Global Financial Service International Strake Lottery, trying to ripoff saying I won lots of money and I have to give them $520 to get my money. Internet

****this is what the place sent to me in my e-mail , word for word..

GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL STRAKE LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:232/656/4509
BATCH;427901527-Dg43
WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 16st of Feb 2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number ***********-6483 with serial number
****-544 drew lucky numbers 8-16-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you are therefore been approved for a sum of 1,000000.00 US dollars.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information very confidential till your claims has been processed and your prize/money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000.00 company and 300,000.00individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place annually. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year USD, 2 million ( Two Million United States dollars)international lottery.
To file for your claim,please contact our appionted ADVOCATE Mr.W.Brands who has been appointed by the lottary organisation to file all necessary documents ragarding your winning claim to your nominated account.
please contact our appointed advocate thruogh this email advocatekantoors@netscape.net telephone number +31620-582-907

Payments to all the winners before the deadline which is Feb 27th,2004.

Please send to our appointed advocate your fax number and your telephone number so that they can send you the claims application form (A4) which you fill out to fasting the transfer of your winnings to you the Beneficiary.

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 27of Feb 2004. After this date all unclaimed funds will be fulfited.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our advocate as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. K . Bounnis
Lottery Coordinator.
REPLY E-MAIL TO:advocatekantoors@netscape.net




Dear winner
Congratulations!

We have already contacted the tax office about your winning.we are independent adovacate from the lottery programme and our services is to make sure our client winning prize has is been transfered to his or her norminated account.

The consultation fees cannot be deducted because your winning prize is covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.


WITHOUT THE FOLLOWING, WE CANNOT FILE FOR YOUR WINNING PRIZE.
1) we need your scan international passport, the tax office here in nederland want to verify your age, as you may know any winner that is below 18 year is disqualified from receiving his winning prize.


2) you are requested to pay your consultation fees to this office before a claim form can send to you. After your payment for the consultation fees, a claim form will be send to you and you are expected to fill the blank space with your accounting details.in the next 72 hours the tax office and the paying bank will contact you.

3) You are required to send 420euros via western union money transfer with the name of the acountant below
Mrs.Conteh Suma
Amsterdam -The Netherlands
Regard.

Advocate Mrs femka




Dear Winner,
Thanks for the mail, the amount is 560 dollars. Remember the deadline attachs to this winning

Regards

Mrs Saskia


******so if you see this you might need to report it !!!!




Renee
CLARKESVILLE, Georgia
U.S.A.