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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: "johnson john" <euro_afro2004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lottery2005_06@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:17:24 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.(CONGRATULATION)
HEAD OFFICE
EURO-AFRO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY NL.
BURDENSTREET 21B
1053 DS AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:HWS/2002292201/05
BATCH:19/204/JJS.
ATTN: LUCKY WINNER,
WINNING NOTIFICATION.(CONGRATULATION)
We are pleased to inform you about the release of the EURO-AFRO SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON THE 6th of October 2005,your name
attached to ticket number:677-4834490301 with seria number 6599/04 drew the
lucky numbers:4-33-26-40-56-78,which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD$1MILLION in
cash credited to file HWS/2002292201/04.This is from a total cashm prize of
USD$10MILLION shared among the ten international lucky winners in this
category.
Furthermore,your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet
representative office in Lagos,Nigeria as indicated in your play coupon.In
view of this,your USD$1,000,000.00[ONE MILLION US Dollars]would be released
to you by our banker,FIRST ALLIED BOND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.CONGRATULATION.
YOUR Fund has been therefore deposited with our banker in your name from
where it would be released to your nominated bank account.
Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep this a
top secret from the public notice until your claim has been rocessed and
your money remitted to your account as this is part of the security
protocools to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this
programs by participants.
All participants were selected through a omputer ballot system drawn form
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part
of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
To begin your claim,you should first acknowledge receipt of this
notification through the above email address Endevour to include your full
recent contact address, telephone/fax numbers and your bank account details
where you want this fund transfered to while replying this notification.
As soon as you confirm receipt of this notification,you shall be
advised/directed on how to contact the paying bank for processing and
remittance of your fund to your nominated bank account.
Remember,all winning must be claim not later than 15th MARCH 2006 AND AFTER
THIS DATE ALL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED.
NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence.Furthermore,should there be any change of address,do inform
us as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotion program.
Sincerely Yours.
JOHNSON JOHN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PRIZE AWARD DEPT
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