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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: officeoflottery2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:13:46 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21?=
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: TCSL/2551256003/77 BATCH: 14/0017/SPM/IPD
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
ATTN,
WINNING NOTICE
We happily announce to you the draws of the Centenary Olympics Big Lottery
International programs held on the 10th of August 2004 here in Athens,Greece
in which you and forty nine (49) others were selected as winners under draws
5+B.
Your email address attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial
number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category.
This promotion takes place every Olympic year.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Please be inform that all participants in this Lottery Program have been
selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000
search engines and web sites.
This Lottery is organized by the host country Greece in
collaboration with International Olympic Committee(IOC). Funds for the draws
were contributed by the major sponsors of the games, such as Nike, Addidas,CocaCola,Pepsi,Vodafone,
Microsoft, Rolex, Greek Telecom, IBM Computers,etc.
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and
insured. 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.
To begin your claim, please contact the clearing house (through your claims
agent) the body assigned with the verification of any emergent winner.Therefore
all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims.
CONTACT: COLLINS DUKE
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
FIRST CHOICE SECURITY SERVICE,
London, U. K.
EMAIL: officeofcolduke2@yahoo.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery Information below:
Ref No: TCSL/2551256003/77
Batch No: 14/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GSLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$850,000.00(Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars only) in cash
credited to file.REF NO:STB
TCSL/2551256003/77. This is from total prize money of
US$20,400,000.00 shared among the Fifty international winners in this category.
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.
Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later than 25th APRIL
2005 After this date, 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 correspondences
with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff
and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.
Sincerely,
Ms. Antonia Filippidou
The Promotions Manager,
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification.
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