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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: "matts utulilottery1945" <mattsutulilottery1945@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:43:29 +0000
Subject: ****** Lucky Winner ******
****** Lucky Winner ******
MERCURIAL CHIPS LOTTERY
# 313 LEEDS HILLS
RIVONIA-JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-837-640-556
Email:onlinemercurialchips@gmail.com
FILE REFERENCE NO:MCLSA/5500505/42450
Stake Number: MCLSA/CHL/8845580/71.
Sec Code: MCLSA/CHL/5550405/72.
TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our
computer balloting sweepstake held on 28th November 2005.
This is a millennium scientific computer game in which
email addresses were used. It is a promotional program
aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do
not need to buy ticket to enter for it. However, your
email address was attached to stake number
MCLSA/CHL/8845580/71 with sec code MCLSA/CHL/5550405/72
which eventually won the lottery in
the first category of the draws. This entitles you to a
cash award of US$ 1, 500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS). This is from total
prize money of US$30,000,000.00 distributed to winners
from 1st to 3rd categories.
Note that this program was largely promoted and
sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists
from the internet ware industry and some other big
multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.
To begin your claim, please contact the claims co-ordinator
KALUSHA WILLIAMS.
Email address:onlinemercurialchips@gmail.com
TEL: +27-837-640-556(or DIAL STRAIGHT AS WRITTEN 011-27-837-640-556)
Yours Faithfully,
For: MERCURIAL CHIPS LOTTERY
MR.TANDI DE MARTINS.
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