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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: airbusair@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:52:03 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
AIRBUS AIR LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
TICKET BONANZA.
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: MRS. MATHA WILLEM
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 13th September 2004
of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional AIR BUS
Lottery Netherlands held recently as part of our NEW AIRBUS BONANZA. You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,200,000.00 (One
Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars only) in cash credited to file REF
NO.GML/2551256003/23. We in the AIRBUS Lottery Netherlands is by this program,
Launching our model AIRCRAFT balloting lottery draws, developed and designed
to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our
various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws,
payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record
time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of
300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot
system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South
America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted
in view of launching ourselves into the NEW AIRCRAFT Industry Worldwide
and zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the
globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one
of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize
is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents.
You are to contact our agents by email or fax within a week of receiving
this notice. Please find full contact details below:
MR ANDREW NARK,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
VIRTUAL SECURITIES AND FINANCE.
21B EGGERRST RAAT NN 102
AMSTERDAM, N.L
TEL:31-630-861-508.
FAX: 31 847-301-104.
EMAIL:AIRBUSAIR@netscape.net
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Ref No: GML/2551256003/23
Batch No:14/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
Also send your Name, Address and Country of Residence when replying your
Claims Agent. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than
a week of receiving this notification. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.
NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please rememberto
Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning
lottery informationand numbers from the public in line with our company
security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
individuals. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
AIRBUS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL BONANZA
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to
Disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.
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