a Resident of the UK, benefiting from British funds. To receive your lotto payments, you are required to pay Income permit tax fee to the British Government, before you can receive any British funds.

Below is a breakdown of the cost of services to be rendered.

INCOME PERMIT TAX FEE ------------------------------ ------£280 = 3, 096 ZAR
SERVICE CHARGE------------------------ --- £130 = 1, 437 ZAR
TOTAL------------------------- ------------------£410 = 4, 534 ZAR

According to the above, the payment for Income Permit Tax and my service is £410 - 4, 534 ZAR (Four hundred and ten Great British Pounds - Four thousand, Five hundred and thrity four South African Rands). You are to send payment via Money Gram immediately after receipt of this email to my personal secretary with the below information.

PERSONAL SECRETARY
Mr. David Ban
Address: 101 Churchil Place, London SW1V 3DW. United Kingdom.

After transfer you are required to email the transfer information’s to this office, Name as used in sending fund, Reference Number and Amount Sent.

However, it will not be in my Chambers interest to further services without payment. Following this, I regret to inform you that I shall not correspond further, if you do not make payments before further proceedings on the work at hand.

I, Anderson Joseph Maxwell Esq., General overseer of the AJM CHAMBERS & Co., hereby swear under oath using my below attached Identity, that all funds sent to my office shall be used only for the reasons stipulated, and my Chambers will be punished under section 28 (3) of the 1999 constitution for the United Kingdom, if service are not rendered to my clients as paid for by my same within.

Attached to this email is a scanned copy of my identification card for your documentation and scanned copy of your winning certificate as a proof.

It is impossible to deduct any amount from the won prize money before remittance. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your parcel is shipped. This is to protect recipients and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

Note: Parcel delivery charges will be paid C.O.D

Yours in the Law and in the Lord.
Anderson Joseph Maxwell Esq.
General Overseer,
AJM CHAMBERS & Co.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +447011173027
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Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 14:48:15 +0200
Subject: (i)Ref: MEI/M94029E812/06
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
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Mr.: Anderson Joseph Maxwell Esq.
AJM Chambers
Email: [email protected]

(i)Ref: MEI/M94029E812/06
(ii)Batch: MEI/M94I071/92
(iii)Serial number: MEL/CM/ENG7/891
(iv)Winning number: 4, 10, 17, 21, 30, 41
(v)Bonus Ball: 28

Full Name: Dorothea Geldenhuys
Residential Address: 203 Dylcor Court, 3rd Avenue, Parow, Cape Town, 7500
Mobile Number: 0027843702041

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