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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: MULTI STATE LOTTERY ORGANISATION MULTI STATE LOTTERY ORGANISATION <illinois.2007lot2@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:51:25 +0000
Subject: Congratulations your email address has won the sum of
US$500,000.00(usd)
ELECTRONIC MAIL WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: ILLINOIS, CHICAGO.
DATE: 21/08/2007. Ref: 575061725 Batch: 2056490906/168
Winning no: 8-20-29-42-43-35, Bonus no.X5
Lotto type: POWERBALL.
Congratulations your email address has won the sum of US$500,000.00(usd)
Dear Winner,
The entire Multi-State Lottery Association feel delighted to inform you of your e-mail lottery prize win released on the 20th of August, 2007. We feel obliged to let you know that this organization has been a lottery organization since its establishment in 1987.
The only difference between you and other category of winners is that they played but your prize winning was as a result of the maiden edition of the e- mail lottery (no stakes involved) billed to hold every 10 years.This is part of the organization's bid to show gratitude to the global society for their patronage since the last 20 years. Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 35411370502, serial number: 453768765, batch number: 2056490906/168. This batchdrew the lucky numbers as follows 8-20-29-42-43-35, Bonus no.X5, which consequently won the POWERBALL EMAIL LOTTERY and should be processed from our regional centre in London, England.
Sequel to this, you have won the sum of US$500,000.00(usd) in cash credit file ref ILL/CH47509/02.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our Future stakes.
FOR THE ROUTINE CLAIM OF YOUR POWERBALL EMAIL LOTTERY SIMPLY CONTACT OUR AGENT:
Mrs Jennifer Duncan at : jenniferduncan@voila.fr
to file for your claim.
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number as to help us locate your file easily and to forward your winning to your regional payment center allocated to your winning .
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by dubious or unscrupulous characters.
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of Multi-State Lottery Association.
Congratulations once more! Yours Sincerely,
Sue E. Dooley
(Co-ordinator).
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.
FOR THE ROUTINE CLAIM OF YOUR PRIZE SIMPLY CONTACT OUR AGENT:
Mrs Jennifer Duncan at : jenniferduncan@voila.fr
to file for your claim.
Mrs. Fatys Al-Fahid. Mrs Sue Dooley
(Drawing Manager). (Co-ordinator).
PAST WINNERS.
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