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October 01, 2006
Today's Scams

If you are reading this, you more than likely searched Google for a suspicious email you recieved. One informing you on a Lotto prize or some money coming to you. The following emails were recieved this week by my Spam catcher account. NONE of these are real. If you recieved one, delete it and move on with your life. DO NOT, ask me how you can get the money, or if it is real. Microsoft does not do lotteries, and people do not give away millions to people who's name they dont even know...

SIR/MADAM

I AM BARRISTER SMAT OKON SOLICITOR. I AM THE
PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR THOMAS ANINDYA, A NATIONAL OF YOUR
COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY IN NIGERIA.ON THE 2ND OF MAY 1999, MY CLIENT,
HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A
CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGBAMA EXPRESS ROAD. ALL OCCUPANTS
OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THERE LIVES. SINCE
THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO A
LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS
ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.

AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED
TO TRACE HIS RELATIVES OVER THE INTERNET, TO LOCATE
ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY BUT OF NO AVAIL, HENCE I
CONTACTED YOU. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN
REPARTRATING THE MONEY THAT BELONG TO MY CLIENT BEFORE
THEY GET CONFISICATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE
BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED.
PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN
ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT $30MILLION DOLLARS HAS ISSUED
ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE
ACCOUNT CONFISICATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL
WORKING DAYS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESFULL IN
LOCATING THE THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW I SEEK
YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE
DECEASED SINCE YOU ARE FROM THE SAME COUNTRY AND BEAR
THE SAME LAST NAME ,SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS
ACCOUNT VALUED AT $30 MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO
YOU AND THEN YOU AND ME CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 55% TO ME
AND 40% TO YOU,WHILE 5% SHOULD BE FOR EXPENSES OR TAX
AS YOUR GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE, I HAVE THE ERTIFICATE
OF DEPOSIT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE
MAY MAKE. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO
ENABLE US SEE THIS DEALT THROUGH.

I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A
LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY
BREACH OF THE LAW.PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME BY MY
EMAIL=smatokon19@yahoo.co.uk TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER.
I WILL OBTAIN AFFIDAVIT FROM COURT WHEN YOU RESPONS
TO ME.
BEST REGARDS,
ESQ:SMAT OKON

EXPERT SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME-SPAIN.

REFF:/HGT/RRG/YUI/ES.
BATCH:
ES/6MM/LQA/PZ5.

www.ExpertLotto.com


We are pleased to inform you of
the result of 22th of
July 2006. Your e-mailaddress attached to ticket
number 9985798-11478 with game Number 77482 drew lucky
numbers
03,02,12,33,08, which consequently won.You
have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of
550,000.00 Euro.(Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand)CONGRATULATIONS!!

All participants were selected through a
computer
ballot system drawn from over 70.000.00 company and
1.000.000.00 individual email addresses and names from
Middel East,
Asia,Africa, Canada, Europe North and
south America, Oceania and around
the world. To file
for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent;


FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.David Alvarez.
Email:publicfinanceag@aim.com
Tel:+34-627-864-515

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that
you keep your Winning information confidential until
your claims
have been processed. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid
double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participant.

Please, note that you will be required to pay for the
issuance of your winning certificate. Be notify also
that all winnings
must be claimed not later than 31st
October 2006 After this date all
unclaimed winnings will
be null and void.In order to avoid unnecessary
delays
and complications remember to quoteyour reference
number and
batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore,

should there be any
change of address do inform our
agents as soon as possible.
Congratulationsonce more
and thank you for being part of our
promotional
program. Note:Anybody under the age of 18 is
automatically
disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs.Lola Franco,
Winning Co -
ordinator.

EXPERT SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME-SPAIN/CENTRE.

GRAND FINANCE AND TRUST BANK. RUE CLUB DE L' AMITIE, 0251 B.P. 1625 COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC. TELEX: 5394 SWIFT: GRAFITR CTNOU

Dear friend,

RE: TRANSFER OF US$28.5MILLION.

Compliments Of The
Day, Permit me to introduce myself
to you.

My name is MR.
JOHNSON GUBE,a top Management Official
of the above Finance Corporation
in Cotonou, Benin
Republic.

