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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: "mary hans" <mary_hanss020@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mary_hanss_info@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:16:41 +0000
Subject: NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER
Dear Winner,
RE: LOTTO INTERNATIONAL NL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of Lotto international Netherlands programs. The online
cyberlotto draws
was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of
individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer search from the internet.
No tickets were sold.After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail
address emerged asone of two winners in the category \"A\" with the
following:
Ref Number: PC 607 ES 208
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2006
Ticket Number: PCP 002 871
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of EUR
1,500,000.00.each from the total payout. Your prize award has been insured
with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our
requirements,statutory, verifications,and satisfactory report.To begin the
claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our
licensed
claims agent for category \"A\"winners with the information below:
Mrs. Mary Hans
E-mail:mary_hanss_info@yahoo.com
phone:+31 619 705 298
Department Director,
Netherlands Lottery
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Agatha DeBoer
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