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Lottery

This is another type of money transfer hoax, trying to convince people that they have won on lottery. Naturally no money is ever paid out and all kinds of transfer fees are collected from uninformed people who answer.

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  Subject: LOTTERY WINNER

  WINNING NOTIFICATION:
  We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake
  International programs held on the 1st of May 2003 in Dakar Senegal. Your
  e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with

  Serialnumber

  5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won
  you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to
  claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,
  United States Dollars) in cash credited to file C/9080118308/02. This is from a
  total cash prize of US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty
  (50) lucky winners in this category.

  Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
  booklet

  representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
  In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred
  thousand,United States Dollars) would be released to you by our
  security firm in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the
  process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact
  him.

  All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
  through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

  This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
  to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed
  and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim
  your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
  claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
  elements. Please be warned.

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[Description: Veli-Jussi Kesti; F-Secure Corp; 2003]