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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: euwinners@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 07:25:21 +0100
Subject: ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION
Customer Service
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Ticket Number: 041423313541
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 18th March
2005 of winners of the International EU Lottery were our winners
were listed. You / your company, attached to ticket number
041423313541, with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers
37-13-34-85-56-42,and consequently won in category C (third category).
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2.500.000.00
in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: PLI/4080318306/04. This is from
total prize money of US$15,000,000.00 shared among the six(6)
international winners in the category C. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe,USA and North America as
part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and
insured in your name. 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. We hope
with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high
stakes US$1.3 billion International lotto.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr.Holman McCole
Email: claimsholman@linuxmail.org
Fax: 44-870-130-1003
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims officer
not later than 1 (one) month after this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.All correspondences to Mr.Mark McCole, by
email, should have this email sent along with it and also,
your email address to which this email is sent, should be clearly and
boldly written in your response.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in every one of your
correspondences with your officer. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon! as
possible.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18! is automatically disqualified
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
Sir Darlene Gibbs.
The Director Promotions,
EU Lottery International.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Ticket Number: 041423313541
ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION
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