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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: "Euro-Afro-American- Sweepstake Lottery Company." <uk_afroza5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:38:31 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION!
FROM:MRS.LYNDA WILLIAMS
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/27/Du34
Tel/Fax: + 44 8701350599
ATTN:OWNER,
CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION!
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 22nd,OCTOBER 2005 in Essex United
Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 01/03/22/32/38/44/, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 800,000 (EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of 20,000,000.00 Million
British Pounds, shared amongst the first TWENTY FIVE(25)LUCKY winners in
this category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your 800,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) would be
released to you by( FNB BANK) South Africa.
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and
extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and individuals.
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed
and your money remitted to you.This is part of our precautionary measures to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some
unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, pleasecontact our corresponding
agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -
BARRY EDWARD (Esq.)
E-mail: info_uk2005_lottery@yahoo.co.uk
Phone : +00 27-83-40-266-39
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before
29th.NOVEMBER, 2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our
designated agents or us.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition.
CONGRATULATION ONCE MORE.
Sincerely,
MRS.LYNDA WILLIAMS.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
MR.DAVID PATRICK.
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General
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