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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: "Veronica Wallace" <dsworld_notification@msn.com>
Reply-To: jeff_sinclair@sify.com
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:17:40 +0000
Subject: >>WINNING APPROVAL<<
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY, UK
3b Houghton Way, St James Centre,
Leicester City, L30 1RD================================
TICKET NO: 0012-1259-801-702DSW
REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951
BATCH NO: 2005DJL-05
SERIAL NO: S/N-00180
================================AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on 16th of September 2005. Your company or your personal e-mail address is attached to ticket number 0012-1259-801-702DSW, with serial number S/N-00180 drew the lucky numbers 998-24-976-48-21-94, and consequently won in the first lottery category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US 1,000,000.00 DOLLARS in cash credited to file REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951. This is from total prize money of US 25,000,000.00 DOLLARS, shared among the Twenty five (25) international winners in this category. All participants were selected through our Computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of International Promotions Program.Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate bank here in UK, and insured with your REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951 and your E-mail address. You are to keep your TICKET NO. REF NO. BATCH NO. and SERIAL NO. From the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your personal account.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. Your assigned claims officer contact email is:
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Name: Jeffson Sinclair
E-mail: jeff_sinclair@hotmail.co.uk
------------------------------------------------He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 31st of October 2005. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your ticket, reference, batch and serial numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Veronica Wallace
For DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY UK;
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NB: The DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY holds the right to cancel your winning if you are below the age of 18yrs.Employees and immediate family members of employees of DISNEYS WORLD, its associated companies, professional advisers, advertising and promotional agencies are not eligible to be winners of this promotional lottery. Contacts should be made directly to the claims agent department via email on or before fourteen (14) days after receiving your winning notification as this is mandatory.
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