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Many email account holders receive such emails which promises them that they have win a joackpot or online lottery and that they must contact them as soon as possible to retrieve their prize. Don't you think its too good to be true because it is infact too good to be true and never even respond to such emails because then they will ask you for some money and many people have even lost their lifes in such cases. An eg of such fraud emails FREELOTTO ONLINE LOTTERY/SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!! FREELOTTO ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;(Registration D7345633F). P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM www.freelotto.com Ref: UK/3420Z2/64 Batch:145/06/MK366 CONGRATULATIONS We are happy to announce to you the draw (#453) of the FREELOTTO ONLINE LOTTERY/ SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL program held on 24th December, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 23175600784 134 with Serial number 5268/06 drew the lucky numbers: 11, 13, 26,27,36, (40) CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you in what ever way you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program . Please be warned!!! You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of L500,000 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file RTY/968331183345/07. This is from a total cash prize of L2,500,000 shared amongst the first five(5)lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place monthly until the end of the year. (31/12/2006) Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.(6646560114 144) In view of this, your L500,000 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you anywhere in the world by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our assigned fiduciary/claims agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. To file for your claim,contact our fiduciary agent via his contact details below and provide him with this info. and ensure you contact him with your winning numbers.To enable him immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you him. Mr David White. Claims Processing Manager TEL: +44 7040 110658 FAX: +44 7092 885087 Email: claimsagent_davidwhite@yahoo.co.uk. ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFFS OF THE FREELOTTO ONLINE LOTTERY/SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL . Yours faithfully, Mr. Carl Arthur. Online coordinator for FREELOTTO ONLINE LOTTERY/SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL. BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM Executives: Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).