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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: <mary_smith20@ny.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:13:09 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNER!!!!

Cocacola Lottery - Frontline Group, P.O. Box 251, Watford WD1 8GD
	LOTTERY 2006 INTERNATIONALPROMOTION PROGRAM

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We are pleased to notify you the draw of the COCACOLA SERIAL NUMBER,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 17th May 2006 Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America,Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots. We are officially informing you of the result of the Frontline Cocacola Lottery Winners International programs held on the 17th May 2006  as part of our promotional programs for the year 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 56475612545187 with reference number CO/9420x/68 ,cheque number 30-96-48 ,drew winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 074/05/zy369 and serial number 5368/2 which consequently won in the 3rd category via our electronic ticket as stated above. You have therefore been approved for a pay out of £ 250,000 GBP (two hundred and fivty thousand Pounds Sterling). Note: that is year cocacola lottery up take is base in the United Kingdom and your winning prize cheque will be issued out in the United Kingdom. CONGRATULATIONS!!! We also advice that you keep your winning information very confidential as our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 500,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This promotional program being the first of its kind will now take place annually and we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year International Lottery. To file for your claim, you will be contacting our Customer Service Unit, authorized to conduct the neccessary erification to enable you receive total payment (You will receive more information upon your acknowledgment of this email). This promotional lottery is promoted and sponsored by the Cocacola company management and we intend to use this medium to help individuals generate fortunes which would encourage them to expand their business frontiers thereby creating more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian concerns within their immediate environment. All winning must be claimed not later than One Week of Acknowledgment. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as Unclaimed. After this date all winning funds will be included in our subsequent program. In order to avoid complications always quote your reference number in all correspondence. "United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary " Contact :MR Daniel Dickson Email: claim_agent193@excite.com Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Note our product remians the best for your refreshment. CONGRATULATIONS!!! At your disposal, we remain. Very Truly Yours, Mrs Scott Voke. To redeem your prize, simply fill the certificate of your prize claims below. ============================================================================ =============== CERTIFICATE OF PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter) [FILE REF 02- 543210] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- [FULL NAME OF WINNER] .................................................................... [FULL MAILING ADDRESS] ................................................................... [COUNTRY/ REGION] ........................................................................ [STATE/ PROVINCE] ........................................................................ [DATE OF BIRTH].........../......../................ [SEX]............................. MARITAL STATUS]...................... [OCCUPATION]..................................... [CURRENT EMAIL]........................... [TEL/FAX]....................................... Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed are the options of receiving prize payment. (1) TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL,UNITED KINGDOM OFFICE FOR PRIZE COLLECTION: ....................[.....] (2) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE: ....................................................[.....] You are required to submit filled form to the accredited claims processing Staff MR Daniel Dickson Email: claim_agent193@excite.com ------------------------- Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned Claims Processing Officer (CPS) The Processing of your form will be completed within the next 48 hours of receiving your LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. You will receive an update on the status of your application once completely processed. DENIAL OF APPLICATION: --------------------- Please be informed that the following listed Country have been banned from participating in the lottery. Vietnam, Iraq, South Africa, Nigeria, Venezuela and North Korea if you are a resident of the listed country you cannot file claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this Notification as your prize processing will be annulled without notice. Once again, congratulations on your prize winning. Sincerely, Alan Nester, Director, Award Disbursement Center. ===================================================================

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