Example of the Commission Lottery Email Scam

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 9th September, 2003 to
declare the winners of the COMMISSION LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.


Your email address, attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453, with serial
number 3772-554 drew the lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, and consequently won
in the 2nd Category of the lottery.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 5,000,000.00
EUROS in cash credited to file REF NO: 538901527-Bc68. This is from total
prize money of 120,000,000.00 EUROS shared among the seventeen international
winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 30,000 names and 30,000,000 email addresses from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa as
part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted twice a
year.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now available for claim. 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 promotion.

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our next year high
stakes USD10,000,000 Million International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

MR.IAN SMITH,
EMAIL:lansmith_associates@spinfinder.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than
one month after notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

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

Congratulations again and thank you for being part of our lottery promotions.

Sincerely,

Grace Moore
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER.