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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: "Lottery Promotion Office" <lotterypromotion@marymclord.net>
Reply-To: ray_baker05@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 03:27:17 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS
CANADA DVD LOTTERY CASH AWARD
REF NUMBER: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE.
BATCH NUMBER: 962901-PCF03.ATTN: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,
WINNING NOTIFICATION PAYMENT OF US$1,000,000.00 DOLLARS CASH AWARD HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR YOU IN CATEGORY (A) CANADA DVD CASH LOTTERY AWARD 2005. WE HAVE BEEN DIRECTED BY THE ORGANIZATION, DVD LOTTERY AWARD TO WRITE TO YOU AND PLEDGE OUR DUE COMMITMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY INFORMING YOU THAT APPROVAL OF US$1,000,000.00 DOLLARS. WAS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT FOR YOUR WINNING EMAIL ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER: GS56754/22/76UK/IE IN OUR ONLINE CANADA DVD CASH LOTTERY AWARD JACKPOT 2005
THIS PAYMENT HAS BECOME IRREVOCABLE AND READY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BUT PLACED ON HOLD PENDING THE FINAL CLARIFICATION OF SOME STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS LIKE THE PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR DRIVING LICENSE, INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH, CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER. THIS CLARIFICATION BECAME NECESSARY IN VIEW OF CLAIMS AND COUNTER CLAIMS THAT CHARACTERIZED THE PAYMENTS THAT WERE EFFECTED ON THE MONTH OF JULY 2004
UPON EVIDENCE OF THESE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS, THE HOLD WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY AND YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF THE IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT WIRE TRANSFER CONFIRMATION SLIP AND DATE OF REMITTANCE THROUGH OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK
ALL STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE SEND TO CO-ORDINATOR MR. RAYMOND E-MAIL: ray_baker05@yahoo.co.uk
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MARY MC LORD
CONTRACTOR (CDLA]
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