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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: NETTIME NATIONAL TRUST AGENCY <nettimenatrustagency909@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:38:11 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY
MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MICROSOFT PROMOTIONS MANAGER NETIME
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
61-70 SOUTHAMPTON ROW, BLOOMSBURY JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL CONTACT:
consultantclaimdpt@websurfer.co.za
REF.:PEC/9030108308/07. Batch: 15/76/EF36.
Serial No: SALP97585. FILE No: B665 75608567.
Security code: ZA/183/RR
ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER :
SOUTH AFRICA
ATTN: WINNER,
Microsoft Corporation management worldwide is pleased to inform you that you are a winner of our annual MICROSOFT USERAWARD-Lottery conducted in JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
Your personal e-mail address or company email was attached to Serial No: SALP97585. Consequently winning in the first lottery category. You have therefore been approved for a total sum of £1,000,000.00
(One Million British Pounds) Credited to FILE No: B665 75608567. With REF.:PEC/9030108308/07. This is from total prize money of £60,000,000.00 shared among the sixty, (60) lucky worldwide winners in first category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system,drawn from Canada, Asia, Australia, United States, Europe, MiddleEast,Africa and Oceania .As part of international "MICROSOFT USER"
promotions program, this is conducted annually.
CALL OR CONTACTCLAIM OFFICE THROUGH EMAIL
Mr. Mark Dennis. CLAIM DEPARTMENT MANAGER.
P. O. Box 16588, Howick, 3290
South Africa
Tel: +27 73 700 7962
Fax: +27 865173465
Contact Email:
consultantclaimdpt@websurfer.co.zaRemember, all prize money must beclaimed within 30 days of this notification. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as unclaimed and donated to charity organizations. Congratulations, once more from the entire management and staff of Microsoft corporation to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
MRS. BROWN CATHY
(SECRETARY)
AWARD SPONSORS
MICROSOFT CORPORATION.
Please call your claim agent if your mail was not responded to within 24 hours:
PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONS TO BOTH EMAILS PROVIDED ABOVE.
1, FULL NAMES:3, PRESENT CONTACT ADDRESS:
4, NATIONALITY AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE:
5, TELEPHONE / MOBILE
6, YOUR WINNING SERIAL AND REF NO :
7, YOUR WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS
9, SEX :
10. TOTAL AMOUNT WON: £1,000,000.00 ONLY
11, MODE OF PAYMENT; Bank Transfer {T/T}
For Security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information CONFIDENTIAL
Microsoft takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the information in this email is accurate.
However, the company gives no warranty, whether express or implied, regarding the content of this email, nor do we accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from your receipt of this message. Any decision made by an individual based on information in this email is the responsibility of that individual alone. You have to note that the only person that have the right to represent you in your claim is your appointed Agent only.
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