I came to know about you in my private
search for a
reliable person/company to handle an important
assingment
on behalf of my Colleagues and myself.

MY PROPOSITION: An Australian
Engr Donald Pepper, a
prosperous oil & Gold merchant had in our Bank
the sum
of $28.5million in a domiciliary account.
Unfortunately, he was
killed in a ghastly motor
accident in Benin Republic. Efforts had been
made by
the management of my bank through the Australian
Embassy to
contact any of the deceased children but to
no avail.

We later
discovered that he had no children.Given the
skeletal information
available to the bank,it has so
far been impossible to reach any of the
relatives. The
situation left for the Management is to declare the
deceased account dormant and revert the funds to
trading for interest
to the Bank. In order to avoid
this development, my Colleagues and I
now seek your
approval to have you stand as a distant relative to
Engr
Donald Pepper,so that the money would be released
to you.

All
documents and proofs to enable you get the money
will be carefully
packaged once we receive your
interest in this proposal.I shall apply
for a leave as
soon as the funds get into your reliable account to
come
to your country for sharing and investments which
you will assist me in
doing.

May I assure you that this is safe and risk-free, as
we have
taken care of all necessary modalities to
ensure a hitch-free movement.
I have the authority of
my partners involved in this assignment to
propose
that should you be willing to assist us in this,your
share
would be 30%.

I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you
will not disappoint me. Call me immediately to show
that you have
recieved this mail and I will brief you
more on the successful transfer
process.

Best Regards,

MR.JOHNSON GUBE.
PHONE NUMBER:+229-95403548

EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE GATE WAY LOTTERY COMPANY CALLE AROYO NO 44-47, PISO 4G 28030 MADRID ESPAÑA FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.. BATCH: EGGS-545-618-987: REFERENCE: 33/6755/IPD AWARD NOTIFICATION. This is to inform you of the release of the EL-GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY held on the 18th of SEPTEMBER 2006. The results were released on the 24th, SEPTEMBER, 2006. Your email address was attached to ticket number 766-513-56-189 with serial number 375-876-775-431 that drew the lucky numbers of 90-52-55-26-49, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of payent of Euros 1,950,000.39c (ONE MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO,THIRTY NINE = CENTIMOS ONLY)in cash. credited to file with REF:N=BA.EGS/3154-9847/1443. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice untill your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims , please contact your claims agent, MR.PARTHY NEWTON (lotteryclaim2006@gawab.com ) on Telephone number: 0034-664-440-809. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks from the day you receive this notification. Any claim not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 2% of your lottery winning belongs to your agent because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 2% will be remitted. AFTER you have received your winnings prize because the money is insured in your name already. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondenc with us or your claim agent. furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. A copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your claim agent, MR. NEWTON PARTHY CONGRATULATIONS!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program. we wish you continued good fortunes. Sincerely , Mr Rufus William. LOTTERY COORDINATOR.
PLUSLOTTO SWEEPSTAKES: Website: www.pluslotto.com C/ARROYO DEL OLIVAR Nº. 13, 28030 MADRID SPAIN. Reference Number; OYX4592437GD27683: Batch Number; TYX35239-3743/06: Ref: PRICE TRACK CLAIM Nº:GOL2441121/3212/01

Sir/Madam,

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily notify you of the draw of the Email Lottery Ballot / World Gaming Board Sweepstakes program held on the 22nd of September, 2006. Your email address attached to Ticket Nr: PQES218498168/05 drew Lucky Nrs: 05,17,23,36,55,60,81, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €715,610.00 Euro only in cash credited to file Reference Nr: OYX4592437GD27683. This is from a total cash prize of €7,871,710.00 Euro only, shared amongst the eleven winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through computer draw system, extracted from over 1,000 unions that are listed online. Microsoft Corporation, to encourage some few individuals with websites and email addresses promoted this lottery which takes place every three years. Payment authority of your prize - €715,610.00 Euro only - already paid and insured in your name with our Paying bank will be issued to effect immediate / swift transfer in the mode you will prefer and designate, upon satisfactory report on verification and validation recommendations provided by our Claims Security Agent Department. To file for your claim, please contact your Claim Agent; Dr. Jose STILL: The Foreign Service Manager of ATLAS FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A. on Tel; + 34 64 513 9996; Email; atlasfservices@netscape.net

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you and remember to quote your Reference and Batch numbers in all your correspondences. This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All winnings must be claimed not later than 15th of October, 2006. After this date, all unclaimed funds will be withdrawn.
Congratulations once more from all our members of staff.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Hellen van Marsh.
Lottery Coordinator - Sweepstakes International.

