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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Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006

Subject: CLAIMS FORM

Attn

 

We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that you have won the sum of 2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in the last email-lottery draw, organized by QUAD CRUISE Lottery Promotion. We have confirmed the above winning.
 
The said sum is now deposited in our suspense account in your favor waiting for the immediate remittance to you.
 
Be informed that your winning prize has a hardcover insurance policy that makes it impossible to make any deduction of any kind, until the sum isfinally credited into your designated account.
 
This firm on behalf of Q.C Lottery Promotion will issue an Irrevocable Guarantee of Payment Bond (IGPB) in your favor, thereby securing the above prize money.
 
A copy of the IGPB will be forwarded to our paying bank for immediate action. However, our client (Q.C Lottery Promotion) has been notified of this development and the status of your claim.
 
Following the above, you are expected to fill the attached form and return back to this office along with a copy of your international passport or driver's license via email attachment or by fax for vetting process which is a standard practice just to ensure that we are dealing with the right individual.
 
This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our clients that all prize money should be claimed on or before the DEADLINE on your notice.
 
Once again accept our congratulations and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

 

Regards,
 
Bona Hensen
Tel:+316 2667 2428       
Fax:+31-84-719-7479