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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: "Luckyday Notification" <info@luckyday-lott-notification.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:09:56 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION (TREAT WITH DESPATCH)
LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS
www.luckyday.nl
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,18th of July, 2005
that you are one of the winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS held on 16th of July, 2005. Your email Address, attached to ticket
number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers
13-15-22-37-39-43; the lottery was categorized into four zonal (Africa,
America, Europe and Asia) stages with the amount won by individual
respectively and consequently you have won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00 Euro
[One Million Euros Euros] Credited to file
REF NO.LDL/2551256003/22.
This is from total prize of 17,000,000.00 Euro in 1st category shared among
the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 15 million Personal and
Business email addresses from across the globe as part of International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are required keep this award to yourself until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of
this program.
Through computer balloting you were been zoned for your winnings to be
released in our Europe Payment office which is in United Kingdom.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim Agent with the details
Below For due processing and remittance of your prize:
NAME: JAMES SMITH
Email Address:jamessmith1@post.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks after the
day of notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely,
ANDREW PETERS
Promotions Manager
www.luckyday.nl
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The LUCKYDAY LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored by a conglomerate of
Multi-National IT companies. The LUCKYDAY LOTTERY internet draw is held once
in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and
computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won
annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
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