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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: tonywilliams@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:51:44 +0200
Subject: congratulation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FROM: THE GAMING CONTROL BOARD
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Dear Recipient
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS/XMAS BONANZA
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the
First Category draws of TRIPPLE WINS INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC GAME
PROMOTION. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under
Category A, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held to
mark
our first international program/New Year Bonus for Microsoft users. Participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25, 000, 00 names/email
addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,
Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions
Program. Few names came as the lucky winners You/Your company email id, attached
to ticket number 7743-8-01, with serial number 66-84 drew the lucky numbers
13-17-21-36 (17) consequently won in the first Category. You have therefore
been awarded a lump sum pay out of US$3.500, 000 (Three million, five hundred
thousand United State Dollars), which is the winning payout for Category"
A" winners.
This is from the total prize money of US$21,000,000 shared among six lucky
winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with
MXSTINT, based in the Netherlands, and insured in your name. In your best
interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request
that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice
until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your
funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/no participants
of this program. We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year premium
sweepstakes draw where you stand a chance of winning up to $28 million we
hope that with a part of your prize you will participate in it.
Please contact your file/claims officer immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:
File/Claims Officer
TONY WILLIAMS
Tel +31-61-90-98-799
Fax: +31-205-248-085
Email: msfint2005@consultant.com
You are advised to contact your file/claims officer by email/fax within a
week of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference numbers.
Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence with
your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: MTL-GSQDS255125600001
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
TRIPPLE WINS INTERNATIONAL GAMES
GEVERS DEYNOOTPLEIN 887
2586 CK SCHEVENINGEN DEN HAAG
THE NETHERLANDS.
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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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