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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: bond_promo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:40:25 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?LOTTERY=20AWARD=20NOTIFICATION=20/=20PROCESSING=20ADVICE?=
BONDPROMOTIONS SWEEPSTAKES
13, WOOLWICH STREET
LONDON W6S3N 5SX
UNITED KINGDOM
LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE:
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the SWEEPSTAKES
GAME PROMO LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM three days ago as part of incoming
software computer promotion programs. Your email address attached to ticket/serial
number 4565-04, with serial number 8365-33 drew the lucky numbers:4-09-23-69-43-11
With Ref. Number: BPS/33211463119/04,Batch Number: 21/004/SSQ and consequently
won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of GBP
1,200,000.00lbs (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) credited
to file REF NO.BDPS/094672/04. This is from total prize of money GBR24,000,000.00{TWENTY
FOUR MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS} shared among the TWELVE international
winners in 1st-3rd categories.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
85,000 company email addresses and 6,000,000,000 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 are now in custody of a Financial/Securities 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 and unwarranted abuse of this program by members
of the public. Deduction from the money that
has been won is not allowed, even a pence until the money has been handed
over to the winner. To receive your claim, please contact your file/claim
officer:
FRANK GOODMAN
LOTTERY FIDUCIARY AGENT
BONDPROMOTIONS SWEEPSTAKES.
LONDON. U.K
Email: wfrostl_firstmerit@uraniomail.com
All prize money must be claimed in ten working days.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 once again from our team of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Please include your private telephone and fax numbers
while replying.
Sincerely,
Dr. BRENDA PULLEN
Lottery Cordinator
Note: Anybody under the age of 15 is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED and Any BREACH
of CONFIDENTIALITY on the part of the WINNERS will result to disqualification.
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