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I have received this 3 times this week already
http://crime-online.info/2008/04/the-colourful-bono-lottery-scam-e-mail/

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: BONO LOTTERY AWARD <aclaimoffice1@aol.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Subject: B.O.N.O      N.OT.I.C.E
To:

 
YOU WON
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE/AWARD DEPARTMENT
YOU WON (1,000,000,00)Euros
BONO LOTTERY AWARD
VALENCIA SPAIN
BATCH: 14/017/ZHV /ES
REFERENCE NO : OHA/2456H987708/02

Dear:Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of t he result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 01/04/08 of April, 2008.(Ticket Number:05894365847659 /Serial Number:4882-2/Lucky Number:13-29-12-85-37.) Your e-mail address attached to the ticket number which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euros 1,000,000.00 (One Millon Euros).
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims ha s been processed and your money Remitted to you and 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 70,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every Two year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in ou r next 50 million Euros International lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our Fiducial Agent:

BONO TRUST AGENCY
Name: MR.JUAN SOLEMAN
Email:aclaimoffice@aol.com
Tel: 0034-634-045-998
Fax: 0034-911-012-759

Our fiducial agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.This promotion was organised by some eminent personalities from all over the world to promote software companies and it takes place every two years.Please remember that all winning must be processed not later than 27th of April 2008 or when authentic proof is given for the delay of filing your winning claim.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programand also thank you f or being part of our promotional lottery program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs.Philipina George
Lottery Co-ordinator

Tags: lotteryscam, bono lottery, philipina george

I know there are a lot of honorable people in Nigeria, but this fellow is certainly not one of them.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mr Gani Bello <dele@robert.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Subject: YOUR BANK DRAFT IS READY FOR DELIVERY
To:

Compliment,

How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Mr.Gani Bello, the
man from Nigeria who contacted you some time ago to assist me secure the
release of some money accrued from the over invoicing of a
contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government some time ago
during the military regime.

Though you were not able to assist me conclude the transaction, I’m happy
to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under
the assistance and co-operation of a new partner from
America.Presently I’m in South Korea for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, i didn’t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
the transferring of those funds, I made sure you are not left out,the
benefit of the transaction hence I kept aside for you sum of One
million United State Dollar($1,000,000.00)DRAFT.

I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for all
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this transaction.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much,so feel free and get in
touch with my secretary Mr.Dele Robert and instruct him on how to send the
Bank draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Draft so that we can
share the joy together after all the sufferness at that time.

In the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which
me and my partner are having at hand, finally,remember that i had left
instruction to my secretary so as soon as you contact him, he will send
the Draft to you,so feel free to get in touch with MY SECETARY.

Here is the contact of my secetary:

Mr.Dele Robert
Phone: +234-80-895-47932
E-mail:mr.delerobert@live.com
With best regards,
Mr.Gani Bello

Do they mean Bono from U2?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: BONO LOTTERY AWARD <aclaimoffice1@aim.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Subject: (Cnfirmation By Calling .)Call Now.
To:

 YOU WON
 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE/AWARD DEPARTMENT
 YOU WON (1,000,000,00)Euros
 BONO LOTTERY AWARD
 VALENCIA SPAIN
 BATCH: 14/017/ZHV /ES
 REFERENCE NO : OHA/2456H987708/02
 
 Dear:Winner,
 We are pleased to inform you of t he result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 01/04/08 of April, 2008.(Ticket Number:05894365847659 /Serial Number:4882-2/Lucky Number:13-29-12-85-37.) Your e-mail address attached to the ticket number which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euros 1,000,000.00 (One Millon Euros).
 CONGRATULATIONS!
 Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims ha s been processed and your money Remitted to you and 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 70,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every Two year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in ou r next 50 million Euros International lottery.
 To file for your claim, please contact our Fiducial Agent:
 
 BONO TRUST AGENCY
  Name: MR.JUAN SOLEMAN
 Email:aclaimoffice@aol.com
 Tel: 0034-634-045-998
 Fax: 0034-911-012-759
  
 Our fiducial agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.This promotion was organised by some eminent personalities from all over the world to promote software companies and it takes place every two years.Please remember that all winning must be processed not later than 27th of April 2008 or when authentic proof is given for the delay of filing your winning claim.
 To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programand also thank you f or being part of our promotional lottery program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
  
 
 Sincerely Yours,
 Mrs.Philipina George
 Lottery Co-ordinator 

but you run the risk of losing a pile of money if you fall for this …

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: AL-QASSAB GH ABDULLAH
Date: Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Subject: Assalam Alaikum
To: undisclosed-recipients

Assalam Alaikum

I got your email address through Islamic organization directory over the Internet.

I hope in the name of ALLAH that I have the right person who will assist me.

