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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: gg_gg_ggz@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:50:32 +0200
Subject: congratulations
>From Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34
CONGRATULATIONS: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Participant,
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 12th November 2005 in Essex United
Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with!
Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 01/10/11/18/19/46, which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of US$700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in
cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/05.This is from a total cash prize of US
$120,000,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty
(130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$US$700,000.00 {Seven Hundred Thousand United States dollar) would
be released to you by Ned Bank of South African. Our African agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon
as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 30,000,00 companies. This
promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep
your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This
is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file
for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in South Africa
immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund,
contact information is as follow: -
Mr. Tobi Moyo
E-mail: tobimoyo@yahoo.ca
Direct Line: + 27 83 964 3540
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 18th December
2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has
successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional
lottery program. As soon as you are in contact with our agent, please keep us
informed. He will instruct you on how to receive your wining funds and you
should strictly adhere to his guide lines.
Thank you for your Co-operation.
Mrs. Grace Gonzalez.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
(National Lottery, United Kingdom zonal Secretariate)
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