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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: staatsloterij Netherlands <staatsloterijprom006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: infolotagency02@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 07:16:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!CONGRATULATIONS.
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: staatsloterijprom006@yahoo.com
STAATSLOTERIJ JACKPOT AND PROMOTIONS
KHORHOSTRAAT155,
AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT,
SCFN: ABN/5333/025648/03UA.
BATCH:245/2002/GWK
Attn:
We are pleased to inform you of the release today the 4th of April 2006 of the STAATSLOTERIJ JACKPOT AND PROMOTIONS,NETHERLANDS held on 2nd of April 2006.
Your email address attached to the Ticket No:1001-55896542-5899 with Serial No: 6666/05 drew from the Lucky No:02-22-00-66-99-85-52-12-36-50, which consequently won the lottery in the FIRST category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$1,000,000.00) in cash credited to security file number ABN/5333/025648/03UA.This is from a total cash prize of US$4 Million shared among four individuals in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!.
Your funds is now deposited with our Payment/Finance Department in the security company to your name ,Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep this winning a top secret from the public notice until your claims has been processed and remitted to your account as this is apart of the security protocol, to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from the 500,000 company/individal email addresses from all over the world as part of our international promotions programme, which we conduct every Five years.
TO begin your claims, please contact your claim agent in
DR.HENK DER VAART (Director of operations).
TEL:0031-644-749-990
FAX:0031-847-304-266
Email:infolotagency02@netscape.net
For processing and remittance of your winning cash into a designated bank account of your choice, Remember,all winnings must be claim not later than April 30th 2006, After this date,All unclaim funds will be returned to the promotion company.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your security credicted file number and batch numbers respectively in every correspondence with your claim agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions programme.
Yours sincerely,
STEFANIA DER HELDER(promotion manager).
- staatsloterij Netherlands
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