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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: "Alb Lotteryboard" <alb_lotteryboard@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:00:59 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT,

Date: 12/11/04,
Ref: 474061725/04,
Batch: 7056490902/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS

Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 03rd July 2004
from the Australian International Lottery program.

Your name "email address" was attached to ticket number; 47061725
07056490902 serial number 7741137002 12/11/2004 This batch draws the lucky
numbers as follows 2-9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 5, which consequently won
the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of US$500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 474061725/04 from the
total cash prize of US16, 000,000.00 shared amongst sixteen lucky winners,
based on their category.

All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting
system drawn form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our
international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as
part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where
they have operational base.

Further more your "email address" falls within our European representative
office in Amsterdam, Holland. As indicated in your play coupon and your
prize of US$500,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch
office in Amsterdam.

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

Please do contact:

Mr. Gavin Klass (M.D)
OLD MUTUAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION
Phone: + 27 73 1629-596.
Fax: + 27 11 507 5811.
Responding email address:gavin_klass@yahoo.com

OLD MUTUAL ORGANISATION
Mutualpark Jan Smuts Drive
Pinelands, Gauteng.7405 .
Website: www.alb-lottery.com

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on
the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names and
address to help locate your file easily.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed with a specified date; otherwise YOUR
PRIZE will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!

Best Regards

Susan Davies
(Co-ordinator)

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