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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: ANJA VAN MERRICK <PREMIUMLOTTERIES@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:05:29 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE PRIZE!!!

PREMIUM INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
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21 HOLENDRECHTTRAAT,5051 BILMER
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS

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PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
ATTENTION WINNERS,
RESULTS FOR SECOND CATEGORY DRAWS.

After a successful completion of the second category
draws of PREMIUM-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS.
You have emerged one of the winners of the

PREMIUM-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from America,
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,
and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.
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You/Your Company, attached to:

TICKET NUMBER:GWS-5-0813-NL

LUCKY NUMBERS: 31-31-11-21-44-13

BATCH GWS/99001753QRT05

REFERENCE GWS/6879453211/NL

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As a (Second) category winner, you have been selected by computer
balloting system where only email
addresses are soughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses
drawn from all over the globe. After an
automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program
consequently won in the second Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
(EUROS1,000,000.00)ONE MILLION EUROS in cash, which is the
winning payout for second categories winners. This is from the total
prize money of (Euros10,000,000.00) shared among
the eight international winners.
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have to contact the (GWS GATEWAY SECURITY INC) for immediate
remittance of your prize.
your E-mail address won the lucky number.

To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep this award strictly from
public notice until the entire process of transfering your claims has
been completed, and your funds remitted to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.

required by the (GWS GATEWAY SECURITY INC).
We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year(2006) high stakes
where you stand a chance of
winning up to 13 million Euros; We hope that with a part of your prize
you will participate.

To begin your claims process please contact your claims agent.
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MR.FRANKLIN ROSS
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
(GWS)GATEWAY SECURITY INC
55 AMERSFOORTSTRAATSEWEG
1677 LEIDEN
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel: + 31-650-924-978
Fax: + 31-847-230-841
EMAIL:GWSincorporation@netscape.net

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for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 30th NOVEMBER 2005 after this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.

You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation
and

processing of your winnings.
we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.

1.Full Names:
2.Full Home Address:
3.Office Address:
4.Direct Telephone Numbers:
5.Fax Numbers:

the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file

in your claims.

Congratulations once again from all our staffs of

(PREMIUM-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

thank you for being part of our promotions program.

THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
PREMIUM-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Sincerely,
Anja Van Merrick.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail.
Contact your claims agent.

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