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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: Yaya Salisu <ysalisu@email.ro>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 15:04:39 +0300
Subject: PRIME!!!LOTTERY NOTIFICATION


UK PRIME LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL
16-19 FUTON RD
CORSICAWEG
UK.
APRIL 2005

Ref: UK/9420X2/68Batch:
074/05/ZY369


Attention Sir/Madam,
Winning Notification


We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 21ST of JANUARY, 2005 in AMSTERDAM
UK. Your e-mail address attached to SERIAL NUMBER 56475600545 188 with
drew the lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim
a total sum of $12,500,000.00 (Twelve million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.



This is from a total cash prize of US $ 120.5 Million dollars, shared
amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer
draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.In view of this, your US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve million,Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by our
payment office in europe. Our European agent will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning inform ation 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 fiduciary
agent the legal department email below:


Barrister YAYASALISU
Email: ysalisu@cooperation.net

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
full names, your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your
reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this
program.


Thanks for your co operation
Sincerely,
YAYASALISU
UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator



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