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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: "mr jerry willion" <spanishlottery084@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:12:40 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION
SPANISH LOTTO
CHRISTMAS AWARDS!Dear winner,
It is that time of year again that everybody loves and to make it
special, Spanish Lotto is celebrating 20 years! We intend to make it particularly
special for ten families this year with our Thank$ A Million program.
With our 20 years anniversary we are launching our first international
program, The Thank$ A Million promotion.
Christmas is a wonderful and memorable time and it is also a time of
merry where families get together and celebrate, we want to make this
Christmas all the more memorable by giving you a chance to get One Million United
States Dollars! Yes, $1, 000, 000, 00.
From the results of the Thank$ A Million draw that took place on the
26th of November, Spanish Lotto is proud to announce, that you have been chosen
to receive $1, 000, 000, 00 this Christmas in our Thank$ A Million
promotion.Winners are selected via their email address and your email has come
out as one of the winners. With this we say CONGRATULATION$.
This is an independent promotion and is unconnected to any publication.
No purchase necessary. Any entry without valid collection numbers will be
declared void.
All winnings must be claimed not later than the 25th of December 2005.
After this date all unclaimed prizes will be declared void. Claimants must be
over 21years. All entries must adhere to the Thank$ A Million eligibility
rules stated in our official rules. You will receive the Thank$ A Million!’
game rules when you file your claim.
This program is strictly for international participants and all Spain
residents are exempt from participation.
NOTE: Being that you were selected via your email address and to avoid
double claims your winnings must be notarized and a certificate of
award must be obtained from the Spanish Gaming Control Board to complete
the claims process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal
representation, so you will be referred to an independent lawyer acting
as a referee to assist in this process. The notarization is essential to
create a legal link between you and your email address. You are responsible for
the legal charges for the notarization of the claim and the acquisition of
the certificate of award. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, provide the following when replying:
Name:____________________________________________________________
Nationality: ________________________________________________________
Country of residence:_________________________________________________
Tel number: ________________________________________________________
To file for your claim, please contact our /your processing agent
Mr. Willion Jerry.
Email: willionjerry@netscape.netTel: +44-703-192-9014Kindly remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.
REF Number: JCM/231-IL1131/05
BATCH No: ICP/15/096/TFSFinally, we call on you to make sure that you save a copy of this mail
and note every letter clearly as stated for we will not be held responsible
should there be any complications in this transaction due to negligence
on your part.
Congratulations once more from all of us at Spanish Lotto and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.Management
Spanish Lotto.
NOTICE: You have received this message from Spanish lotto prize dept.
because you have visited one of our sponsored sites and have voluntarily given
your email address to receive mails from their sponsors.If you wish to be
taken out of this list do not reply to this mail, reply to the agent with
the words remove. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not,
directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print or copy any part of
this message. If you believe you have received this message in error,
please delete it and all copies of it from your system and notify the sender
immediately by reply e-mail. Thank you.
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