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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: "AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC" <australiandrawsunit_06@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:30:23 +0000
Subject: PROMOTION DRAWS NOTICE
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF:
(Registration Z720633X).Date: 9/09/2006
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902
Winning no: KB8701WINNING NOTIFICATIONDear Sir/MadamCONGRATULATIONS!!!The National Australian Lottery Incorprated wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Australia held this July 2006. Your email account have been picked as a winner of {$300,000.00} THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY.
This results is now released to you on the 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2006.After processing of numbers and email addresses.your email address was attached in the B Category. All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners.Your lucky numbers is=and bonus ball number=
Be adviced to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by fraudulent and scammers.All winning must be claimed on or before 30th of september 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to Australia as unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.You are therefore advised to contact our Nigerian branch office regional Claims Agent where your detailed email address falls intowith your winning informations.DR ARNOLD JAMMEvia e-mail (arnold_jamme2@yahoo.com)for the processing of your winning immediately.Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of our email account users program.Sincerely,
Mr Ahan LarryFOR AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY;
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