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    johnm57 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 30, 2008, 10:54 AM
    Scam winnings
    I recently received an email to say I had won a 1 million euros on the italian lottery,out of curiosity I replied to claim the winnings and received an email to say I had to pay the courier UPS a total of around 800 euros to have the cheque delivered,this was for a document for anti money laundering protection,a letter of affidavit for claims from the italian government,postage,insurance and tax.is this the customary thing when claiming a large amount of money from abroad or is it as I suspect the scam I think it is
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    Mar 30, 2008, 10:55 AM
    This is one the most highly documented scams around!!
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