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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: "Roseline Moore" <rosemoore10@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:42:24 +0200
Subject: Matter very urgent/Winning Notification
FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR
CATEGORY "A" WINNER
Dear Lucky Winner,
ASIA ELEKTRONIK LOTTO PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
we are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of A ASIA Lotto International programs.
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an
advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were
sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address
emerged as one of two winners in the category "A" with the following:
Ref Number: PC 9590 AS 9414
Batch Number: 573881545-LNG/2005
Ticket Number: PCP 3502 /8707
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of
US$2,500,000.00. (TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) each
from the total payout. Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail
address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements,
statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category "A" winners
with the information below:
Dr John J.
Remittance Department Director,
E-mails: asiacenter@myway.com
asiacnter@wanadoo.es
You are advised to provide him with the following information’s as he will
get back to you with information on how you will redeem your winning.:
Names:
Phone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Ref Number:
Batch Number:
Ticket Number:
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 10 days. Thereafter
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence.
You are to keep all lotto information confidential, especially your
reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims
will not be entertained). Members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
MRS ROSELINE MOORE
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Lotto International ASIA
www.lotto.as
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The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity
named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any
disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents is prohibited. If
you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the
sender by telephone or return email
and delete the material from your computer.
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