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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: "EUROPE LOTTERY WINNERS" <alerteurolotto5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dollymich@minister.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:31:30 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!
YOU HAVE WON!!!
FROM THE DESK OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
Europe INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM
Liverpool, UNITED KINGDOM.
INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTO PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH NO: WIELP/LP/1209/00067/002
REF. No: WIELP/LP/37239/80327/662
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE, END OF THE YEAR SWEEPSTAKES
This is to inform you of the release of the Europe INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 15th of
September 2005 and the results released on the 18th of September,
2005.
Your email address attached to Ticket No:00430 with Serial No 31602
drew the lucky numbers of 21-14-00-25-45-92 which consequently won
the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved
for a lump sum payout of $800,000.00 Dollars (Eight Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in cash credited to file REF. No:
WIELP/LP/37239/80327/662. This is from a total cash prize of
$23.7million United States Dollars shared among several
international lucky winners in the premium, 1st, 2nd and 3rd
categories respectively. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn
from only Microsoft users from over 350,000 companies, and
25,000,000
individual e-mail addresses all over the world.To begin your lottery
claim, do
contact the claims manager with the information below:
MR. Rowan David (AGENT)
CLAIMS MANAGER
Europe INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTO PROGRAM
rowandvid@yahoo.es
Tel: +44 703 184 5784
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than two week after
the
receipt of this e-mail. After this period all uncaimed funds will be
included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications do remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do not hesitate
inform your claims manager as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you
for
being part of our promotional program.
NOTE: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Dolly Michaels
Lottery Coordinator
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