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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: "TRAVEL CARE SPORT LOTTO" <travelcaresportlotto@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: proceduretoclaim@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:33:55 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
TRAVELCARE SPORT LOTTERY
21 PLYM STREET , PLYMOUTH,
DEVON PL4 8NS, UK.
TEL:+447031909802.
FAX:+448701334175.
EMAIL:travelcaresportlotto@hotmail.com
DATE: 3rd JULY 2005.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the MEGA JACKPOT OF TRAVELCARE SPORT LOTTO WINNINGS,
PROGRAMS held on 30th JUNE 2005.Your,
company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to ticket number
9901-0148-790-691, with serial number 66109-17 drew the lucky numbers
990-11-815-37-10-83, and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd
category.JUNE 2005.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
GBP £500,000.00 (five hundred thousand pounds)in cash,
credited to file REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312 This is from
total prize money of GBP£9,000,000.00 shared among the,
Thirty (30) international winners in this category,
to encourage them in the participation and sponsorship of sports activities.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
form 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand,America, Europe, North
America,Africa and Asia, as part of International Promotions Program,
which is conducted monthly.
Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account and insured in your
name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of
your prize, you will participate in our year high stakes GBP£100. Million
International sport Lottery.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email:
Mr. Brian Lloyd
proceduretoclaim@hotmail.com
For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than the 31th JULY, 2005.All funds not claimed on or before the fixed
date will be returned as unclaimed funds. NOTE: In order to avoid
unnecessary
delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in all correspondences with this office.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform us
as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs Jane Littlewood
For Travelcare sport lotto ;
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result in disqualification and any winner below the age of 18years is
automatically disqualified
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