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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: MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <worldrocon@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:51:36 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION(CONGRATULATION)
MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CALLE MOSTOLES 23C PISO 6G 28923 MADRID ESPANA.
DATE: JUNE, 2005.
FROM:
THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD...
BATCH: EGGS-010-204-005
REFERENCE: 99/80/IDS
ATTENTION:AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the release of the EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
held on the 24th of May 2005. The results was released on the 2nd of June 2005.
Your email address was attached to ticket number 923-555-675-615 with serial number 123-582-160-343 that drew the lucky numbers of 00-13-30-69-89, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump of 1,000,000(ONE MILLION EURO ONLY) cash credited to file with REF: Nº EGS/854/221/566
This is from €20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION EURO) in cash among the 20 participants finalist playing 6,000 full tickets.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in your email address. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims have been processed and the money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid problems from participants as it has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa .
This programme is sponsored by EUROPEAN UNION/BILL GATES and WORLD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION TO PROMOTE and ENHANCE the use of SOFT WARE IN THE GOBAL WORLD. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent,
DR JUAN LOPEZ
EMAIL ADDRESS: worldsantaconsul@netscape.net or santamariaconsu@mixmail.com
with your information to prove you are the user of this email address, either your country passport or any other valid identity is required.Remember, all winnings must be processed not later than two weeks
from the day you receive this notification.
Any requirement not met before this date, your award will be returned to the EUROPEAN UNION MINISTRY OF FINANCE HEADQUATERS. Also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to the security company because they are the company assigned by the European Union to process your winnings to you.
NOTE this 10% will be collected after you have received your winning prize because the money is insured in your name i.e email address already.
Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your response or correspondence with us that is your claim agent. Further more, 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
you by your claim agent, DR JAUN LOPEZ , Once again from all members of our staff and CONGRATULATIONS for being a part of our International promotions program.
NOTE:winners below eighteen years ( below 18yrs ) are disqualified from this programme.
We wish you good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MRS,MIA CRUZ
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