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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: "PAYOUTLOTTERIES INTERNATIONAL LOTTO SPA" <payoutlotteries@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:46:59
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.





AWARD NOTIFICATION.
PAYOUT LOTTERIES INTERNATIONAL LOTTO.SPA
PROMO/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: VIA RONCHI 40-43, 10091 , ALPIGNANO ..
REF: KOS/87777453-47/04
BATCH: 677/65854398/GA
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE:
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement on the 29th of DEC,2004
of winners of the SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY / INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS
held on 23th,DEC,2004 for the 2004.ALL GAMES PROMOTION
Your email address attached to ticket number 99-00004658, with serial
number 63520 drew the lucky numbers 11-21-33-42-43-63, and subsequently won
the lottery in the
1st category. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of
EUR1,500,000.00(ONE MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in credited to file REFERENCE
NUMBER:KAL/77-C765916493.This is from total prize money of EUR2,500,000.00
shared among the international winners in our 1st -5th categories. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as
part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds is now in custody of a financial
Security company insured in your FILE REFERENCE
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names,we advice that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your designated account or any other form of claim.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. This lottery program was
promoted by our group of philanthropists.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes EUR10,000,000 EUROSInternational Lottery in the year 2005.
To process your claim, please contact your file/claim officer: MRS ROCCO BUTIGLEONE
of PAYOUT LOTTERIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,SPA.on email to
payoutlotteries@netscape.net. Make sure that you quote your winning references in
all your correspondence with them.
Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of ITALY will be required to procure
a Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the Court in
ITALY prior to award payment policy of Organisers/European Gaming Board as
required by the paying Authority.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this
processing Agent. For due processing and remittance of your winning prize
to designated account of your choice, please treat as urgent.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 20th of
JANUARY,2005.After this date,all funds will be returned and treated as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent and all reply must be via email as to
ensure the legibility.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 21 is
AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.
Sincerely,
MR DELIO WALSH.
(Lottery Coordinator).

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