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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: winningworldbv@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:21:54 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
LAAN VAN HOORNWIJCK
2289 DG RIJSWIJK, DEN HAAG
THE NETHERLANDS.
(Customer Services)
Ref: 74NL/957/-00885DT
Batch: DT957/74NL
Zonal Draw No: DT-A2-004-875
Grand Draw No: 915
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#915) of the DELOTTOBV International
Lottery Program held on 15th June 2005.Participants were selected through
a randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000
emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot system from
the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and north America as part
our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching
ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants
by their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive
list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw
prize. To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your
prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents .You are to contact our
agents by email/fax or call within a week of receiving this notice.
Be advice to 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.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (US$1,500,000.00)
0ne Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only in cash credited to file
number 74NL/957/-00885DT.This is from a total cash prize of US$7,500, 000:00
shared amongst the five (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus
bonus.
Your prize award has been insured in your favour and is ready for claims.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact
our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within
a period of 7 working days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing
of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all
statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with. Please be
informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited
to the pool without further notice. Your claim agent will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact
him/her. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail or fax/telephone with
the particulars presented below.
OVERSEAS CLAIMS UNIT
(INVESTECBV)
Contact Person: Mr. Hans Boyer
Email: investecbv@walla.com
Tel: +31 649 226 696
Fax: +31-847-301-222
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press
anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire.
Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until
the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent
claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Truly Yours,
ANTON GEESINK.
Lottery Co-Coordinator,
TEL/FAX: +31 84 739 4339.
Important Notice: N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners
will result to Disqualification. Contact your claim agent as instructed above.
___________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________
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