I was just cleaning out my spam folder and ran across these two jewels.  We have all seen variations of these things where in order to get money the dupe has to send some amount to free up a much larger amount.  Not all of us have been educated about scams - and the good ones are always deceptive.

Madam Rita Osborne.
42 Dryden Street,
Leicester, L15,
England.

As you read this,I don't want you to feel sorry for me because I believe
everyone will die someday.Please do not be surprise the way I got your
contact, its obvious that this proposal will come to you as a big
surprise.This is because we have not met you before but I am inspired to send
you this email,my Name is Rita Osborne suffering from cancerous ailment.I am
married to Sir Williams Osborne an Englishman who is dead.My husband was into
private practice all his life before his death.we live together as husband
and wife which lasted for three decades without a child. My husband died
after a protracted illness,My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-
trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who
can not help themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament.

I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this
relationship,which never came,when my late husband was alive he deposited the
sum of Ten Million Pounds(£ 10,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pound
Sterlings)which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital
market with his bank here in UK. Presently, this money is still with the
Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the
cancerous problems I am suffering from.

Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the
cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have
decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes
from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers,orphans,
destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children,barren-women and
persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I
do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill
perceived ventures. I do not want this money to be misused hence the reason
for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I
am going. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my
deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband relatives
around me,I do not want them to know about this development.

Contact my lawyer with this specified email address

Barrister Teddy Williams (ESQ)

E-mail: barrteddywilliams.esq@discuz.org

Tell him that I have WILLED £10,000,000 to you by quoting my personal
reference number Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/osb/WILL/9834520012 and I have
also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and
good work.

Remain blessed.
Your Sister,
Madam. Rita Osborne

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Dear Jeffrey,

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($500,000) credited to file KY/W0254674679BQ, for the month of JANUARY 2010 Lottery promotion which is organized by MSWONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS INC.

MSW/YAHOO & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and Gmail and other E-MAIL ADDRESSES, 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.

These are your identification numbers:

Batch number......................YM 09102XN
Reff number.......................YM35447XN
Winning number.......YM 11 13 26 34 44 48

Firstly,we would like to give you a brief explanation or information about the MSW/Yahoo Internet Lottery. Due to the fact that you might be confused about how you won or if actually this is true. In fact, many winners have asked such questions and are cleared accordingly.
     
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The MSW/Yahoo Lottery is an independent Internet Lotto organization that has been financially assisting people with it's intention to changing peoples life since 1998, so many people have benefited from it over the years. All Participants were selected randomly through a computer balloting system from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania.

This Lottery was jointly promoted and co-sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in England, as indicated in your coupon and your won prize will be released to you from this office.

PAYMENT ADVISE:

You are advised to urgently contact ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND(RBS), on the address below, for your payment.

RBS LONDON
203 WEMBLIN LONDON UK
Email:royalbnkscot@accountant.com
Tel:0044-7031846065
Fax:00 18664382596

All your information has been forwarded to the mentioned bank above, you are advised to forward a copy of your identification along with your winning numbers,to the paying bank.

Yours sincerely

Mrs.Paula Farias
TEL/FAX:0044-7031845269
Email:award2009@consultant.com

REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL TILL YOUR FUND IS REMITTED TO YOU. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY FROM THE PART OF WINNER WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.

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