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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: dayzerspromonl@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 09:52:43 +0100
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION! CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON

DAYZERS PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS.
(www.dayzers.nl)
ALFONSTRAAT B56, 1002 BS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,27th of September
2004,

of winners of the DAYZERS PROMO LOTTERY,THE
NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 4th June 2004.
Your company,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$2,500.000.00 in cash
credited to file REF NO. OYL/25041238013/02.

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 ballotsystem
drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand,
America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of
International promotions Program, which is conducted
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 your prize, you will participate in our end
of year high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent; MRS SUSAN SUAREZ
this email : mrssusansuarez@yahoo.co.uk
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,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 15th 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,
MRS ANN MCSORLEY
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, DAYZERS PROMO LOTTERY,
THE NETHERLANDS.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS




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