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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: "Atlantic Lottery Promotions" <atlanticlotterypromotions@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:46:31 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!WINING NOTIFICATION.
FROM: ATLANTIC LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
MICRO-SOFT SWEEPSTAKES
REF NUMBER: 040/0594/121
BATCH NUMBER: 561701-KOI4537
CONGRATULATIONS!
This is to inform you of the release of the ATLANTIC LOTTERY PROMO.
held on the 30th of october 2005, but due to the mix up of numbers
and addresses, the results were released on the 10th of november,
2005.Your name was attached to ticket number 27522465897-6454 with
serial number 3773-555 that drew the lucky numbers of 7-14-18-23-31-
45, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of euros ?
3,400.000:00 (THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EUROS ONLY, WINNER 2005
AWARD SESSION) in cash credited to file with REF:
Ns.KSL/040/055/337.This is from a total cash prize of euros
60,015.225.00., shared among the twenty five international winners
in this category.
Note that all participants in this lottery program have been
selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over
30,000 companies and 300,000 individual email addresses from all
search engines and web sites. This promotional program takes place
every ending of the year and we hope your lucky name will draw a
bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.
CONGRATULATIONS!
****The program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted
and sponsored by eminent personalities like His Royal Highness, the
Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. We look forward to your
active participation in our next year $20 million slot.****
We are aware that a few individuals such as members of staffs,
social groups e.t.c might try to cheat you off your winning fund
hence you are advised to maintain strictness when calling because
we usually prefer to call you attention when needed also please
note that for security our referred email address are very safe,
thank you.
Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured
under your address.Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has
been processed and the money remitted to your account as this is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking
advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past.
You can travel down to any of our seven
paying stations for this award session, which might be any of the
following countries where we have our lottery accounts deposited
with different finance institution including: U.K, SWITZERLAND,
BELGIUM, BRUNIE...e.t.cTo begin your lottery claims , please
contact solicitor to this great promotions organisation today,
BARRISTER.edwardlucqe, E-mail address:barristeredwardlucqe@yahoo.ca,
Telephone: +44(704)010 6725
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not la
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