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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: "info department" <freelotto1@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:11:58 +0000
Subject: < < AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION > >
--Award Notification
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 19/09/05 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. You are to contact
our agents by email or fax within a week of receiving this notice.
Please find full contact details below:
Mr.Salim Fodkar
External service manager,
Free lotto sweepstakes United Kingdom
Fax:07075055831
EMAIL:freelottosweepstakes_claimsdept@yahoo.co.uk
Website:www.freelotto.comIn 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
Ref No: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
Batch No:901/00319/HLP
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
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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