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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: cwealthdomlot123@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:30:25 -0700
Subject: Winnings!!!
COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA MILLENNIUM LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD PROGRAM
OUR REF: CDML6/008319/04
YOU?RE REF: 921864044
Dear Sir/Madam
This is to notify you that you won in our draws organized on 12th October,
2004.
Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number 04-6548883311-5022 with
batch number 04/006/ASM, serial number 950234 and draw lucky numbers 8-0-5-28-56-23.
Your email address won in the 1st category draws.
Following your success in the draws you are entitled to be paid the sum
of US$1,500,000.00 (0NE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
as your prize.
All participants were selected through a computer software ballot system
drawn from over 50,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all over the world.
This program sponsored and promoted by Association of software manufacturers
will run for a period of 7 years and payment is made each year of the program
in one continent in a rotational method. This year payment is to be made
in Europe. In this regard, you are required to contact our agent in Europe;
TORCHSTONE SERVICES B.V
TEL: 00 31 629 120 732
EMAIL: torchstonebv123@netscape.net
You are expected to quote your REFERENCE NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER, DRAW LUCKY
NUMBER and the date the program was organized. Furthermore, should there
be change of any information about you while the processing of your claims
subsists do inform our agents promptly.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dr. Hanks Moore
Lottery Coordinator
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