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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: "MR.DESMOND BABATU" <desmond555@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: desmond500@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:40:07 +0200
Subject: MR.DESMOND BABATU
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD
NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,25th/ 1/2005,
of
winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH
AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS,
held
on 15TH 12/ 2004 as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,
America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program.
You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting
various websites
we
are running the e-business
promotions for.You/Your Company, attached to ticket
number
100-309-7482,
with serial number
513-10 drew the lucky numbers 9, 6, 12, 29, 30, 45,
66, and
consequently won
in the Second Category.You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum
pay
out of US$1,950,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for Second
category winners. This
is
from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared
among the Seven
international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the Omega Crossing
Finance and Security
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 or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We
hope with a part
of
your prize, you will participate in our mid year
(2005) high stakes
US$1.3
billion International Lottery. To begin your claim,
please contact your
claim agent
immediately;
MR.DESMOND BABATU
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
OMEGA CROSSING.
For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated
account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than
30-12-2005.After
this date, all fundswill be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to
avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your
reference and batch numbers provided below in every
one of
yourcorrespondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being
part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006
Henley Road
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will
result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail
box. Contact your
claims
agent through his email contact above.
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