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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: FRED GUBANA <GUBANAFRED@web.de>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:52:24 +0100
Subject: ATTN:WINNER
REFERENCE NUMBER:SL/9420X2/68
BATCH NUMBER:074/05/ZY369
*********************
Congratulations! You are among the three (3)
randomly selected for the
End of year Euro million Lottery held in
Spain.
Selection was made using special software
to generate valid email addresses at
random from over 40,000.00 company
and 20,000,000 individual email addresses from
all over the world. All facilities and
computer software were tested by Statisticians.
Your e-mail ddress attached to ticket number
5224652456-UT with serial number
5388/02, Batch Number: 074/05/ZY-369, lottery
ref number:SL/9420X2/68 and
drew lucky numbers: 03, 07, 15, 38, 43, 47 and
bonus ball 32 which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e.
match 5 plus bonus.Apparently, 3
individual email addresses were selected to
receive from a total cash
prize of £3.5 million euros.
You have therefore been approved for the
total sum of £710,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND
TEN THOUSAND,EURO)
in cash credited to file MLTT/MTU/2007TN.
This promotion takes place annually. To file for
your claims and
further explanation, Please contact your
FUDICIARY AGENT with the above Batch
and Ref number to enable him validate your
winning,contact him via e-mail below:
Contact Person:Mr.Elvis Gate.
Email:estrellagent@terra.es
Tellphone:+34-626-828-949
Please find below your claims verification form,
(1)BENEFICIARY"S FULL NAMES.................................................
(2)POSTAL/RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS...............................................
(3)COUNTRY(NATIONALITY).....................................................
(4)SEX......................................................................
(5)DATE OF BIRTH............................................................
(6)OCCUPATION...............................................................
(7)MARITAL STATUS...........................................................
(8)WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS....................................................
(9)BATCH NUMBER.............................................................
(10)REFERENCE NUMBER........................................................
(11)TELEPHONE NUBER.........................................................
(12)FAX NUMBER..............................................................
Note: You will be require to pay for the issuance of your Tax clearance
certificate only.
The certificate is your legal prove/guarantee which will be submitted
to the bank for the remittance of your fund.
Th e Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you
are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before
this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO D ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as
unclaimed.
Once again congratulations !!!
Regards,
Mrs.Mary Abate
Online co-ordinator EURO MILLION SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
website. www.loterias.com [http://www.loterias.com]
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