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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: "TIANSHI LOTTO" <trashineloto@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fredo_dika@myway.com
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:40:54 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
MR. CHUNG PUNG
(TIANSHI LOTTERY INC)
PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: 7458222754
BATCH NO: 905534213/255
ATTN: WINNER.
AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our
LOTTERY DRAWS HELD RECENTLY,
Your e-mail address attached to ticket winning
number:XB3/701/LNRC with serial number:674113702 drew
lucky numbers:17 which consequently won in
the 2nd category.you have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay of (NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND
US DOLLARS ONLY) in
cash credited to file with REF:1LP/MW47509/02
Note, that all participants in this lottery program
have been selected randomly through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 Officials and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from all search engines and
web sites,from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe,
North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as
part of our International Promotions Program.
This promotional program takes place every year, and
is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities
like the Sultan of Brunei,Tianshi Products Inc
and other corporate organizations.
This is to encourage the use of the internet and
computers worldwide.
Your fund is now deposited in a west african bank
were this years draws were held as the draws are
rotated annually.
Your funds are now with Union Bank and insured
in your name 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 your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.
We look forward to your active participation in
our next 4 million dollars slot.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to
contact your claims agent through our accredited Prize
Transfer agents as stated below:
DR FRED ODIKA
E MAIL: fredo_dika@myway.com
TEL: +234-803-585-5241
CALL HIM IMMEDIATELY WITH HIS ABOVE DIRECT PHONE
NUMBER, IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM (USA) THIS IS HOW YOU
DIAL 011-234-803-585-5241
When you contact him, please provide him with your
secret BATCH NO,SERIAL NO.You are also advised to
provide your claim agent with the under listed
information as soon as possible send it to his email
addresses below,
E MAIL: fredo_dika@myway.com
1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone/Fax
You have been advised not to use your school e mail
address to reply if you are using one,because
sometimes
it will be hard to
reply you with the school email address,so use any
other e mail to reply.
All winnings must be claimed not later than one month
After the date of this notice. Please note,in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations!!!
once more and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.
Bear in mind that 10% of your fund will be going to
the lottery organization that played the lottery with
peoples name and email addresses, that should be after
you most have received the fund in your account,the
10% would have been given to them,just because the
fund has been insured and will not be removed till you
receive the fund in your account.
NOTE:
Please do not reply to this notice if you have already
received it
before as
it is being sent to you by an automatic mailing
system.
Sincerely,
MR. CHUNG PUNG
_________________________________________________________________
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