SCAM

There is no money.  You don't "pay to get your money", you pay to get ripped off.  Take the time to read your spam bucket and you'll soon see the same old scams over and over and over again.  Learn to spot them (hint:  they are ALL scams so it's easy to spot).  The occasional message gets past spam filters.  But by reading the various scams that hit your spam bucket (in plain text - don't enable HTML reading in your email client) you'll learn to spot them (again, it's not hard, they are ALL scams, even those that evade spam filters).

I called the # using Google phone (tested by calling home first to make sure the caller ID wasn't my email address) and got a computer voice recorded message.  I entered a bogus code, got some error.  I called back and entered the code from my email, still got an error.  Either their system is messed up, or when nobody is there to man the phones they throw out the error saying to call back, or it's always an error to get you to reply to the email.  The phone number part of it may be simply optics to build up the social engineering facade in hopes it will convince some that it's real.

One last note:  they are ALL scams, ALL of them, every single one.  Don't ever reply thinking it "may" be true, or "just in case" it's true.  If you do, they will find a ch*nk in your defense armor and eventually have you thinking, "this might be real and you will most likely become a victim.  If you are strong willed and want to have fun with them, go at it but use a throwaway account and don't provide real information.

Got an email saying I won some lottery, and i was to call this # to collect my winnings?

Has anyone checked their phone bill to see if they are getting paid for you calling the number? It seems as if everyone got the same 'winning number'. Can't figure out the 'catch'...this is a lot of effort. The winner must have to pay to get their money...

This is a SCAM!!!!!!!!!

I got the same message! Wow! Who woulda thought that a lot of the 30 winners are from N. America! ;-)

TELL ME IF IT WORKS :))) BICY27@GMAIL.COM

i got the same message , did anyone got the money ?? i am sure it is a spam, but no harm if i go along , till they ask for the money i kick them out :))

What was your first clue this might be a scam?  ANY time you get one of these, especially when it comes out of the blue, assume it is a scam.  You'll find 110% of the time that is exactly what it is: A scam.

Got the same exact message---I guess someone fals for it or they wouldn't keep doing it. lolololololol

Same here....

Got the same.

I called and they told me I won £2 million

Still waiting for the money :)

I got the exact same email a few minutes ago. I'm quite sure it is a scam.

I received the following:

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Congratulations,your email address is one of the lucky 30 global email addresses selected in the Automated Random Matrix Draw System of the 2011 o2 Mobile UK Ltd promotion held on 21st March, 2011. Your email has drawn the winning code number  7-0-3-9-1-9-4-0-8.

You are to immediately call our Global Telephone Confirmation Numbers specific to your region on:

+44-203-318-0533 ( Europe )
+1-347-389-0111 ( North America )
+55-21-3958-0895 ( South America )
+61-2-9037-2498 ( Oceania )
+852-5808-1888 ( Asia )
+27-10-500-3945 ( Africa )
+973-1619-9859 ( Middle East )

for winning details and other relevant information. When requested, key in your specific winning number
above and listen to the amount you have won. This winning code number is specific to you.

Please email  verifications@o2ltd.info for further details.

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I just want people to know that this is a scam. If you call, they will probably ask for your bank account number and then ask you to forward funds to them.