Dirty Forums - great welcome to the uk

so i just sent in an application for a work visa into the uk, putting into the flashy new government website all my vital info and then I get this email back a week later. super awesome first impression how the government works since they allow scammers to harvest my email.

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

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting held on the 20th June, 2009. This is a Scientific Computer
Game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program
aimed at encouraging internet users; Meaning, you do not need to buy
ticket to enter for it.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 74454774 with Serial
number: 144-66584 drew the lucky numbers: 5-21-23-34-61-72 (Bonus
ball) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £916,778.00
(Nine hundred and Sixteen thousand, seven hundred and seventy eight
pounds sterling only).

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system
drawn from Eight hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada,
Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and
Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is
conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a
conglomerate of some multinational companies to promote the use
of internet around the world.

Please note that your Original Certificate and your Certified bank
cheque has been forwarded to the courier company.

Find below the details of the courier company.

TNT COURIER SERVICE (UK)
ADDRESS: 5 Bashley Road, London, NW10 6SD, England.

NAME: MR. TERRY HOPKINS (Dispatch Officer)
EMAIL: tnt.courierdelivery@mailier.com

TEL: +44-702-403-0560
FAX: +44-870-479-0792

You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email
address for their courier cost.