Example of the Sunshine Global Lottery Email Scam

SUNSHINE GLOBAL LOTTERY. WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of Sunshine Global Lottery Promotions The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of the winners in the category \"A\" with the following:
Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2004
Ticket Number: 54866235

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of $800,000.00. (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY) each from the total payout.

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category \"A\" winners with the information below:
Mr. Richard Hills,
Financial Director,
Onward Trust Agency,

Amsterdam,The Netherlands.
E-mail: onwardagency@netscape.net
TEL: +31-629-215-703
FAX: +31-847-376-880

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 10 days. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.

Thank you and congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mildred Hugo
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Sunshine Global Lottery Promotions.