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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: "FORTUNE LOTTERIA PROMO" <fortune20042005@netscape.com>
Reply-To: ken2004@whipmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:39:07 +0100
Subject: FORTUNE LOTTERIA PROMO WINNER! ! !
FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
FORTUNE LOTTERIA,MADRID -SPAIN.
Congratulations Category A prize winner! You have been
selected as one of five winners of the Worldwide
loteria fortune Madrid-Spain computer ballot draws and thus will
be a privileged recipient of the grand draw prize of Euros705.366,87 (SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX EUROS EIGHTY
SEVEN CENT ONLY). Winning File Reference number for your prize is WWPL/ES/
61-812087; ticket number 004 - 05117963 - 198.
We in the Worldwide loteria la fortune Spain is by this
program, launching our model computer balloting lottery draws,
developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever
growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With
funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to
all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an
initial database of 300,000 emails and zoning all participants
by their respective continents from across the globe, we
produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of
the winners of the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the
transfer of your prize is to be handled by our Prize
Transfer agents.You are to contact our agents by email
andwithin a week of receiving this notice.
Don´t forget to include your contact telephone and fax number.
Please find full contact details below:
Mr. Ken Gordon.
Your claims agent
Fortune Lotteria.
c/ Burgos 27
Madrid-Spain.
EMAIL:ken2004@whipmail.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information
below:
Draw Serial No:99375.
Batch No: 24/00319/IPD.
Grand Draw No:31 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 42.
You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery
information and numbers from the public in line with
our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
Please direct all further correspondences and queries to your
respective category Prize Transfer handlers.
Do remember that all winning must be claimed 15 days from the day
you receive this notification.After this date all unclaimed funds will
be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number
and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be
any change of address or appointment, do inform us as soon as possible
in order for us to make an alternative arrangement for you.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 21 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely,
Lopez Hernandez
International Promotions Manager
LOTERIA FORTUNE,MADRID-SPAIN.
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