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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: "Lotto Net" <lotto_net_08@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:39:24 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS:AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER.
DAYZERS LOTTERY NATIONAL PROMOTION.
THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT
VENLO,NETHERLANDS.
REF NO: DL/455223/11
BATCH NO:DL/44/63842
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
DAYZERS/GLOBAL SOFTWARE GROUP MICROSOFT LOTTERY
which was held on the 11th November,2005,Due to the mix up of numbers,
the results were released on the 14th of November,2005.
Your name attached to a ticket number 062416/80 with serial number 2113-05
drew the lucky numbers 72-33-61-31-52 which consequently won the
lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum payout of 500,000.00.Euros(Five hundred thousand Euros) in cash
credited to the file SECURITY number: DL/600204/77. This is from
a total cash prize of 14.000,000.00.Euros (Fourteen Million Euros)
shared among twelve (28) international winners in this grand category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your funds is now deposited in a suspense account
with our paying Bank insured to your name waiting remittance into your
bank account.
Due to the privacy policy guiding this lottery promtional programme, we
advice that you keep your award from public notice until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account
as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by the general public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names and E-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Europe and North America as part of our international lottery program
which we conduct twice every year. We hope that with part of your prize,
you will part-take next year in our high stakes 1.3billion Euros
International Lottery.
To claim your Prize, please contact your claims agent.
**********************************************************
MR.Fred Owens.
TEL: 0031-633-759-193.
E-mail: frowens22@netscape.net
Alternative Email:dayzersclaim001@netscape.net
Fax:0031-847-176-417.
Foreign Services Manager, Payment Process and Release Order Department,
**********************************************************
for processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated
bank account.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 28th November,
2005. After this date all funds will be returned as unclaimed for the
next sweepstake. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please endeavor to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with us or your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all
members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Regards,
Mrs. Mrs. Heiti Rein..
(Lottery Zonal Co-ordinator)
Reply to this email address:frowens22@netscape.net
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