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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: hflotowinningnotice@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 07:07:09 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON US$500,000.00
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
HYPER FORTUNES LOTTO
Ref. Number: 01/76/4007/0605
Batch Number: 497001527-CA66
www.hyperfortunes.org
Email: hflotto_winningnotification@yahoo.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Ralphcas Lotto International
programs held on the 20th of June, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 9570010482-2706 with serial
number 0274-1976-510 drew lucky numbers 8-03-11-79-04-99 which consequently
won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of US$5.000.000.00 (Five Million United States Dollars) to be shared
among the 10 of you in this category. This automatically qualifies you to
personally receive the sum of (US$500,000.00) Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
only.
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you 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 by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 68,000 companies and 80,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place twice in every year. This lottery is
partly promoted and sponsored by Roman Abramovich, Russian billionaire -
Oil Tycoon, UK's richest man and owner of Chelsea Football Club. We hope
with part of your winning you will take part in our next year (USD$65M) Sixty-five
million Dollars international mega lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our assigned official agent/claims
and duty officer:
Mr. Donald Wilson (Claims Processing Officer)
Email: claims_hyperfortunes@katamail.com
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 30th of July 2005. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please
note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, do remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
successful in our lottery promotional program.
Note: pls only contact Mr. Donald Wilson on email: claims_hyperfortunes@katamail.com
Sincerely,
JAMIE HUBERT
Notification Winning Coordinator
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Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use
of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information
that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure.
If you are under the age of 18, then automatically disqualified. Also, If
you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination,
distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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