avoid scam lottery notices

See scam lottery notice below. Then they want you to pay fees.

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\"I am responding/wish to inform you of your E-Lottery Winning Prize of $2,5000.000.00 US Dollars....you are hereby requested to contact your claims agent and immidiatly update your claims process for your payment, since it has remained unpaid by our treasury and credit office after the initial letter to your address for your payment was not successful.

Mr.Tony Cobbs
Tel: +31 647 205 988
Email: tcobbs08@yahoo.cn

You are adviced to provide the following informations:
1.Name in full
2.Address
3.Nationallity
4.Age
5.Occupation
6.Phone/Fax

Yours faithfully,
Mary Van Dotcha
Lottery Coordinator


So I replyed, thinking I\'ve always deleted any emails like these, but this time this email seamt a little different, so what have I got to loose, let\'s just see what happens.

Two days later that evening after work, Mr.Cobbs actually called me(I had trouble understanding him, due to his neatherlandish accent) congratulating me, and told me my email address was selected thru Microsoft on some Day in March\'08 , when I was one of aprox. 250.000 people that day to search the internet with a category or level 1! So he explained to me I will be receiving a email the next few days with instructions and a claimsform attachment, that I have to submit incl. a copy of proof of my ID, for them to verrify, that I am the rightfull owner of this email address.

So I\'ve done it, still questioning his and their ligitimacy of their company and proof of microsoft.

He later replyed: We acknowledge the receipt of your email and confirm that information contained theirin are confidential and will only be used for the purpose of issue of your certificate of Award.

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) With Ref Number: NL 80 OS 9414,Batch Number: 45-NL/2008 and Ticket Number: 12 /2008-03 in the last email-lottery draw, organized by Lotto ..NL Netherlands.
Initial correspondence dated May 2008 was deem unsuccessful and we received no correspondence thereafter, thus our inability to process your claims. Nevertheless we have received a correspondence as confirmation of your person and would immediately begin your claims process.

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 is finally credited into your designated account.
This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our clients that all prize money should be claimed on or before 14 days ,thereafter, unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.
After the verification, the Gaming Board will nominate a bank here in Netherlands that will be in charge of the lottery pay out. You will be required to set up an account with this bank, this will enable a successful bank to bank transfer of your winning cash prize.

So, his next email:

This is to confirm the receipt of your completed claims form and your valid identification document.

We like to inform you that we have submitted your information to the office of the European Gaming Board (EGB) for proper verification exercise and this vector process is to verify if you are the true owner of the e-mail address that won this cash price before your winning price can be approve for payout.

After the verification exercise the European Gaming Board will be nominating a payment bank that will be in charge of your transfer transaction. When this is done i will forward you the details requirement that is needed by the paying bank.

Before the ending of today we shall be sending you email in this regards, that is if your verification come out successful.

Accept our congratulation and we hope to hear from you soon.

His last email to me yet:

We have received your information and also recorded the required information from the claims form in our central computing system.

Having done all the proper verification exercise from our entire department, we found you worthy of the cash prize in our lottery program organized by E-Lottery NL.

Meanwhile as for now everything seem to be working in your favour, all that we require from you now, is your maximum cooperation for smooth transfer of your money through our paying bank to you.

CLAIMING OF PRIZES
Now, you will be required to make a choice of the type of account that will be comfortable with you, based on the number of times you wish to receive your winning in your account, below are the account options available in our paying bank.

1. Regular Account, the initial deposit is Euro 1,500.00 (One thousand, five hundred Euros). The Maximum transfer possible within a month is $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand USD).

2. Daily Account, the initial deposit is Euro 2,500.00 (Two thousand, five hundred Euros). The Maximum transfer possible within a month is $1,000,000.00 (One Million USD).

3. Premium Account, the initial deposit is Euros 3,500 (Three thousand, five hundred Euros). The transfer possible within a month from this account is $1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand USD).

4. Platinum Account, the initial deposit is Euros 4,500.00 (Four thousand, five hundred Euros), the maximum transfer possible from this account within a month is $5,000,000.00 (Five Million USD).

You will be required to activate the account of your choice with our paying bank with the initial deposit for account activation to be paid by you.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
1. Your winning is presently in a suspense account and we cannot make any deduction of any kind until it is deposited in your name in an active account which will make it suitable for transfer.

2. Your Initial deposit paid by you will be added to your winning and an Account Number and a Pin Code will be giving to you to confirm and transfer your funds.

Please confirm to us the type of account you wish to activate so that we can notarize your winning with the Netherlands Gaming Board (NGB) and send you the contact of the bank.

Upon your confirmation of the type of account, our lawyer will notify the Netherlands Gaming Board (NGB), so as to give approval to our paying bank, the permission to make the transfer.

Please email as soon as you make a choice of account you wish to activate.

Note that your quick anticipation, will determine how soonest you will get your money.

We wait to hear from you soonest and again we say congratulations once more.

Well of course I\'ve waited only for them to ask me for money (first sign of a scam!), but nevertheless what got me sceptical is, in America when you open a new Bankaccount, you are also required to pay a deposit!!!





Regards,
Tony COBBS
Commissioned Agent
Foreign Claims Dept.
Tel: +31 647 205 988
Fax: +31 84 731 8835

I just got this one on 10/01/08:


Winning Ref Number: LN 45 AB 6292

We are writing you on behalf of
Lottery NL Organization in respect to your award winning from the total payout which you won through the email ballot draw in the promotional Award in August 2008 as a category "A" winner.

We wish to inform you
that your total prize money of $2,500,000.00.has remained unpaid by our treasury and credit office after our initial conference your winning was not successful.

You are therefore required to contact your claims officer for your claims process and payment.

