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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Euro Milliones" <euromils@europe.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: contacteuro@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:00:10 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS
€uromillones Lotería International S.L
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/98851266004/05
BATCH NO: 344/300643/SJC
ATTN: ESTEEMED WINNER
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the release today of the results of the
EUROMILLONES LOTERIA INTERNATIONAL/MID YEAR HIGHSTAKE INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM held on 11th of August 2005.
Your name attached to the ticket number 1025 - 71464976 - 529 with
serial number 55176 - 0059 drew the lucky numbers 13 - 15 - 22 - 37 - 39 -
45 - 99 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$815,960.00
(EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY US DOLLARS)
in cash credited to file REF.NO: EGS/98851266004/05.This from a total
cash prize of US$13,871,320.00 (THIRTEEN MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY US DOLLARS) shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS! .
Your funds are now deposited with a security company insured in your
name. Due to mixed 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 nominated account, as this is a part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or the unwarranted exploitation
of this program by participants. All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Africa,
Australia, Europe and USA as part of our third quarter international
program, which we conduct once every year. We hope with a part of your prize
money, you will take part in our mid year (Next summer) high stake
US$1.6 billion international lottery.
The first process will be to contact our liaison office based in
Europe. They will handle your initial processing before it is finally
forwarded to Madrid for payment. You can contact them on this email address
contacteuro@netscape.net Please quote your reference number and also
confirmed your full name ,direct phone number and address when sending
your email in order to expedite your claim. Remember, all prize money
must be claimed not later than 10th september 2005. After this date all
funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA in Spain
as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with us or your agent Furthermore, should there be any change
of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being
a part of our promotion program.
Sincerely,
ANTONIO GARCIA PERAL
VICE PRESIDENT
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