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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: "Tina Walter" <aworld_department@msn.com>
Reply-To: lizzy_berry@look.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:33:38 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,18/11/2005, of winners of the
UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 25TH/ 08/ 2005 as part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic
business Promotion Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of our visiting various
websites and we are running the e-business promotions.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10
drew the lucky numbers, 2,9, 22,23,24,30,+5 and consequently won in the Second
Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$1,000,000.00(One Million Us Dollars in cash) which is the winning payout for Second
category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among
the Seven international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the Lottery Finance and Company insured in your name.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your
account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our
mid year (2005) high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim,
please contact your claim
agent immediately.
MRS LIZZY BERRY
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
PECKHAM HIGH STREET,
UNITED KINGDOM
+442077323661
EMAIL:lizzy_berry@look.com
or lizzy2berry@yahoo.ie
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your
choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent not later than 28th/11/ 2005.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote
your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences
with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: ESL-ZR39-825P-4,BATCH NUMBER:
74-263-BBN,FILE NUMBER 005029.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent through this email contact
above
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