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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: omegalotto22@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 05:04:15 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!



FROM: MR.Johnson Cole.
OMEGA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/05
Batch: 12/27/Du34

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

We happily announce to you the draw of the omega International lottery programs held on 8th July 2005 in Essex United Kingdom.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564
75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
01/03/22/32/38/44/, which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
1,100,000.00 (One million, One Hundred Thousand BRITISH
POUNDS) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize Of 33,000,000.00 Million British Pounds, shared amongst the first SIX HUNDRED lucky winners in this category worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Omega booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 1,100,000.00 (One million, one Hundred Thousand BRITISH POUNDS) would be released to you by our paying Bank, RAND MERCHANT BANK, South Africa.

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and individuals.

! This promotion takes place annually; for security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements.

Please Note: To file for your claim, contact our
corresponding agent in South Africa as soon as you get this message for quick and urgent release of your fund. Contact detail is as follows:

NAME:Mr Nelson Brown
E-MAIL:omegainternational@representative.com

To avoid delays and complications, you are please advised to quote your reference/batch numbers in all correspondences with our designated agents or us.

Accept our congratulations once again

Yours Faithfully,
Johnson Cole
+ 44 703 184 0636
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

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