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Sample fraud email:

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 05:24:40 -0400
From: lottobv@netscape.net
To: ...
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "C" WINNER INTERNATIONAL
LOTTO NETHERLAND  IL/FLW/12-C572392379:



It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged
as a Category "C" winner of the  International Lotto
Netherland. CONGRATULATIONS! You are entitled to a
prize sum of 1,500,000.00 Euros. Reference number for
your prize is IL/FLW/12-C572392379 , ticket number
A/03-4912.

As a category "C" winner, you have been selected from
a total number of 25,000 names drawn from Asia, Africa,
Europe, Middle East and America. After the computer
ballot of our International Promotions Program, only
Three winners emerged in this category and therefore
are to receive payouts of 1,500,000.00 Euros from the
total 15,000,000.00 Euros for First category winners.

To immediately collect your prize, please contact our
Category "C" financial handlers with information
below:

Mrs Ann Ross
Financial Director
Global Security and Finance Company BV
Tel/Fax: 31-629111943

Email:annross200@netscape.net

Provide prize reference number IL/FLW/12-C572392379 and winning ticket
number-A/03-4912 for confirmation. In your best interests, you must
initiate contact within one week of receipt of this
correspondence.Global security and finance company BV will handle all
financial matters with regards to claiming your prize. You are also
advised to send a copy of this email,either by fax or email,to your
financial handler Mrs Ann Ross,when contacting her.

You are to keep all lotto information from the
public as we will not entertain cases of multiple
claims processing or compromise the privacy and
security for all winners.

Other necessary International Lotto Netherland
information
are:

Draw 1 number: 01-11417
Draw 2 number: 02-7962
Draw 3 number: 03-4365
International Lottery code no: IL56009

You may be required to provide any of the above
information during the process of collecting your
prize.

Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of THE NETHERLANDS will be
required to make a NON DEDUCTABLE advance payment of processment and
legal documentation charges of 700.00 Euros to enable our legal
department acquire Naturalization papers from the Court prior to award
payment policy as required by the paying Financial Securiry Company.

We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that
you participate in any of our international programs
in the nearest future.
Thank you.


Sincerely,


Van J. Speer
Promotions Manager
International Lotto Netherlands.

In this fraudulent email, the fictional lottery prize is the bait. The goal, again, is to either get you to come up with money to cover the "expenses" of transferring your "winnings" to you, or to get your bank account information.

Last Updated: 6 January 2005