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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: elgordo_sweepstake05@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 04:45:14 -0700
Subject: RE: AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTIFICATION.
EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA
FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
PLAZA DE COLON E-28830,
MADRID, SPAIN
TEL: 0034-695 616 308
ATTENTION: REF/EG/2551256003/05
BATCH/000750013
05/08/2005
RE:AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the released of the EL-GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
PROGRAMME held on the 27th July, 2005 and the result came out on 04th July
2005 by 11.45am.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 with serial
number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently
won the lottery. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
?1,000.000.00(ONE MILLION EURO ONLY )in cash credited to file with REF. NO.EG/2551256003/04
and BATCH NO. 000750013.This is from a total cash prize of ?10,468,770 (TEN
MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
US EURO ONLY) Shared among 17 (Seventeen) international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this programmer by participants.
All played participants were selected from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia,
Europe, New Zealand, North America and South America as part of our International
promotions programmer, which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky
name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next year?s high stake ?1.3 BILLION
inter. lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent,
MR.THOMAS ROMERO SANCHEZ (THE FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER OF SANTALUCIA SECURITIES
COMPANY S.A)
TEL: 0034-618 230 445
FAX: 0034-654 222 644
EMAIL:infohiperloteria@winning.com
For the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designated
account of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30TH OF AUGUST.
2005, after this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA
Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. And also be informed that 5% of your Lottery Winning
will be paid to SANTA LUCIA SECURITY COMPANY S.A. because they are your claims
agent. This 5% will be remitted after you have received your money because
this money is already insured in your name.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us
or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your email address,
do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staffs and thank you for
being a part of our International promotions programmer.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS. Regina Iglesias.
VICE PRESIDENT.
__________________________________________________________________
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