Example of the De Lotto Rome Email Scam

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: DE-ROME / 444121525-FG

DEAR WINNER,

AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, Been one of the winners of the DE LOTTO ROME / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 14th May 2004. You / your company, attached to ticket number GK-2316-2002-ACC, with serial number A025 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-34-56-42, and consequently won in 1st category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of euro 4.500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: DE-ROME / 444121525-FG. This is from total
prize money of euro 27,000,000.00 shared among the six international winners in the 1st category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe, USA and North America as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes euro E1.3 billion International lotto.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims officer immediately:

MR JACOBS WILLIAMS,
EUROPE SECURITY BV,
Via Balbor 1/B ,
Mediterranean Area 23-25,
MILAN.
TEL: 393205621742
Email: jacobswilliams_esb2@europe.com


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims officer not later than Two
weeks from the date of announcement. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to MR JACOBS WILLIAMS,either by fax or email, should have this email sent along with it and also, your email address to which this email is sent, should be clearly and boldly written in your response.
Other necessary International Lotto UK information are:

Reference Number: DE-ROME / 444121525-FG
International Lottery Code Number: IL55008-R

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences with your
officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
DE LOTTO ROME.
VIA VITTORIA COLONNA 84.
001793 ROME,
ITALY.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply this mail.