Name: Mr. Tony COBBS
Tel:
+31 647 205 988
Email: mrcobbsenquires@yahoo.cn


Please provide him
with the following information:
1. Name in full
2. Address
3.
Nationality
4. Phone/Fax

Yours Faithfully,
Simona Persi
Lottery
Coordinator

I recieved the same scam on the 10/01/08 stateing I won 2,500,000.00
and to contact mr cobbs as well.the only problem is I'm not old enough to play lottery and wondered how did he get my e mail address, unless he hack in.

Originally Posted by Unregistered See scam lottery notice below. Then they want you to pay fees. ______ \"I am responding/wish to inform you of your E-Lottery Winning Prize of $2,5000.000.00 US Dollars....you are hereby requested to contact your claims agent and immidiatly update your claims process for your payment, since it has remained unpaid by our treasury and credit office after the initial letter to your address for your payment was not successful. Mr.Tony Cobbs Tel: +31 647 205 988 Email: tcobbs08@yahoo.cn You are adviced to provide the following informations: 1.Name in full 2.Address 3.Nationallity 4.Age 5.Occupation 6.Phone/Fax Yours faithfully, Mary Van Dotcha Lottery Coordinator So I replyed, thinking I\'ve always deleted any emails like these, but this time this email seamt a little different, so what have I got to loose, let\'s just see what happens. Two days later that evening after work, Mr.Cobbs actually called me(I had trouble understanding him, due to his neatherlandish accent) congratulating me, and told me my email address was selected thru Microsoft on some Day in March\'08 , when I was one of aprox. 250.000 people that day to search the internet with a category or level 1! So he explained to me I will be receiving a email the next few days with instructions and a claimsform attachment, that I have to submit incl. a copy of proof of my ID, for them to verrify, that I am the rightfull owner of this email address. So I\'ve done it, still questioning his and their ligitimacy of their company and proof of microsoft. He later replyed: We acknowledge the receipt of your email and confirm that information contained theirin are confidential and will only be used for the purpose of issue of your certificate of Award. 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) With Ref Number: NL 80 OS 9414,Batch Number: 45-NL/2008 and Ticket Number: 12 /2008-03 in the last email-lottery draw, organized by Lotto ..NL Netherlands. Initial correspondence dated May 2008 was deem unsuccessful and we received no correspondence thereafter, thus our inability to process your claims. Nevertheless we have received a correspondence as confirmation of your person and would immediately begin your claims process. 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 is finally credited into your designated account. This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our clients that all prize money should be claimed on or before 14 days ,thereafter, unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. After the verification, the Gaming Board will nominate a bank here in Netherlands that will be in charge of the lottery pay out. You will be required to set up an account with this bank, this will enable a successful bank to bank transfer of your winning cash prize. So, his next email: This is to confirm the receipt of your completed claims form and your valid identification document. We like to inform you that we have submitted your information to the office of the European Gaming Board (EGB) for proper verification exercise and this vector process is to verify if you are the true owner of the e-mail address that won this cash price before your winning price can be approve for payout. After the verification exercise the European Gaming Board will be nominating a payment bank that will be in charge of your transfer transaction. When this is done i will forward you the details requirement that is needed by the paying bank. Before the ending of today we shall be sending you email in this regards, that is if your verification come out successful. Accept our congratulation and we hope to hear from you soon. His last email to me yet: We have received your information and also recorded the required information from the claims form in our central computing system. Having done all the proper verification exercise from our entire department, we found you worthy of the cash prize in our lottery program organized by E-Lottery NL. Meanwhile as for now everything seem to be working in your favour, all that we require from you now, is your maximum cooperation for smooth transfer of your money through our paying bank to you. CLAIMING OF PRIZES Now, you will be required to make a choice of the type of account that will be comfortable with you, based on the number of times you wish to receive your winning in your account, below are the account options available in our paying bank. 1. Regular Account, the initial deposit is Euro 1,500.00 (One thousand, five hundred Euros). The Maximum transfer possible within a month is $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand USD). 2. Daily Account, the initial deposit is Euro 2,500.00 (Two thousand, five hundred Euros). The Maximum transfer possible within a month is $1,000,000.00 (One Million USD). 3. Premium Account, the initial deposit is Euros 3,500 (Three thousand, five hundred Euros). The transfer possible within a month from this account is $1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand USD). 4. Platinum Account, the initial deposit is Euros 4,500.00 (Four thousand, five hundred Euros), the maximum transfer possible from this account within a month is $5,000,000.00 (Five Million USD). You will be required to activate the account of your choice with our paying bank with the initial deposit for account activation to be paid by you. IMPORTANT NOTICE: 1. Your winning is presently in a suspense account and we cannot make any deduction of any kind until it is deposited in your name in an active account which will make it suitable for transfer. 2. Your Initial deposit paid by you will be added to your winning and an Account Number and a Pin Code will be giving to you to confirm and transfer your funds. Please confirm to us the type of account you wish to activate so that we can notarize your winning with the Netherlands Gaming Board (NGB) and send you the contact of the bank. Upon your confirmation of the type of account, our lawyer will notify the Netherlands Gaming Board (NGB), so as to give approval to our paying bank, the permission to make the transfer. Please email as soon as you make a choice of account you wish to activate. Note that your quick anticipation, will determine how soonest you will get your money. We wait to hear from you soonest and again we say congratulations once more. Well of course I\'ve waited only for them to ask me for money (first sign of a scam!), but nevertheless what got me sceptical is, in America when you open a new Bankaccount, you are also required to pay a deposit!!! Regards, Tony COBBS Commissioned Agent Foreign Claims Dept. Tel: +31 647 205 988 Fax: +31 84 731 8835

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