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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: "blue fountain" <blue_fou@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: coordinator_lottery@zwallet.com
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 11:16:36 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNERS
coordinator_lottery@zwallet.com
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
BLUE FOUNTAIN LOTTO WWW-NET INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
THE NETHERLANDS
Ref. Number:22/756/4007
Batch Number: 497001527-AB66
Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Dayzers Loterij International
programs held on the 16th of May,2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 9570015948-6410 with serial number 3648042-510 drew lucky numbers
4-14-66-71-07-36 which consequently won in the 1st category, you therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$7.000.000.00 (Seven Million United
States Dollars) to be shared among the 10 of you in this category.
This automatically qualifies you to personally receive the sum of US$700.000.00)
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars only.
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due
to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you 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 by some participants. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 68,000 companies and 80,000,000
individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place twice in every six years.
This lottery is partly promoted and sponsored by Bill Gates, President of
the World Largest software, we hope with part of your winning you will take
part in our next year (USD$65M) Sixty-five million Dollars international
mega lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our assigned official
agent/claims and duty officer:
Mr. JANZEL NOEL
BLAZERS PROMO LOTERIJ
coordinator_lottery@zwallet.com Remember, all winning must be claimed not
later than 16th of June 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will
be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, do remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
successful in our lottery promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. MAGRET JAMES
Lottery Coordinator
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the
use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from
disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that
any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender,
and erase this E-mail message immediately.
___________________________________________________________
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