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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: "London Lottery Promotion Manager" <mrscharityed@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:44:57 -0500
Subject: NOTIFICATION !!! CONTACT MR.DAVID MCANTHONY

KEIKKAUS LONDON SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY
NO.2 PALACE STREET,LONDON SW1E 5HE,LONDON.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: OYL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION: HONOURABLE WINNER,
Dear Sir/Madam,

AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE !!!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today been the 25th of
November 2005 winners of the Multi Famous KEIKKAUS LONDON LOTTERY
/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 17TH OF July 2005. Your were attached to
ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky
numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery in
the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$1,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REFNO.OYL/2551256003/22. This is
from total prize of US$25.500,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in this ca tegory. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn form 15 million names from Australia,
New Zealand, America, Europe and North America and Africa as part of
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Bank 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 claim 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
you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT;
[MR.DAVID MCANTHONY] FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, KEIKKAUS LONDON LOTTERY.
Email : foreignclaimoffi@consultant.com TELE/FAX: 44-700-5968-067

For due processing and remittance of your prize to you.Remember, all prize
money must be claimed not later than 8th of 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 one of your
correspondences with your agent,with your full information as stated
below to the Mr.David McAnthony.

1: Reference number:........................................................
2: Batch
number:..............................................................
3: Full
name:....................................................................
4:
Age:..........................................................................
5:
Sex:..........................................................................
6: Residential address:.....................................................
7:
Nationality:...............................................................
8: Occupation:............................................................
9: Post held:...............................................................
10: Tel(s):.................................................................
11:
Fax:.....................................................................

Furthermore, You are required to Fill the Above Listed Information and send
it to the Foreign Service
Manager (MR.DAVID MCANTHONY) on his email of the telefax number for final
confirmation and to enable Him Funish you on the Paying Bank,in any where in
the World, and to confirm the Bank your
Name was Listed to Receive your Winning Prize ($1,500.00) Congratulations
aga in from all our staff and thank you for being part our promotions
program.

Sincerely,

MRS.CHARITY EDWARD.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
KEIKKAUS LONDON SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS

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