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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: STAATS LOTERIJ NL <staatsloterijnl1956@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: infostaatsnl101@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 14:21:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: staatsloterijnl1956@yahoo.com
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND CATEGORY DREW
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT STAATSLOTERIJ NL.
REF: AMI/27381934
BATCH:STAP/2333/ST
ATTN;WINNER,
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the STAATSLOTERIJ/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMES NL held on 31th of MAY 2006. Reference Number: AMI/27381934.Your email address attached to the ticket number:TK/4693659BV that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the loterij in the second category in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of 1,000,000.00 Euro (ONE MILLION EURO) in cash credited to file reference number:HPL/4247159609/WP1. This is from a total cash prize of TEN MILLION EUROS Shared among the ten international winners that won the second categories.
Congratulations!!!
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000 names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for our prominent MS WORD user all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail.Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.
This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting our accredited agent:
MR. SMITH BUCHMAN
Foreign Transfer Manager,
TEL :+ 31-633-773-384
FAX :+ 31-847-300-758
Mail:infostaatsnl101netscape.net
All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process because you were randomly selected for this draw through your email address, so the notarization process is vital because with this we can legally ascertain that the lucky email address as well as the winning details do in fact belong to you.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings fund to you.
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS 78/23432/KB (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than (12-7-2006) After this date, funds might be returned to the unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Rita Morris.
STAATSLOTERIJ. NL
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL).
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
- STAATS LOTERIJ NL
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