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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: winners503@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 09:41:11 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING
FROM: MRS.CECELIA GRIMES
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 3a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 480 NCA 55914
Ref: EAASL/841OYI/05
Batch: 11/20/DC44
CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING
DEAR:SIR/MADAM
This is to inform you of the release of the EURO-AFRO-AMERICAN-SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 16st of MAY2005. Due to the mix up of numbers, addresses, the results were later released on the 20th of MAY 2005.
Your Email attached to ticket number, 51277-0 with serial number 369-00084659-125 drew the lucky numbers of 5-7-10-12-21-40 which consequently won the lottery in the 7th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payoff of US$ 815,960.00 DOLARS (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOLARS ONLY) credited to file with REF. Nº. EAASL/841OYI/04 this is from a total cash prize of US$ 13,871,320.00 DOLARS, shared among the (Seventeen international winners in this category). CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Euro_Afro Booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In View of this, your US$ 815,960.00 DOLARS (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOLARS ONLY)) would be released to you.
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate The release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants Were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws System and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal emails.
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are Advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is Processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and Unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim, Due to we don’t deal directly with the public and that a bond has been placed on your award, to begin your lottery claims, please contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent Release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -
JOHN COOPER (CLAIMING MANAGER)
E-mail: {claiming_officer@yahoo.co.in}
+27-73-518-4122
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 6th JUNE 2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
Agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program That has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Your's Sincerely,
MRS.CECELIA GRIMES
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
MR.GREY JOHNSON,
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation.
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