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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: elizabethwilliam@sify.com
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:57:01 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION
From: Elizabeth Williams(Mrs)
UK National Sweepstake Lottery Organisation @ The Switzerland
20th September 2005 18:33:19 +0300
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Date: 20th September 2005
Machine Used For the Draw: MOONSTONE.
Ball Set Used: 6.
Winning Numbers: 13 - 15 - 22 - 25 - 49 - 49 - 01.
Prize Awards: US$1,000,000.00
Our Ref: BNS-NL/0307/04.VOL.2/UK.
Your Ref: BNS-NL/03CTG/0609/07/UK.
Dear our treasured lucky winner,
RE:YOUR LEVEL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION-FINAL NOTICE
It is our pleasure to inform you of the announcement today as dated of our promotions programme held on the 20th September 2005. in South Africa. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 185,000 name of people living in the following countries: United Kingdom, America, Schengen States, Switzerland, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Middle-East, Asia, Africa and North & South America as part of our international promotions program conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.
The result of our computer draw 874 of this day selected your names and email address on the lucky jackpot winning number 13 - 15 - 22 - 25 - 49 - 49 - 01. Which consequently won the lottery jackpot prize awards in the 3rd category.
As a result, you have been approved a lottery jackpot lump sum grand prize awards winning of US$1,000,000.00 bonded and insured under a comprehensive insurance policy in your names for security reasons and credited to file Ref. No: BNS-NL/0307/04.VOL.2/UK. This is from the total prize of US$14,755,218.00 in this category as part of our promotional programme for the first quarter of the year 2005.
This is your opportunity that your fate has brought to you and we are honored to have you in a master database. We hope with part of this prize award winning, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots while we say, Congratulations!!!
ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is open to all natural persons age at least 18 years and older with a valid email address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in all other countries and also is Void where prohibited .Principals and employees of the National Lottery and its respective parents, subsidiaries and immediate family members are not eligible to. CLAIM PROCEDURES: For
overseas lucky winners, it is our standard practices to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claim application on behalf of overseas lucky winners and payment of grand prize awards winning to the benefit of, beneficiaries after all modalities have been completed satisfactorily. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lucky Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been concluded satisfactorily. Contact the under-listed Promotion
CONTACT: BAR FRANK BIKO.ESQ
Promotion Coordinator,
International Promotions Unit,
South African Branch
email: agents_biko@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +0027-73-345-8646
Yours faithfully,
Secretary
Elizabeth Williams(Mrs)
International Promotions Unit,
UK National Lottery Organisation,
LiverpoolSL70 1NL, United Kingdom.
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