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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: "Canadalottery Lottery" <canadalottery@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 14:04:39 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS; WINNIG OF US$100,000:00
From: Ms.Gwen Shapiro
Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
Email: canada_lttry@yahoo.co.uk
Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05
Batch No. Lotto 6/49
WINNING NOTIFICATION
The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2010
Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International Programs held on the WENSDAY 18th may 2005 in Essex
United Kingdom and Ontario Canada. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket
Number: B9564 75604545 100,
with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers 3/19/22/23/25/with a
bonus Number 32, for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd
category of daily three.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$100,000 (ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/05. This
is from a total cash prize of US $10, 000, 000.00 (TEN MILLION DOLLARS ) ,
shared amongst the first One Hundred (100) lucky winners in this category
Worldwide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because
this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted
in South Africa hence your winning information
must be kept to enable you participate in our subsequent draws which will
see 500 participants
traveling on an all expense paid trip to South Africa for the Soccer World
Cup 2010.
In view of this, your US$100,000 (HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ) would be
released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa. Our
African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact our African Agent's office.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and
personal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information 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 unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned! To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding Agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information is as follow:
email lottery_claimdepartment@yahoo.ca
Phone+27-735-509-840,to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please
quote your reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that
has ensured that you won this competition! Thank you for being part of our
Promotional Lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Gwen Shapiro
_________________________________________________________________
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