I want to transfer money for investment into your country/business as such I would like to make contact with people like you residing in that country for assistance Note,the funds are already with a security company which also has branches in Asia, Europe and America for safe keeping. If you are willing to assist me.

This is all you will do for me,You will help me contact the security company for the release of the funds to you as my next of kin, as I cannot travel out from Iraq at the moment because of certain conditions which I will explain to you if we work together(my traveling documents are not yet complete).

The fall of Saddam Hussein has brought destruction / Hell to our great country and everything is practically difficult now and opportunities are closing up,the new government is trying to frustrate our businesses.

What I require from you are as follows:

1. You should make arrangement with the Security Company to secure the funds on my behalf.

2. You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum involved for your assistance, and 5% of the funds will be set aside for reimbursement of any kind of expenses incur as a result of this transaction by both parties.

3. As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail your readiness to claim the consignment from the Security Company, I will send the PIN code number of the consignment to you and also the security Company’s information.

4. Please note that this project is 100% risk free but you must keep it very secret and confidential with strong assurance that you will not let me down at all.

I have made all necessary arrangement getting for the probate order from court that necessitate you as the next of kin and this document will allow you deposit the money to any account of your choice safely.

Please if you’re interested to assist me, reply back with this Email address [quasa100@rediffmail.com]

I await your prompt reply.

Regards,
Abdullah

The World Health Organisation is a non-profit authority belonging to the United Nations. Seeing the UNO is usually cronically broke, they would certainly have no spare cash to give away.

That means this is also a blatant scam e-mail.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION PROMOTIONS <info_verficationoffice001@yahoo.com>
Date: Dec 23, 2007 4:53 AM
Subject: WORLD HEALTH AWARD!!!
To: undisclosed-recipients

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
907 Strand Street, London WC2R 0QS
Dr. B. Sadasivan, Chairman
This company or this e-mail address, attached to this (your) IP Address,”has been given” the 2007/2008 designated Award of Five Million UnitedStates dollars In Award Credited to file NO: M154S/WL04. As part of ourInternational “Help the less privileged program”. Please, confirm ifyou’ve received the parcel sent to your address. In case you did notreceived the parcel sent to your address, please, contact the office below(via email address below) for more details with the below information’sforconfirmations and necessary proceedures.
1. FULL NAME: 2. AGE: 3. ADDRESS: CITY: STATE/ZIP CODE: COUNTRY:
4. PHONE NUMBERS: / FAX NUMBERS: 5. SEX: 6. OCCUPATION:
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
Hon. Marvin Valentino,
EMAIL; worldhealth_verificationdept05@yahoo.co.uk

Co-ordinator
Mrs Jean Middleton.

Just like all of the other “I’ve got cancer and have a pile of cash to donate to charity” e-mails, it’s the same story with different names.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: marvis smith <mrs_sm5@yahoo.com>
Date: 18.12.2007 00:00
Subject: Friend in the Lord,
To: mr.ricky_smith1954@yahoo.co.uk

Friend in the Lord,

Please use this money for the churches and less privileged.

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God. In my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs.Marvis Smith. I’m a 65 years old woman and from Congo. I was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai. I was also married with two children.

My husband and two children died in a car accident six years ago. Before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I live for. I never really cared about other values in life. But since the loss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes. I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs in Sudan, South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil, Spain, Austria, Germany and some Asian countries. Only recently I saw on television the colossal loss of properties and livelihood people in Canberra, Australia through fire.

I was moving with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there, I kept $US15,000,000.00 Million in a long-term deposit account in a Finance company. Presently, I’m in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for oesophagi cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims of the fire outbreak in Australia and other charity organization. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and distributes it accordingly. Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 20% of it to yourself. Feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process of collecting and distributing the money. If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible. May the good lord bless you and your family.Please the only thing you need to do is to pay for some docunents on my behalf.Please i want you to know that you are the only person that can take money from this fund.The bank can not dedect money from the fund.

Please, send reply and all correspondences to my
Most Reveren; Dan Makozi
Email; rev.dan09@yahoo.com

Regards,

Mrs.Marvis Smith

I Urge You To Contact Me Immediately For Further Details Bearing In
Mind That The Bank Has Given Us A
Date Limit.

Information Needed Are
YOUR FULL NAME…. ……………………………

TELEPHONE NUMBER…………………………

OCCUPATION……………………………..

AGE………………………..

SEX…………………………..

COUNTRY…………………………………

Please Act,
Regards,
Rev. Dan Makozi

Hoorah, I am going to get a check over 6.5 Million GB pounds!

If you believe the WHO sends out money with no strings attached, I have to disappoint you.

