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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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From: "jeff nicholas" <jff_nicholas5@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:12:44 +0100
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLEARANCE AGENT IMMEDATELY!!!
FROM THE DESK OF JEFF NICHOLASRESULTS DEPARTMENT
TEL: +44 702 409 1173FAX: +44 700 597 8463REFERENCE NUMBER: 2006234522
PIN: 6520Gooday,Following the results of our anual Lottery draws concluded on JULY 28TH 2006, we are pleased to inform you, that your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the final category.You are one of the winners and therefore have been approved for a lump sum pay out of $845,000.00 US (Eight Hundred and Forty Five Thousand Dollars).All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites. This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by many corporate organizations.For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program as we shall not be held responsible for any false claim.You are requested to contact our clearance officer, Barrister Victor Garcia on barr_vgarcia66@walla.com immediately to assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments. All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days from the date of this notice.NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and PIN in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do not fail to inform our agent.Congratulations once more!Yours Faithfully,
MR JEFF NICHOLAS(Results Department)
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