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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: "Treasure Chest Casino" <treasure06chest@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:25:13 +0200
Subject: You have won..

Treasure Chest Casino,
Sweepstakes Lottery,
Avenida de Sevilla 93,
29001 Madrid
SPAIN.

FROM: MR. MIGUEL JOSE IÑAKI
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of your
selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Treasure Chest
Sweepstakes Lottery Spain held recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL
BONANZA. You/Your company have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of 805, 585 .00 Euros ( Eight Hundred and Five Thousand, Five
Hundred and Eighty Five Euros only) in cash is credited to file REF NO.
EM1/3662/1897430/39.
We in the Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Lottery Spain is by this program,
Launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and
designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing wing 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 South America as part of 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 or your company have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand
Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, Contact our agents by
email within 3 weeks of receiving this notice. Please find full
contact details below:
CLAIMS AGENT.
MRS. AMANDA ABBOTT
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
MIDLAND FINANCE AND TRUST S.A
MADRID, SPAIN.
EMAIL: aamanda@walla.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Ref No: TCL/3662/1897430/39
Batch No: 08/6902/NL
Zonal Draw No: GLES-9-276
Grand Draw No: 29508
Also send your Name,Email Address,Contact Address and Country of
Residence when replying your Claims Agent. Remember, you must contact
your claims agent not later than 3 weeks of receiving this
notification.
After this date, all funds will be returned as non-claimed. All
correspondences to MRS. AMANDA ABBOTT by email or telephone should have
this EMAIL sent along with it and should be clearly and BOLDLY WRITTEN IN
YOUR RESPONSE to your
claims agent.
NOTE: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.
Primary Sponsors:
. A-1 Appliance
. Coca-Cola
. Coors Light Beer
. Miller Beer
. WRNO
Key Sponsors:
. Air Reldan
. Belle Terre Country Club
. Premiere Fitness
Sponsors:
. Cox Communications
. D-Day Museum
. Dillard's
. Eagle rider Motorcycle Rent-A-Harley
. Eastover Country Club
. Esplanade Mall
. Joey's Cabaret
. LA Hardbodies
. LeParvenu Restaurant
. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
. Mobile One
. Restaurant Cypress
. Scotty's Tire Center
. Semolina's Restaurant
. Temptations Gentleman's Club
. Travelodge
. WGNO ABC 26
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for been part of
our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
MR.MIGUEL JOSE IÑAKI
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
TREASURE CHEST CASINO
SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY.

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