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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: John Anderson <overseaslottopromo@zwallet.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 01:56:08 +0000
Subject: FINAL NOTICE TO YOU, WINNER.
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,
4th September, 2004 of winners of the OVERSEAS LOTTO
PROMO,
THE MADRID,SPAINS/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 1st
August, 2004. Your email address is attached to ticket
number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew
the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won
the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$5,500.000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.
SSW/25041238013/03. This is from total prize money of
US$80,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen international
winners in this category. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from a collation
of frequent internet users from all over the world from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Africa and
Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted bia-annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security company 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 you prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion
International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent;
Mr. Michael Paul, FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, RAYMOND
CROSSROAD, MADRID, via this email address:
olumichaels@yahoo.com or Tel: 234-8043323121
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize
money must be claimed not later than 20th October, 2004.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with
your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions program. Sincerely,
MR.JOHN ANDERSON THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, OVERSEAS PROMO
LOTTERY,THE MADRID,SPAIN.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of
any of our winners will result to disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS
MR.JOHN ANDERSON
PROMOTION MANAGER
OVERSEAS LOTTERY COMPANY
MADRID,SPAIN
______________________________________________________
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