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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: "Jeffry Owen" <jeffreyowen101@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jefferyoowen101@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:02:28 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD/DIV
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
Dear winner
RE : AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the release today 15th April 2005,of the
free Holden lotto agency INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 10th feb,2005.
Your name attached to ticket number 025 11464992-750 with serial number
2113-05 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39, which consequently won the
lottery in the 3rd category.
You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of Dollars
1,547,828.87 (one million five hundred and fourtyseven thousand eight
hundred and eighty two .eightyseven cents.) in cash credit to the file REF:
LP/26510460037/03. This is from a total prize of Dollars 26,500,000.00 share
among the seventeen (17 International winners in this category.
CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with the bank Due to the mixed up of some numbers
and names, we ask that you keep this award a top secret from the public
notice until your claim as been processed and your prize money remitted to
your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double
claiming award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle-East and
SouthNorth America .As part of our international promotions program, which
we conducted once in a year.We hope with a part of your prize, you will take
part in our end of the year high stake Euros 300 Million International
Lottery.
To redeem your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim
agent, Mr,Jeffrey Owen tel;+447040129 806,fax +44709 286 0981,Foreign
Service Manager) for processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated bank account of your choice. Attn Mr,Jeffrey Owen(Altanative
Email: freelottowinning@yahoo.com).
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th december,
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 in every of your
correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any address do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate. Congratulation
again from all member of our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotion program. The Free Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, McIntosh
and a conglomerations of ther nternational IT companies.
We also encourage you to visit our website at www.freelotto.com and take
your chance to play and become part of our daily winners. Millions are won
on a daily basis on one of the world's most famous free lotto service.
Best regards,
Jeffrey Owen,
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