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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: "NATIONAL LOTTODRAW" <national_lotterypty@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:55:46 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
From: Mrs. Teresa Allan.
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery,
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/27/Du34
E-mail: national_lotterypty@hotmail.com
CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
Atten:
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery international programs held on the Wednesday 25th may 2005 in Essex
United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564
75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
05/08/09/26/29/44/, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$800,000.00
(Eighty Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $5,600,000,00
Million dollars, shared amongst the first seven (7) lucky winners in this
category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars) would be released to you by Absa Bank South Africa.Our African
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and
extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.
This promotion takes place annually. 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 some 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: -
Name: PETER NDLOVU
Phone: + 27 73 921 2978.
Email: pet_ndlovu_002@yahoo.co.in
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 15 july
2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Alexandra Davis
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation.
_________________________________________________________________
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