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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: romanes-romanes@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:32:50 +0200
Subject: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGL/429331247/03
BATCH NO: 72/50685/ERMH 15-02-05
WINNING NOTIFICATION.
EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the release today, the result of the EL GORDO
DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAME held on the 3RD
of March, 2005.
Your name and Email was entered as a dependent client with reference
number:EGL/429331247/03 and the batch number:72/50685/MMH.Should there be
any discrepancy in your name and address,please contact SANTA LUCIA SEGUROS
S.A,MADRID,ESPAñ.
Your name attached to ticket number:0016-359142-07 with serial
number:52201-61 drew the lucky numbers:14-26-27-40-42-48 which
subsequently won the lottery in the first and final category.You have
therefore been approved for a winning payment of EUROS 615,810.24(SIX HUNDRED
AND FIFTEEN HOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS,TWENTY FOUR CENTS) in cash
redited file claims number: EGL/419331247/03. This is from a total cash
prize hared among the thirty one international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000(TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND)names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Middle-East,Europe,America and North America as part of our international
promotions program which we conduct once every year.Your funds is now deposited
with SANTA LUCIA SEGUROS S.A insured in your name with A FIXED INSURANCE
BOND POLICY.Due to the mix-up of names and addresses,we ask that you keep
this award from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your funds remitted
to you.
This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants.
To begin your lottery claim please contact your claims agent, DON PEPE GONZALEZ,foreignoperations
manager of SANTA LUCIA SEGUROS S.A on Tel:+34 654-833-144,Fax:34-654-833-159(prdrogonzalez@netscape.net)
for processing and remittance of your winning prize money.CALL your agent
on Phone.
NOTE:All prize money must be claimed not latter than 26TH APRIL, 2005.
After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA y HACIENDA as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or
your claims agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,
do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
DANI ANTONIO PABLO
VICE-PRESIDENT.
MRS. ALICIA ROMANES
DIRECTORA
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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