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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: megalottery@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:26:54 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?LUCKY=20WINNER=20?=



WINNING NOTICE
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT


DEAR WINNER

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "c" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the Category "C" draws of MEGA LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a
winner under the First Category, which is part of our
promotional draws.The draws were held prior to your
notification. Participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 4,000,000
names/email addresses of individuals and companies
from America, Asia, Australia,Africa, Canada,
Europe,Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our
International Promotions Program.

You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
3322/6181-22,with serial number 92-71 drew the lucky
numbers 19, 21, 25, 30,41,44 (22), and consequently
won in the Category "C".

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
$1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars) in cash, which is the winning
payout for Category "C"winners.
This is from the total prize money of £6,000,000.00
shared among the 2 international winners in this
category.


CONGRATULATIONS!


Your funds are now deposited with A BANK, a reputable
BANK, insured in your name. In your best interest and
also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind,
we request that you keep the entire details of your
award strictly from public notice until the process of
transferring your claims has been completed, and your
funds remitted to your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of
this program.


Please contact your claims officer immediately, to
begin your claims process;

Mr. Morris Donaldson
CLAIMING OFFICER
MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
EMAIL:megalottery.europe@email.com
PHONE: 0031-617-628527


For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.

Remember, you must contact your claims agent not later
than two weeks after the receipt of this mail. After
this date,all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below
your reference and Batch numbers. Note that you are to
forward this email along with your phone and address
to the agents in your first correspondence with them,
whether by email.

REFERENCE NUMBER: GLI/CLOL/CU17-C839213801
BATCH NUMBER: 1833-TH

Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.


Mrs. Phillip Morton
Lottery Coordinator,






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