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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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From: "FreeLotto Sweepstakes" <post_marster@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:17:34 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 10/09/05 of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,400,000.000USD.(One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars.)We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program,Launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.When this programme takes place,email addresses of unknown individuals(ghost participants) are drawn from all over the world.Their email addresses are attached to certain numbers.If by chance, a certain email address(with numbers attached) tallies with some lucky numbers,email confirmation is being sent to the owners of those addresses.The winnings addresses are selected with the help of a complicated electronic email balloting system as earlier stated.MR. OSSIAN KENDRICKSExternal service manager,
Free lotto sweepstakes
United Kingdomtel:+44-703-195-5492
tel:+44-703-195-5335
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent Mr Ossian KendricksREF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
Batch No:901/00319/HLP
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 120991.Winners should send to claim officer account detailed address where they want their prize paid or sent.
2.Winners must send their names,address,telephonenumber and means of identification (international passport or drivers licence)to claim officer, via email or fax, to process the immediate payment of your prize.Congratulations once again.
Sincerely,The Promotions Manager,
The Lotto People
www.freelotto.com
PO Box 42
Peterborough
PE3 8XH
United Kingdom
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