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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: "Mrs. Tom Ong." <mr_williams_walter1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:25:07 +0000
Subject: ASIAN PACIFIC PROMOTIONS!!
DATE: 8TH OF SEPTEMBER 2005.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE/AWARD BANGKOK
THAILAND.
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD
ATTENTION: CONGRATULATIONS!
RE: PRIZE/AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE DRAW, held on the 5th of April 2004, but owing
to some mix up of numbers and addresses and the holidays, the results were
released on the 21st of December 2004.
Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number
51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently
won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay of 1.000,000.00. (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY), in
cash credited to file with REF: N.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total
cash prize of 70,020.225.00, shared among the twenty-five international
winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company Bangkok Thailand
and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keepthis award from public notice until your claim has been
processed, and the money remitted to your account, as this is part of our
security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of
advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names, email addresses & official addresses, from Asia, Australia,
New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as
part of our International Promotions Program.
We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent
programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact our Co-ordinator as
follows,
NAME: MR.ROBERT WOOD
TEL: 00(66) 710 35227
EMAIL: asianpromo@thai.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of September
2005. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery
winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company
that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name.
Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your
winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences
with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do
inform our Co-ordinator as soon possible.
An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate
will be sent to you by Administrative Remittance Operation Manager of
FORTIS BANK Bangkok Thailand.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you
for being a part of our International Promotions program.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Tom Ong.
Vice President Asian Promotion Bangkok Thailand.
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