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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: luckyday_info@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:42:28 +0100
Subject: (LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION)
Lucky Day International
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk
Netherlands
http://www.luckyday.nl
WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of your selection as one of the winners of
LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL DRAW NETHERLANDS. Your e-mail
address attached to a computer ballot system which you where emerge among
the lucky winners .You are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of US$700,000,00. (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credited to file
REF No:
LDI/1189 DG
LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL is by this program, launching our model computer
balloting lottery draws system to developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various lottery
programs.
After randomly selection 10,000 participants from an initial database of
100,000 e-mails address of all participants were selected through a computer
ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and
South America as part of our International Promotions Program, which was
conducted in view of launching computer balloting system into the Lottery
Industry Worldwide 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 (5)five winners of the Grand Draw prize.
To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent through telephone
and e-mail with the address given below:-
(EuroProcessing Agent)
Laan van Hoornwijck 56
2210 DG Rijswijk,Amsterdam
The Netherlands
CONTACT OFFICER: ANDY SEEDORF
Tel:+31-630 061 016
mail: europrocessing_agent@myway.com
Also find your winning lottery information and amount won below and
endeavour to quote this information in every of your correspondence for the
processing of your claim.
REF: LDI/1189 DG
BATCH NO: 15/111/LDI.
GRAND DRAW NO: 44810
AMOUNT WON: US$700,000,00.
* WITH YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR IMMEDIATE PROCEDURES.
Furthermore, 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. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to Disqualification.
Congratulations once again from staff and board of LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL
NETHERLANDS and thank you for being part of our Email Lottery Programm.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. RUD VAN BOWEN
Promotion Manager.
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