This is a scam e-mail and there will be no check in the post.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: world health organisation <worldhealth@who.us>
Date: 12.12.2007 01:17
Subject: As Predicted: WORLD HEALTH ORG (Have you received the 6.5, million GB Pounds)..
To: undisclosed-recipients

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Head Quarter: Geneva, Switzerland
File Number: EMRO/07/FT1127
Clearance Number: WHO1000909
FBI Clearance Number: FBI9001801

Anders Nordström
Assistant Director-General - WHO
Email: whorganization@us.com

Esteemed Client

Please, be informed that the parcel of a certified cheque of (6.5, million GB Pounds) left the World Health Organization Head Quarters on 8th of November for your address, it is important we know when you get the parcel, so as to know when to invite you for the Winners Dinner Night on the 22nd of December, 2007. If the parcel is not received then get back to us for more details of transfer. Please, be informed that the Organization is aware and acknowledge the fact that you are a very responsible PERSONNEL we believe and hope you’ll utilize these funds for it’s main purpose: to help the less privileged.

We understand the gravity of your work and how it takes most of your time; we hope you will create just little time to help the less privilege. Please contact the licensed and accredited agent assigned to you below for more details of the funds. You are advised to be steadfast in getting the funds, the award has not been made public yet as it is only available to particular persons where you happen to be one.

If you are unable to work for the WHO, be kind enough to return the cheque.

Anders Nordström
Assistant Director-General - WHO
Email: whorganization@us.com

NOTE: Your Privacy is Important to the World Health Organization.
Employees of the World Health Organization are Prohibited from disclosing
any information you provide, except as provided by Law. No Personally
Identifying Information (such as your name, address or phone number) will
ever be captured by visiting our Web pages, unless you voluntarily choose
to provide it. The National Association of State and Provincial Lotteries
recently alerted the World Health
Organization and every other online organization to get clearance number
before having any online promotions or Awards, as there are too many scams
going on online. So if by chance you received or you have received any
mail of such do not be reluctant to ask for the Clearance number, they are
always 10 digits both alphabetical and numerical numbers take note. You
will find our clearance number on top of this page. We hope and will
believe that you will use this opportunity to show how you can help the
less privileged, you were chosen because we know and accept the fact that
you are liable enough to handle this. We
also believe you will use it as an opportunity to show how you care about
the less privileged, so do all you can to claim this award and ensure you
help the less privilege. If there is anything you will have to do to make
sure this award meets its purpose we will most appreciate it.

This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which
it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or
agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient,
you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of
this communication is strictly prohibited.

If you have received this communication in error, please notify us
immediately and delete this message and all its attachments. Thank You.

These jokers manage to mention 5 different trademarks within one sentence.

If you look closely you will see that they are after a courier fee for the prize delivery.Lotter

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: YAHOO MICROSOFT LOTTERY
Date: 08.12.2007 03:45
Subject: Official E-mail
To: undisclosed-recipients

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of (£500,000) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGS for the month of DECEMBER 2007 Lottery promotion which is rganized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE. YAHOO&MSN MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed toYahoo and Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

Batch number…………………YM 09102XN
Reff number…………………..YM35447XN
Winning number……………….YM09788

CHOOSE YOUR MODE OF COLLECTION:

A. Courier Delivery Service

B. Bank to Bank Transfer

These numbers fall within your Location file,you are requested to contact AGENT MANAGER, send your winning identification numbers to them at this contact address below.

(CONTACT AGENT MANAGER)
MR GEORGE HERRI
Email:agent.zonalofficial_manager25@yahoo.co.uk

Crime Online Acculotto Scam E-Mail

There are quite a few lottery scam e-mails coming in which are written in French, such as this one. The screen shot shows the unprofessional original HTML formated message.

Notice where the contact person is?

It’s OUAGADOUGOU again!

They must be very busy in Burkino-Faso these days.

Here is the original text:

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: loto osu <lot_osu015@hotmail.fr>
Date: 08.12.2007 11:36
Subject: ! ! ! FÉLICITATION ! ! !
To:
LE ROYAUME-Uni EN COLABORATION AVEC LA COMPAGNIE D’EXPLOITATION DES 
MINES D’OR. RECOMPENSE  INTERNATIONALE DE LA PROMOTION DE LONDRE. 
SIEGE/OUAGADOUGOU AU BURKINA-FASO, 
12éme. AVENUE KWAME N’KRUMAH 01 BP. 
RÉFÉRENCE DE GAGNANT:LP/26510460037/03. 
GROUPE : 24/00319 
www.acculotto.com 
 
 
                                    AVIS DE GAIN ACCORDE 
 
 
Il est notre plaisir de vous informer par cette  déclaration  des  gagnants de LONDRES des Millions de  RÉCOMPENSES INTERNE de la LOTERIE tenue à date du  31  Dec  2007. Votre adresse email a été sélectionné par nos collecteurs électroniques de visiteurs de site Web dans l’identification de votre patronage aux services d’Internet. 
 
