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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: ANTON GEESINK <investecbv@netscape.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:47:12 +0100
Subject: CLAIM YOUR WINNING ON TIME!!!
INVESTEC LOTTO /DE LOTTO
2289 DG RIJSWIJK, DEN HAAG -THE NETHERLANDS.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE /AWARD DEPARTMENT.
DEAR SIR/MADAM
AWARD/ WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 25th march 2005 of your selection as one of
the five winners of the promotional De Lotto held recently as part of our end of year lotto programmed.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00 (0ne Million, Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars only) in cash credited to file REF: 74NL/505/-00885-DE.
We in the Investec Lotto is by this program, launching our model computer balloting lottery draws,
developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various
lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are
guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails all participants
were selected through a computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA
and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of
launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes 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 winners of the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize is to be handled by our Prize
Transfer agents .You are to contact our agents by email/fax or call within a week of receiving this notice.
Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program. Below is the contact details of your claim agent
Mr. JERRY BLAKE
Foreign Service Manager,
Fax: +31 847 511 518.
EMAIL: investecfinbv@netscape.net
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
REF: 74NL/505/-00885-DE.
Batch No: DE-808NL
Zonal Draw No: DE-A2-004-885
Grand Draw No: 13158
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than a week of receiving this notification. After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
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 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.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
ANTON GEESINK,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to Disqualification. Contact your
claim agent as instructed above.
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