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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: "national lotto13" <national_lotto13@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:32:45 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS
From: Mrs. GLADYS OWEN.
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
E-mail: nationloto@yahoo.co.uk
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/851OYHI/05
Batch: 12/25/DC34
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear,
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 30th december 2004 in Essex
United Kingdom.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 100 with!
Serial number 46560 drew the winning: 01/10/11/18/19/46, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00
(Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00
Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130)
luckywinners in this category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars)would be released toyou by Absa Bank South Africa.
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and
extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails.
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed
and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -
PROF ABRAHAM .A.ADAMS
E-mail(profadams3@yahoo.com )+27-73-563-8619
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 20th july
2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any ccroespondences with our designated agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
YOUR'S Sincerely,
_________________________________________________________________
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