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the compensation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Presently I’m in South Korea for investment projects with my own share
of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget you’re past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us somehow. Now contact my secretary in Nigeria with his email
address and ask him to send you a Certified Bankers Draft of $1.9 US
Dollars which I kept for your as compensation for all your past efforts
and attempts to assisting me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, so feel free and
get in touch with my secretary and instruct him where to send the
amount to you. (Mailing address).

Please do let me know immediately when you receive it so that we can
share the joy after all the ups and down at this time, in the moment, I’
m very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new
partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive those money, so
feel free to get in touch with him to send the amount to you without
any delay.

Name of my secretary: Rev. Williams Macdonald
Email:williams_macdonald2000@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Dr .Miller Duru


FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

Attn Lucky Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER ONLY

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the last final annual draw of
our Lottery International Programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
82,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an
advancedn automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets
were sold.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as a
winner in the category "A" with the following numbers attached Ref Number:
ANA 6611 SX10001,Batch Number: 77586858577/5NL/2006 and Ticket
Number:555673577 /870701 You are therefore to receive a cash prize of
$2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from
the total payout.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!. Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail
address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements,
statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised to
contact our Certified and Accredited claims agent for category "A" winners
with the information below:

Name: VanFerdinard
Email:vanferdinard@yahoo.de
Email:vanFerdinard@web2mail.com
Tel:31-616 705 360
Fax:31-847 260 814


You are advice to provide him with the following information:
Names:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:
Occupation:
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days, thereafter
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence.

You are to keep all lotto information confidential, especially your
reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims
will not be entertained).

Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Yours Faithfully,
Walter Jones.
Lottery Coordinator

Dear Sir/Madame

It is with mixed feelings that i communicate you through this medium
because we are seeking a faithful, sincere and reliable foreigner who will
assist us in investing our late father's fortune in the amount of US$15,
745, 000.00.

This amount was originally deposited by our late father in a security
company in Ghana and just before my parents and two of my siblings were
killed by rebels in our family house in Sierra Leone, my father had
successfully lodged the money at the International Commercial Bank (ICB)
in Accra, Ghana.

Myself and my elder brother (who is now in London) are the only survivors
of our family. Before my brother's trip to London, we have successfully
through the assistance of the foreign operations director of the ICB,
transferred the amount from ICB's pool account to that of PRIVATE bank in
Monaco which is an affiliate of ICB. We did this because there is tax
haven in Monaco and we could not pay the huge taxes required by the ICB
for the release of the money to us.

I am therefore seeking your assstance to stand-in for us as our late
father's business partner and foreign investor, to claim this money from
the offshore bank in Monaco as the beneficiary. You will also be required
to assist us in investing our own part of the money into viable business
ventures abroad and for all this we are offering you 25% of the total
funds as reward.

The ICB has already nominated a fiduciary agent in Monaco who will act a
financial advicer and mediator between the beneficiary and the Monaco bank
and who will assist us in obtaining the relevant documents required by the
bank for the release of the funds to you. This means that we do not need
the services of a diplomat as i thought before inorder to obtain the
release & delivery of the money because it will be done through the bank.
If therefore, you can assure us of your sincerity, honesty and ability to
help us secure the release of this amount/invest it, i will give you the
contact details of the fiduciary agent in Monaco so he will present you as
the beneficiary to the funds while processing actual release of it on your
behalf.

Please note that you stand no risk at all in assisting us to conclude this
transaction because the money is legitimately our family fortune. Moreover
you are not going to pay taxes to the bank to secure the release of the
funds because of tax haven being in place in Monaco.
My regards

Master Wilson.J.Sanigogoro

Posted by David A at October 1, 2006 02:29 PM
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