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419 Scam Example: "SWISS LOTTO / GESELLSCHAFT SCHWEIZER ZAHLENLOTTO / MRS.RUTH MEYER"

Emails sent by "SWISS LOTTO / GESELLSCHAFT SCHWEIZER ZAHLENLOTTO / MRS.RUTH MEYER" are part of a scam (fake lottery) run by criminals. While there is a real Swiss lottery, it does not notify winners by email or tell them to contact claims agents who use an email address using a free webmail account. The purpose of the scam is to trick victims into making advance payments to the criminals.

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Example of initial "winning notification":

SWISS  LOTTO
GESELLSCHAFT SCHWEIZER ZAHLENLOTTO
POSTFACH
4002 BASEL
REF NUMBER: CSL/74/368/05
BATCH NUMBER: GSZ-583-ST-11-12-05
swisslotto@swissmail.net


DEAR SIR/MADAM,
We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR
RECENT Lottery DRAWS HELD on the 17th Feb. 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
63538953216-435 with serial number 427-136 drew lucky
numbers 1 2 3 28 29 35  +36 
 which consequently won in the
2nd category. you have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of 4,000,000 (EUROS) (four MILLION
EUROS)
note that All participants in this lottery program
have been selected randomly through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 25,000 companies and 40,000,000
individual email addresses from all search engines and
web sites. This promotional program takes place every
year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gate of Microsoft, Michael Dell of
Dell Computers and other corporate organizations. this
is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers
worldwide.
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you
keep your winning information confidential until your
claims have been processed and your money remitted to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants. . We look forward to your active
participation in our next draw  7 million euro slot.
You are requested to contact our clearance officer
below to assist you with your winnings and subsequent
payments. all winnings must be claimed not later than
one month After the date of this notice.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, remember to quote your reference number
and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our
agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.
Sincerely yours,
MRS.RUTH MEYER
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)

The "ReplyTo" address in this email was "swlotto@caramail.com". Caramail.com is a free webmail provider. Anybody can create an email account there in a matter of minutes.

The real Swiss lottery "Gesellschaft Schweizer Zahlenlotto" uses the domain "swisslotto.ch".

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