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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: "Applecrest & Grant Lotteries," <arielsbertis@mails.de>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 02:14:51 -0900
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Applecrest & Grant Lotteries,
1022 Kingsway Ave., Osborne,
Western Australia, 6018.
Head office: Maliebaan 38-40, 3581CR,
Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Dear Sir/Madam,

YOU WON: $1,000,000.00!

With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Applecrest & Grant Lotteries International programs held on the 19th, of
September 2005 drew a cash
prize of $1,000,000.00. Your e-mail address attached to Code number
370011672387-290-02 with claim
number 12093782/42 drew these lucky numbers 894-4563-001-764-64-2911, which
consequently won
in the 1st category. You have been approved to receive a cash prize of
$1,000,000.00 (One Million USD).

Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to previous
winners, we advise that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims is been
processed and your funds ($1,000,000.00)
transferred to you. This security measure is important; its protocol meant
to avoid double claims, transfer
and unwarranted abuse of this program by other participants.
METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:
participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system
(computer ballot) from over 35,000
companies and 70,000 individual e-mail addresses all over the world. At the
final draw your e-mail address
emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.

This is promotional program takes place bi-annually, and it is promoted and
sponsored Orient software
corporation (Orient Networks). It is met to reward some individuals and
corporations who have devoted
their time and resources surfing the world wide web (www) with their email
addresses.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 5 working days from
today. After the expiration of
that time frame, if your funds are unclaimed, it will be refunded to us and
included in our next draws.
We hope you will use part of your cash prize to participate in our next
$18million draws in March 2006.

Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the
transfer of your funds to you, please
always remember to quote your Code number in all correspondence with our
paying bank (Deutsche
Bank-Amsterdam). Furthermore, should there be any change of your present
address, please notify us
immediately so to make the appropriate adjustment.

Congratulations from the management and staffs of Applecrest & Grant
Lotteries.
-----------------------------------------------------
Kindly, immediately, contact our Paying Bank (Deutsche Bank-Amsterdam) for
your payment advice.
Send them following e-mail:
I……………(your names)…….., with e-mail address………..(your e-mail address)…..,
contact address………..(postal address)…….and code number:……….(quote your code
number)…….is the winner of the last Applecrest & Grant Lottery draws, with a
cash prize of $1,000,000.00. Kindly advise me with details of the process of
the transfer of my cash prize within the next 5-working days.

Contact details of our Paying Bank:
Contact person: Mrs. Henriette Mark & Mr. Hermann-Josef Lamberti.
Department of Private Banking,
Deutsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
E-mail: cutomerservices@o2.pl
Tel:(+3162) 655 4573
Fax:(+3184) 757 0357

Congratulations.
Yours in services,
Scott Frederic.
(Lottery Coordinator)
Note: Participants below 21 years are automatically disqualified.
All e-mail transmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) server.

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