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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: "World International Lottery Promotions" <mr_larry_edward20@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:15:57 +0700
Subject: ASIAN WINNING NOTIFICATION!!
DATE: 25TH OF JUNE 2005
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
ASIAN INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE/AWARD BANGKOK THAILAND.
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD
ATTENTION: CONGRATULATIONS!
RE: PRIZE/AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of ASIAN INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE DRAW, held on the 5th of April 2004, but owing to some mix up of numbers and addresses and the holidays, the results were released on the 21st of December 2004.
Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore beenapproved for a lump sum pay of 5.000,000.00. (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY), in cash credited to file with REF: N.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total cash prize of 70,020.225.00, shared among the twenty-five international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company UTILITY DEPOSIT INC BANGKOK THAILAND and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keepthis award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and the money remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names, email addresses & official addresses, from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program.
We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact our Co-ordinator as follows,
NAME: MR.WILLIAMS WALTER
TEL: 0066 710 35227
EMAIL: asianpromocoordinat@yahoo.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of July 2005. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name.
Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon possible.
An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Claims Operation Manager of UTILITY DEPOSIT INC BANGKOK THAILAND.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,
DR. LARRY EDWARDS.
VICE PRESIDENT
ASIAN PROMOTIONS BANGKOK THAILAND.
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