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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: lud@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:08:18 +0100
Subject: WINNER NOTIFICATION
LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL.
NATIONWIDE LOTTO UK
SOUTH PARK
310 GREEN LANE, ILFORD,
IG1 1XT, ESSEX.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH NO: LDNL/001134/04.
REF. NO. LDNL/1285579/04
AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of the EMAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL
/ WORLD GAMING BOARD winners of the SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY; UNITED
KINGDOM. Each email address was randomly selected and attached to ticket
numbers and the numbers here quoted won the lottery in the 3rd category.
Corporate and individual email addresses were selected from Australia, New
Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
This was held on 10th june 2005, but due to the mix up of number,the results
were released on the 13th june 2005.
Your email address attached to ticket number 600235 with serial number 768955
drew the lucky numbers of 13-7-9, which consequently won the lottery in the
3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum payout of EUR1, 000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EUROS) in cash credited
to file with REF. NO. LDNL/1285579/04.
CONGRATULATIONS: In a bid to correct the mix up of some numbers and names,
we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims
have 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
only Microsoft users from over 20,000 company and 3,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes
place annually.
Please be informed that all non-resident of The UNITED KINGDOM are required
to pay between EUR300-900 Euros for their non - resident processing /application
fee as a prerequisite to the processing of their winnings prior to the pay
out and collection of their winning prize. The amount is subject to your
country of origin. To begin your lottery claim,
please contact the Fiducial processing Agent Mr. TOM HAMES of The Foreign
Operation/Claims Department of the appointed company, LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL
B.V tomhames05@yahoo.com.TEL +447879271906 (who has been designated for
the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a destination
of your choice.Any claim not made will be returned to the MINISTERIAL ECONOMIA,UNITED
KINGDOM.
Note that all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
N.B: Any persons under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified from
this programme.
Accept our warmest felicitation and congratulations as we wait on your
swift contact back to your designated fiducial Agent for guidance on
the procedures of claims and payment.
Your's sincerely,
Iris Hans Kok (Mrs).
National Co-ordinator.
___________________________________________________________
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