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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: englottery@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 01:17:46 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATION=20YOU=20ARE=20A=20WINNER?=




ROYAL STRIDE PROMO LOTTERY,ENGLAND.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF: RSL/223457108/04

BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

WINNINGS NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the
VICTUAL WIN PROMO LOTTERY,ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 24th of
december 2004.
You are attached to ticket number 342-688-0563, with serial number 4661-56
drew the lucky numbers 20-16-44-57-65-121, and consequently won the lottery
in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2,000,000.00 (Two
Million United States Dollars) in cash,credited to file REF NO. RSL/223457108/04.

This is from total prize money of US$20,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category. All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia,New Zealand,
America, Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as part of International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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 protocos
to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
MR JACK FREEMAN,
email: jackfman@asiamail.com,
Tel:+447040118408

For due processing and remittance of your prize money please send down your
Telephone and Fax nos. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than three weeks after this publication. or 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 correspondence
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result in
disqualification.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Mrs janet tiller

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

ROYAL STRIDE PROMO LOTTERY, ENGLAND.



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