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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: CARDIFF LOTTERY <cardifflotto1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:20:01 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Prize Award
From: The director of the Prize Award Department
Reference number: EG/38807886091/05
Batch number: 340/1608/RDL
Re: Award Notification of Final Notice
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the CARDIFF LOTTERY ORGANIZATION British sweepstakes lottery International promotion UK programmed held on the 1ST FEBRUARY 2006 Your email address attached to
the ticket number 033-1146993-750 with serial number 13-15-16-21-34-36, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been awarded the lump sum of £1.5MILLION (ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file number EG/38807886091/05.This is from the total cash prize off
£15,000,000.00(FIFTEEN MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) which is being shared among Ten international lucky winners in this category. Your funds are deposited with a security company, which will be insured in
your name once you contact us.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 email addresses from all over the world as a part of our international promotional program, which we conduct twice annually. We
hope that with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of year high stake 3bn lottery.
All prize money must be claimed no later than 14days from the date of this notice, as after this date, all funds will be returned to CARDIFF LOTTERY ORGANIZATION as unclaimed. To file for your claim, please contact our financial agent:
MR.FRANK TERRY
CLAIMS MANAGER.
MAIL:cardiffagent1@mail.com
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:cardifflotto1@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 44-7031-946-936.
FAX: 0044-70304-00042
International: 44-7031-946-936.
For Further Assistant please call your international
Directory in your country
(CARDIFF LOTTERY ORGANIZATION)
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