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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: "LOTTERY BOARD" <lotteryboard04@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:51:14 +0200
Subject: "CONGRATULATIONS "YOUR LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION"
FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT,
Date: 03/07/04,
Ref: 474061725/04,
Batch: 7056490902/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS
Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 03rd July 2004 from the Australian International Lottery program.
Your name "email address" was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 09/06/2004 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2-9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 5, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of US$500,000.00 (FIVE HENDRED DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 474061725/04 from the total cash prize of US16, 000,000.00 shared amongst sixteen lucky winners, based on their category.
All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
Further more your "email address" falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland. As indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$500,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in Amsterdam.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3
Billion international draw.
Please do contact:
Mr Harry Paul
OLD MUTUAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION
Phone: 27-82-766-8383
Fax:+27-11-507-5811
Email:hary_paul004@yahoo.com
OLD MUTUAL ORGANISATION
Mutualpark Jan Smuts Drive
Pinelands, Gauteng.7405.
Email:contact@alblottery.t2u.com.
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names and address to help locate your file easily.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed with a specified date; otherwise YOUR PRIZE will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity. Congratulations once again on your winnings!
Best Regards
Susan Davies
(Co-ordinator).
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