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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: mercym301@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:04:02 -0700
Subject: CATEGORY .A. GRAND PRIZE WINNER
EXCEL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL B.V
Calle Mostoles 15a/b,
28925, Alconcon
Madrid - Spain
DATE: 28th,June 2005
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD..
BATCH: EGGS-286-962-913: REFERENCE: 8142/2794/1PD
ATTENTION:
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of the Excel lottery held on the
16th of June 2005. The results were released on the 23rd, June, 2005.
Your email address was attached to ticket number 271-956-987-532 with serial
number 232-215-978-421 that drew the lucky numbers of
822-712-591-521-988, which consequently won the lottery in the 1ST category.
You are therefore been approved for a lump sum of payment of Dollars
$750,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS), in cash
credited to file with REF:Nº.EGS/212/782/214/321. This is from US $75,000,000.00
(SEVENTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in cash among the 16 participating finalist
playing 6,000 full tickets.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in
your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award from public notice untill your claims has been processed
and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking
advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the
past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 26,000 names 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 foreign service manager
MR:PATRICK FOSTER
Email Address:fosterpat03@zwallet.com
Telephone:0034-628-857-393
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks from
the day you receive this notification.
Any claim not made before this date will be returned to our suspence
account. And also be informed that 2% of your lottery winning belongs
to your agent because they are the company that bought your ticket and
played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 2% 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 every
correspondence with us or your claim agent. furthermore, should there
be any change of address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
A copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit
certificate will be sent to OUR foreign service manager MR,PATRICK
FOSTER.
CONGRATULATION!!!!!
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 yours,
MRS.MERCY MILLAN.
LOTTERY CO,ORDINATOR
___________________________________________________________
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