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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: SHELL INTERNATIONAL <online_notice004@web.de>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:56:57 +0200
Subject: SHELL!!!!
SHELL OIL CO-OPERATION
The Shell International Lottery
Office: Mooslackengasse, Vienna, 11910AUSTRIA .
(Customer Services) .
Ref: AS/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#1191) of the SHELL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 2nd, October 2007.
Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 56154800945 618 with
Serial number 20117/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07 21 22 28 37 40 (BONUS # 01), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (One Million Euro,s) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of 4,000,000 shared amongst the (4) lucky winners in this category.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
randomly from a pool of over 100,000 names of e-mail addresses drawn
from Worldwide promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.
In view of this, your 1,000,000 (One Million Euro,s) in cash will be released to you by our payment office here in Europe. Our agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon they are contacted.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part
of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be advised.
To file your claim, you are to fill in this form below, then send it to our
claims agent, so that he can process your claims to you.
Contact our claims agent with this email,
Mr. Williams McGill,
Email : claimsremittance02@yahoo.de
To file your claims kindly fill the payment order form below to our
Fudiciary Agent
PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________
3.SEX:__________________________________________
4.AGE:__________________________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________
6.OCCUPATION:_________________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:______________________________
8.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:_____________________ _9.HOUSE PHONE NUMBER:________________________10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL_______
11.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
12. COUNTRY________________________________ ________
Yours faithfully,
Mrs kate wilson,
Online coordinator,
Sweepstakes International Program.
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