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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: "planeteletronic lotto" <info@planetl.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:02:37 +0000
Subject: =============YOU HAVE WON===================
We are pleased to inform you from PLANET ELECTRONIC
LOTTO INC of the announced on the 29nd July 2005 as one
of the lucky winners of The BLUE CHIPS Electronic Lotto Inc
Lotto draws, held on the 25th Of July 2005 as part of Our
e-business promotional draws end.
Participants in the draws were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Middle East, as part of our electronic
business Promotions.
You qualified for the draw as a result of your visiting
various websites we are running the Electronic-business
promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached
with REFERENCE NUMBER: SEL-PD23-711W-9 , BATCH NUMBER:
79-124-WAN with serial number 215-18 drew the lucky numbers
12, 19, 27, 30, 34, 52, 89, and consequently
won the 2005 1ST Quarter draw.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$1,500,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for
First category winners. This is from the total prize money
of US$10,500,000.00 shared among the seven winners in the
First category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your winnings should be claimed from our paying Agents.
(POLOKWANE Finance
Limited) As we have notified them. Due to the mix that may
arise from emails of winners and numbers we ask that you
keep this award strictly from public notice 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.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in
our End of year (2005) high stakes US$1.1 billion!
International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact
our paying agent who also will be your claim agent
immediately:
MR. JOSEPH TAMBO
MANAGER BROKERAGE SERVICE
POLOKWANE FINANCE LIMITED
Email: jotambo@gmail.com
TEL: +27-73-6167588
FAX: +27-12-3499479
For due processing and remittance of your prize money,
Remember you must contact your claim agent not later than
15th of August 2005 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 provided below in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
SEL-PD23-711W-9
BATCH NUMBER: 79-124-WAN. Also to begin your Claim sends to
your claim agent the following information by email.
(1) YOUR BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS AND AMOUNT WON
(2) YOUR FULL NAME
(3) YOUR ADDRESS
(4) A COPY OF YOUR ID (PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LISCENCE)
(5) CONTACT TLEPHONE, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTO AWARDS MANAGER,
BLUE CHIPS ELECTRONIC LOTTO INC.
22 PRETORIUS STREET
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent by email or
fax.
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