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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: "pricewinner77" <pricewinner77@nzoomail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 14:00:30 nzst
Subject: WINNING NOTICE.
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
EGGER-STRAAT N° 21
28089 AMSTERDAM NETHERLAND
FROM: THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION DEPT.
SECURITY FILE NO:DL/99621/A11.
REF: IPL/4249859609/WP1.
BATCH: GL/91663/A.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 17 JUNE 2005,
of winners of the BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS
held on 16 JUNE 2005
Your email address attached to ticket number 023-56678230954, drew the
lucky numbers 7-14-21-42-49-59, batch number GL/91663/A and
consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore
been approved of a lump sum pay out of EURO 850.000.00 (Eight Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Euro) in credited to file LOTTERY REF
NO.IPL/4249859609/WL1 This is from total prize money of Euro
20,000,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in categories C with serial number:
IL/FLW/12-C033721192.All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn form 25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from Australia, Africa,
New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now in custody of a financial Security
company insured in your FILE REFERENCE. 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.
This lottery program was promoted by our group of philanthropist here
in Netherlands. We hope with a part of you prize, you Will participate
in our end of year high stakes EURO 5,000,000 million International
Lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent: KELLY WHITE
Email: kellywhite777@fastermail.com.com
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly
upon satisfactory Report, verifications and validation provided by our
processing Agent; that would be designated to your file. For due
processing and remittance of your winning prize to your designated
account of your choice. Be informed that all prize money must be
claimed not later than
10th JULY 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are
to contact
Mr. Kelly White with followings details below:
1. Your full names, telephone, contact address and
2. quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from
our team of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
Program.
Yours sincerely,
Ms, Sarah Welsh
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification.
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