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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: "GLOBAL SWEEPTAKES MEGALOTERIA ANNUAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS." <globalsweeptakes@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:51:01 -1100
Subject: Congratulations!Lottery Winning Final Notification,You Won.
FROM: GLOBAL SWEEPTAKES MEGALOTERIA ANNUAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.
WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER.
Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: GLOBAL SWEEPTAKES MEGALOTERIA PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
Final draws of Global Sweepstakes Megaloteria Lottery Programs held on the
21st, November 2005.
METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:
Participants were selected anonymously through online cyber ballot system
(Computer Ballot) from over 35,000 companies and 70,000 individual names
and e-mailaddresses all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail
address emerged
as the winner of our last jackpot.
This promotional program takes place annually as the year ends, and it is
promoted and sponsored by Orient software corporation (Orient Networks).
It is met to reward some individuals and corporations who have devoted
their time and resources surfing the World Wide Web (www) .No tickets were
sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as the
winner in the category "A" with the following:
Ref Number: 4549/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005
Ticket Number: 7746017
Draw Lucky Numbers: 821009-121
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
$ 1.000.000,00 (ONE MILLION USD),Congratulation!
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations,
Verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To begin the claim processing of your prize winnings, you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for category "A" winner
with the information's below:
Mr. Milan Ahrens,
Financial Director,
Elite Trust and Finance Agency,
De Amsterdamse Poort, Bijlmerplein
888 1102 MG Amsterdam
1000 BV Amsterdam,The Netherlands.
E-mail: elitetrustagency@netscape.net
TEL: +31 626 674 688
FAX: +31-84-727-7318
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than the 30th of November
2005. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next
stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names/programme abuse, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants.
Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mar yam Van Duke.
Lottery Coordinator.
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