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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: "myifo there" <myinfothere@msn.com>
Reply-To: markcollins@compaqnet.fr
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:20:59 +0000
Subject: ONLINE INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
ONLINE INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Lucky Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the draw (#988) of the ONLINE INTERNATIONALE-MAIL LOTTERY, Online International Lottery Program held on Monday 24 October,2005.
Your email address was amongst those chosen this quarter from our newjava-based software that randomly selects email addresses from the web.Participants were selected from the registered email addresses in the PublicKey Server -- Index ,it was drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names in thisbatch ,participants were taken from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, NewZealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of ourinternational promotions programme conducted three times annually to encourageprospective overseas entries.We hope with part of your prize awards, you willtake part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
Your email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serialnumber 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 01-02-18-25-34-45, which subsequentlywon you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved toclaim a total sum of $4000000 (four million us dollars) in cash credited tofile KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize shared among the firstSix (6) lucky winners in this category.
Your prize award has been insured and is ready for claims. To begin your claimstherefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accreditedfiduciary officer for the Lottery within a period of 10 days (date of thisemail inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to yourdesignated bank account after all statutory obligations have beensatisfactorily dispensed with.
This promotion takes place quarterly. Please note that your lucky winningnumber falls within this booklet representative office . In view of this, your$4000000 (four million us dollars) would be released to you by this paymentoffice. Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulatedperiod may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release ofyour funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact viae-mail with the particulars presented below citing the batch and referencenumbers to this letter .
Name :
Age :
Occupation :
Phone number:
Sex :
Nationality:
Home Address:
To claim your prize,fill in the above form and have it sent to
International Claims Unit
Fiduciary officer: Mr. Micheal Dan
Email: michealdan@compaqnet.fr
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and pressanonymity until the end of proceedings,and beyond where they so desire. Befurther advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until theend of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming andunwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
THE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY
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