Example of the Europe Lotto BV Email Scam

From: ama_brooks@tiscali.co.uk [mailto:ama_brooks@tiscali.co.uk]
Subject: Congratulations Europelottobv Winner

FROM:PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT OF EUROPE LOTTO BV WINNING NOTICE FOR 2ND CATEGORY WINNER - Ref No:EL/04/736207152/NL

Attention:

Europe lotto BV (www.europelottobv.8m.com) has just concluded final drawsfrom it's periodical promotional program.An exclusiveof thousands of individual and corporate bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet.No tickets were sold. Your email address emerged as one of three winners in the 2nd category.Only email addresses were soughted,from a total number of 25,000 addresses drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer ballot of our Europe Promotions Program,only THREE winners emerged in this category and therefore each are to receivepayouts of ?5,000,000,00 from the total of ?15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION EUROS).

However,every email address selected was accompanied by a reference and ticket number,after the cyber lotto selection,the below ticket and reference numbers emereged as one of the lucky winners in the above category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Reference number for your prize is:EL/04/736207152/NL
Ticket number:EL754/22/76
For confirmation of the claim of your prize money,you are to send an email to our customer service representative with informations below for further instructions on how you can claim your prize:

Chris Lingard
Customer Service Representative
Europe Lotto BV Netherlands
mail to: chris_lingard@mail2netherlands.com

The code number for Europe Lotto BV:EL09622NL

You may be required to provide any of the above information during the process of collecting your prize. We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our Europe programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Amanda Brooks,
Promotions Manager
EuropelottoBV