Hello, I am Miss Young. I received this story about Lottery fraud from a friend. Let me call him Muhammad.

From: Mrs. Annabel Muller <alonzoaleksi@virgilio.it>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005

Subject: WINNERS/PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION.

EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

WINNERS/PRIZE AWARD

NOTIFICATION.

AVENUE DE TERVUEREN 35/37 B-1040 BRUXELLES.

Ref. Number: 213/4356/66

Batch ID: 13/5260/HL

Pin Number: 100 768 5437

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the EURO STAKES (EUL)LOTTERY euro lottery programs held on the 31st of July,2005. This promotional program takes place every Summer( Yearly) with participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world, the lottery sponsored by leading Software Companies in Europe and America in promoting awareness and patronage of their software packages.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 0767--45363763--254 with serial number 2015--05 drew lucky numbers 44-5647-567 which consequently won in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of 1,500,000.00 euros (One Million, Five hundred thousand euros) in cash credited to your file with the Ref. Number: DH/4167/05 and Batch Number:13/5260/HL.

This is from a total cash prize of 18.000.000.00(Eighteen million Euros) shared among the Twelve international winners in this category. Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol in order to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year 36 million euro international lottery.

To file for your claims please contact our financial agent;

Name: MR ALEKSI ALONZO

Tel: 00-31-622-003-361

EMAIL:customerserviceclaims@alexandria.cc

International Remittance/Credit unit

Facility Management Region

(City financial and banking services) Amsterdam,

Netherlands.

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 15th of November, 2005 thereafter all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications endevour to quote your Pin numbers in all first correspondence. 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.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Annabel Muller,

Lottery Co-ordinator.

Administrative/Customer

Service. eurodraws2005

These "e-mail address" lotteries are all fraud. The email accounts in the email are free email accounts. The phone number is a mobile phone. Also note that the email was sent on November 18, and it says that the "winning" must be claimed before November 15!

Here are some more that received the same letter:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Ref.Number+213%2F4356%2F66

Anyway, Muhammad answered, and got this reply:

Attn: Muhammad

Congratulations!

You will be required to fill a "Lottery Claims appraisal Form? And send back with a photocopy of your international passport. Or drivers license as a proof of identity (The form can be found as an attached below) after download, Kindly prints, fills, and send back either by fax or as an email attachment.

The Verification Form allows you to indicate the mode of payment you will prefer, note that our aim is to serve you better.

Please also note that NON RESIDENCE/CITIZENS will be required to make a NON DEDUCTABLE. Advance payment of the cost of Processing, Legal Swift Update and transfer charges fee, the payment  must be paid and an official receipt obtained this will enable a hitch free swift transfer to your provided bank account. Prior to European Payment Policy Regulations.

Note that your total prize claim of € 1,500,000.00 has been insured to the real value and as such cannot be deducted from. This is in accordance with section 13(1) (n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 2002 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

This promo lottery is sponsored by the European/American major companies in collaboration with Mail Utilities an American Email marketing software maker. In the spirit of globalization,

Note that your winnings will be affected within 24hrs after the receipt of the entire requirement. For further clarification please contact my office direct telephone number below: Tel: 00-31-622-003-361 fax: 00-44--8701-331-080

Best regards,
Miss Pamela Baker
Secretary

Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005
To: 'customerserviceclaims@alexandria.cc'
Cc: 'info@cfbsworld.org'

Attention: MR. ALEKSI ALONZO

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for your kind Co-operation. I am sending herewith the vital documents as are asked for to supply.

E –mail attachment Application/payment processing form E-23 and my International passport being no. XXXXX (total 06 attachment file) two times are sent here with for your kind perusal and necessary action.

I would request you kindly to sent the Certificate of prize claim along side other vital documents through courier service to me with a intimation to XXXXX, XXXXX, XXXXX.

This is just avoiding future complicacy and ensures the source of remittance.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully

Muhammad

From: CF BS [info@cfbsworld.org]
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005
Subject: certificate of award

Dear Muhammad. We would like to inform you that your funds is now with the bank, ready to be transfer to your bank account.
But before this fund can be transfer you have to get the certificate of award from the Netherlands Gaming Board.
We have attached here a copy of the application form please fill this form and send back to us immediately, so we can get the certificate for you and the bank can then make the transfer.
Best Regard
Pamela Baker

At this point Muhammad realized that it was a scam, and he did not pay any more money to them.

The letters from the gaming control board, were not sent from the real Netherlands gaming control board. Their website is http://www.toezichtkansspelen.nl/index.htm, and this warning, http://www.toezichtkansspelen.nl/warning_en.html, is from their website:

Warning lottery scams The Netherlands gaming control board is issuing warnings against lottery scams that operate under a large variety of different names, such as Lotto Promo Lottery, International Promo BV, Netherlotto, International Lotto Programs, Dayzers Promo Lottery, Megafortune, etcetera, etcetera. By e-mail you receive a so called lottery winnings notification and you are informed that you have won a big prize of millions of euros or dollars in a free prize draw. All these so called promotional lotteries have in common that a handling fee of up to a few thousand euros or dollars must be paid to an intermediary (a so called claims agent), before the winnings can be paid out. Most people do realise that bona fide lotteries do not operate this way and that such offers are too good to be true. But unfortunately some people are tricked and pay the fee. To authenticate the fee, often reference is made to the name of the (Netherlands) gaming control board, European Gaming Board or Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF). Please be advised that all names, addresses, and references to official entities and regulations of these so called promotional lotteries are fake. The Netherlands gaming control board has asked the competent police and justice authorities in The Netherlands to investigate into these cases. However, these authorities do not give priority to investigate into these cases.