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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: ANYA VAN MERRICK <stingslottopromo@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 20:15:14 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY!!!


STINGS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
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101 AMERSFOORTSESTRAATSEWEG,2110 LADEN
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS


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PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR SECOND CATEGORY DRAWS.

After a successful completion of the second category
draws of STINGS-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS.
You have emerged one of the winners of the

STINGS-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from America,
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,
and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.
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You/Your Company, attached to:

TICKET NUMBER:HGL-5-9827-NL\GSI

LUCKY NUMBERS: 13-15-16-21-34-36

BATCH /1490/001753V00/GSI

REFERENCE /GSI/2551256003/055

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As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting
system where only email
addresses
are soughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses drawn
from all over the globe. After an
automated computer
ballot of our International PromotionsProgram consequently won in the
second Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
1,500,000.00EUROS in cash, which is the
winning payout
for second categories winners. This is from the total prize money of
10,000,000.00Euros shared among
the
eight international winners in the SECOND category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have to contact the (GSI GATEWAY SECURITY INC) for immediate
remittance
your E-mail address won the lucky number.

To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep this award strictly from
public
notice until the entire process of transferring your claims has been
completed, and your funds remitted to
your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.

required by the (GSI GATEWAY SECURITY INC).
We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year(2006) high
stakes where you stand a chance of
winning
up to 13 million Euros; We hope that with a part of your prize you
will participate.

To begin your claims process please contact your claims agent.
*********************************************************************

MR.PAUL BLAKE
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
(GSI)GATEWAY SECURITY INC
45 FREINSTEIN STRAATWEG
1670 NT OOSTERWEG
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: + 31-613-669-160
Fax: + 31-847-230-841
EMAIL:(infogatewinc@netscape.net)


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for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 30th OCTOBER 2005 after this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.

You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation
and processing of your winnings.
we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.

1. Full Names


2. Full Home / Office Address



3. Direct Telephone/Fax Numbers

the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file
in your claims.

Congratulations once again from all our staffs of

(STINGS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
STINGS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Sincerely,
Anya Van Merrick.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail.
Contact your claims agent.

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