Dans l’aspiration finale, votre nom a été attaché au billet le numéro 6325698-44596-222, avec le numéro de série 410-32659, dessinant les numéros chanceux 4014-236985744-596 qui a par conséquent gagné dans la 22eme catégorie. 
 
Vous avez été donc approuvé pour une somme forfaitaire de (Euros €850,000.00 Huit Cents et Cinquante Mille euros), Comptant N° accrédité de dossier: 
 
LP/26510460037/03. C’est un prix total comptant de (Euro €48.000.000.000 QUARANTE HUIT MILLIARDS D’EURO) mis en communentre 22 pays internationaux dans cette catégorie. Tous les participants ont été choisis par un système de vote à partir d’ordinateur tiré de 25.000 noms d’Afrique,  d’Australie, de Nouvelle Zélande, d’Amérique, Europe, d’Amérique du Nord et d’Asie entant qu’élément du programme international de promotion qui est conduit annuellement pour encourager l’utilisation de l’Internet et des programmes basés par Internet. 
 
Nous sommes enchantés de vous exprimer nos félicitations sincères.  
Nous espérons qu’avec une fraction de votre argent gagné, vous auriez au moins le privilège  dans votre société et participer également à nos promotions de haut prix l’année prochaine, plus de 100 millions d’euros de la loterie internationale. 

Pour vos informations sur la façon dont vous commencerez le traitement et le virement de ce fonds vers votre compte indiqué de votre choix, veuillez contacter le directeur de réclamation indiqué ci-dessous pour recevoir votre argent de gain immédiatement : 

LOTERIE NATIONALE PROMOTIONS/PRIX DONNANT LA RÉCOMPENSE 
12éme .AVENUE KWAME N’KRUMAH 
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO. 
NOM : MR.ADAM SMITH. 
Email :claiming_office1999@yahoo.fr 
nor   +226 78 03 76 92
 
Rappelez-vous que cette réclamation de gain est fixé à 14jour ouvrable,a default tous les fonds seront retournés au ministère des affaires économiques comme non revendiqués.

NOTE : Afin d’éviter un  retard inutile et des complications, mentionnés vos référence et numéros de lot dans chacun de vos correspondances avec nous ou vers la banque de notre commanditaire du même rang. A cas ou il y aura un changement quelconque  de vos adresses, informez le Directeur pour traiter votre transaction aussitôt que possible. 
 
! ! ! FÉLICITATION ! ! ! 
 
Les félicitations de tout notre personnel et vous nous remercions  de faire partie de notre programme de promotions. N’importe quelle infraction de confidentialité de la part des gagnants résultera à la disqualification. 
 
Nous souhaitons que vous ayez continué à gagner de bonnes fortunes. 
 
Les meilleurs voeux. 
La Direction de l’Organisation de loterie.

and the translation:

Seeing that Marisa is a complete citizen of the Phillipines, (Yes, it’s strange what some people write) it makes me wonder why anybody would want to deposit anything at all in a West African land like the Ivory Coast.

That is the second strange thing about this e-mail …

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: marisa mayor <mari_samayor04@live.fr>
Date: 03.12.2007 13:05
Subject: Dear Respected One
To:

Dear Respected One

My name is Madam Marisa Mayor . A complete citizen of the phillpines widow to the late Mr Desmond Mayor who died of ulcer and he has been buried.

I inherited a total sum of 12.3 million dollars from my late husband, this money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company in Cote D’Ivoire Due to the instruction he laid down before he deposited the box, that he needed maximum security/safety of my consignment and no body nor government organization can trace where about of the box until were ready and prepare to claim it.

This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement as a family treasure.This means that the security company does not know the content of this trunk box.

My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give you this priority of shipping the box of money to any address that you think is very secure and save in your country with your percentage of which we shall chat on soon.

In fact, since the death of my husband, his brothers has been seriously chasing me around with constant treats, trying to suppress me so that they might have the documents of his landed properties and confiscate them. They have successfully collected all his properties, yet they never stopped there, they told me to surrender all bank account of my late husband,which I did, but I never disclose to them this deposit with the security company in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire , because this is where my future and destiny lies upon.

The family of my late husband never aware of the secret existence of this deposit which my late husband made with the security company and they can never be aware of it.

Out of fear of my late husbands family, and when the situation becomes uncontrollable because of pressure on me from the family, I decide to look for a trustworthy person who could assist me retrieve this box of money from the security company for onward lodgement into his account for the purpose of future investment.Consider my situation as a widow and come to my rescue.

There is need for urgent action because I’m paying $50 dollars per day as a demurrage to the security company for safe keeping this consignment.

I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to hear from you soon.
All the best,
Madam Marisa Mayor