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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: kesdas2005@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:17:42 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION FOR YOUR SUCCESS.
FROM: THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
ARNOUT TREASURE LYNEX PROMO LOTTERY.
REF NO. ATL/28041238013/03
BATCH: 28/91900/IPD
RE: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION; FINAL
NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Lottery Winners International
programs held on the 21th of June 2003. Your e-mail
address attached to
ticket number 45511465886-498 with serial number
3699-03 drew lucky numbers
7-14-17-23-27-35, which consequently won in the 2nd
category. You have therefore
been approved for lump sum pay out of US$250,000.00
in cash credited to file
REF NO. ATL/28041238013/03.
This is from total prize money of US$127,500,000.00
shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category. All
participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 company
and 50,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every
three-years.Due to the mix up of
some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your
account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We
hope with a part of you
prize, you will participate in our end of year high
earn stakes US$1.3billion
International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
immediately as stated below
for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of
your choice.
MR Micheal COLE
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
ARNOUT TREASURE LYNEX PROMO LOTTERY,LILLE FRANCE.
E-MAIL ID:mic_cole@excite.com
Remember that all prize money must be claimed
otherwise, the lottery
funds will be returned as unclaimed.
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, should there be any change
of your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations
again from all our staff
and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to
automatic disqualification and anybody under the age
of 18 is automatically
disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. Laura NIKOLAIDIS
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
ARNOUT TREASURE LYNEX PROMO LOTTERY.
THIS IS A COMPUTER GENERATED MESSAGE.
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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