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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "lotterywinnersalert203@auslotto.org" <lotterywinnersalert203@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: revfrjohpalenbergs101@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:46:39 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! YOUR EMAIL WON
Ref : GB8701/LPRC
Batch : 7056490902/188
Winning no: 475061725
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dear Lucky Winner,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the month of
June,2008 from the Australian International Lottery Programme Which is fully
based on an Electronic ONLINE selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses your email address was attached to ticket number; 47061725
07056490902 serial number 7741137002.This batch draws the lucky numbers as
follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in
the second category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$500,000.00
(FIVEHUNDERED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: A2000
SO/AB/CI/049/01 from the total cash prize of US$4,000,000.00 shared amongst
eight lucky winners in this category.All participant were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses
from Canada,Australia, United States,Asia, Europe, Middle East,Africa and
Oceania as part of our International promotions program which is conducted
annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
Further more your details (e-mail address) fall within our African
Representative office in Nigeria, West Africa,as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$500,000.00 will be released to you from this
regional branch office in Nigeria. We hope with part of your prize,you will
participate in our Next high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our fiducial agent in Nigeria,
Contact Person:Rev.Fr.John Palenbergs
Contact Email: Revfrjohpalenbergs101@gmail.com
Contact Phone: +234-703-1009-627
TO FILE FOR CLAIM:
Please fill the below form and send to your agent
YOUR FULL NAMES..........:
YOUR FULL ADDRESS........:
YOUR NATIONALITY.........:
AGE.......................;
OCCUPATION................:
PHONE/FAX...............:
EMAIL ADDRESS.............:
REF NUMBER................:
BATCH NUMBER..............:
WINNING NO................:
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 programmed by
non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before End of June 2008.otherwise all
funds will be returned as unclaimed.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL,KINDLY CONTACT YOUR AGENT ON
Revfrjohpalenbergs101@gmail.com OR CALL HIM ON +234-703-1009-627
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards,
Mrs Carol Smith
(co-coordinator)
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