First mail: ======== Dear: R.B., This is to formerly inform you that after the verification process conducted on your duly completed Prize Verification Form, I wish to inform you that the Administrative department has just approved and referred your claim file to our affiliate Company,Overseas Courier Service so that your Prize Winning Certificate and Cheques can be sent to you by postal mail but you shall bear the cost of courier delivery of your cheque and Prize Winning Certificate.  So in the light of the above explanation, I wish to inform you that you are to immediately contact Overseas Courier Service with the following details below: CONTACT PERSON: PETER CLAY COMPANY: OVERSEAS COURIER SERVICE            TEL: 0044-703-1943-520            Fax: 0044-870-4781-865       EMAIL :      overseas_courierservices@london.net                         overseascourierservice2005@yahoo.co.uk It is necessary that you formally notify him that you want the courier firm to deliver your cheque winnings along with the winnings certificate,and what it will cost you. You must pay for delivery cost of the cheque and documents before it will be delivered to you. If you are not willing and ready to pay the cost of delivery or your bank transfer charges do not bother to contact Mr.Clay of Overseas Courier Service. Note that it is necessary that you update us on developments with regards to the courier firm,be sure to give the address you want the parcel delivered to. Congratulations once more...   Regards, Mark Smith. Second mail: =========== This is to inform you that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the Free Lottery Organisation The original copy of this certificate from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through their National Lotto will be sent to you and the bank  as soon as you meet with any of the option selected and your winnings will be couriered or transferred to you immediately. You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you. With regards to this, there are two options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the two. The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below: OPTION 1: Courier of your prize to you via any of this channel listed below: FedEx(2working days) Mailing...................................£305.00 Insurance..............................£350.00 Vat (5%)...............................£042.75 TOTAL....................................£697.75 UPS(3working days) Mailing ............................................£289.00 Insurance........................................£350.00 Vat (5%).........................................£048.95 TOTAL..............................................£687.95 POST OFFICE MAIL(7working days) Mailing ;...........................................£230.00 Insurance........................................£350.00 Vat (5%).........................................£019.99 TOTAL..............................................£599.99 The insurance company declined reverse payment for the courier, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the draft to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of t he fund as stipulated in the draft since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing. With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.Forward the cost of mailing your draft with any of the courier channel cost you choose above to us. OPTION 2: Condition: The cost of COT (commission of transfer) being charged by our transfering bank, which  is (£2,000GBP) of the cash being transferred will be paid by you(winner) which shall also  be credited to your winning prize and it also  refundable. Note: That your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you first before your prize is transferred to you. Please respond to this email by making a selection from the two options above. Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver's licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document. Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly two weeks after the receipt of this email. After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery. Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to this same email address. YOU ARE TO MAKE THIS PAYMENT VIA MONEY GRAM TRANSFER IN THE NAME OF OUR ACCOUNTS OFFICER BELOW. MR PETER BROWN 12 ABBOT PARK ROAD, SE2 1EP LONDON. The following payment information should be sent to this office via email. NAME OF SENDER............................................ ADDRESS OF SENDER..................................... AMOUNT SENT.................................................. MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER.... NOTE:YOU ARE TO SEND US YOUR WINNING INFORMATION, CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS, A SCANNED  COPY OF YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT AND  PAYMENT SLIP VIA FAX (0044-870-4781-865) AND ALSO TO THIS EMAIL AS AN ATTACHMENT TO ENABLE US CLEAR YOUR PARCEL FOR IMMEDIATE DISPATCH.  Mr.Peter Clay(dispatch officer) Management OVERSEAS COURIER SERVICE. Third mail: ========                                                                                                          TO                                                                                       OVERSEAS COURIER SERVICE© 20th May 2006   ATTENTION: R. B., Thanks for your swift reply. I want you to know that as sure as I am your parcel will be cleared for immediate dispatch as soon as we receive payment of your courier charges from our accounts officer your parcel will be delivered to you.   I  know you  understand the fact that trans-atlantic transfer comes with some measure of risk taking that is  why the UK national lottery organization  has saddled us with the responsibility of prompt delivery of  funds to winners like you and to make sure the funds gets to you, the beneficiary. Your winning cheque and certificate cannot be scanned on the internet,based on the fact that it is prone to interseption by fraudsters,that is why  the bank declines sending cheques on the internet.    Also note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it is remitted to you. This means that the  charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.   Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly one week after the receipt of this email. After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be rolled over to the next draw of the next edition of the lottery,should the courier charges be left unpaid.   At the expiration  of the time given to you to effect the courier payment charges ,we would return your funds to the NATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION,and all further contact with you will be servered.   Should you want to contact us after the  expiration  time you would be refered to your fiduciary agent. Thanks for your understanding. Mr.Peter Clay(dispatch officer) Management OVERSEAS COURIER SERVICE. NOTE:PLEASE AS EARLIER NOTIFIED YOU ARE TO SEND US A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR PAYMENT SLIP AS WELL AS A SCANNED COPY OF EITHER YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT BEFORE YOUR PARCEL CAN BE CLEARED IN THE DISPATCH UNIT.