Hello, I am Miss Young. I received the following email. It is about a fraud lottery. The lottery claims that I won, but the reality is that they want MY money.

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>From: "The Irish Lottery" <irish.uk6@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: agtrobertdaniels@yahoo.ie
>Subject: Christmas Bonanza!!!!!!! Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006
>
>
>The Irish Lottery
>47 Meadow Vale,
>Sligo, Ireland.
>Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
>Batch: R3/A312-59
>
> WINNING NOTIFICATION
>
>We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME
>online Sweepstakes International Program held on Friday 17,november
>2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
>Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 21 which subsequently won the
>LOTTO PLUS 1 prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
>of 500,000.00 Euros (Five Hundred Thousand Euros) in cash credited to file
>KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.
>
>All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
>World Wide Web {www} through a computer ballot system and extracted from
>over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
>online.This promotion takes place quarterly.
>
>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 Five Hundred Thousand Euros, would be released to
>you by any of our payment offices in Europe (U.K).
>
>To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
>
>BRUCEHOPKINS.(Agent)
>Email:agtbrucehopkins@yahoo.de
>
>
>
>That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
>documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must
>be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be
>returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid
>unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your
>Reference Number(LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Batch Number (R3/A312-59) in every
>correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in
>your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
>
>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. Please be warned.
>Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.
>
>Yours faithfully,
>Katrina Wesly (MRS).
>Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME.