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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Cathy Lawrence" <infosivfutunelotto@excite.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:34:12 +0400
Subject: LUCKY WINNER ! CONGRATULATION
FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT SILVER FORTUNE
LOTTERY MADRID-SPAIN,NETHERLAND-AMSTERDAM AND
DUBAI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
Congratulations Category A prize winner!
You have been selected as one of fifteen winners of the Worldwide fortune lottery Madrid/Duba/Amsterdam
computer ballot draws and thus will be a privileged recipient of the grand draw prize of Euros 756,382.00
(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND,THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO EUROS ONLY).
Winning File Reference number for your prize is TWSL/ES/ 61-812087;ticket number 004-05117963-198.
We in the worldwide lotteria la fortune Spain is by this program,launching our model computer balloting
lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever growing number of participants
in our various lottery programs.With funds accured exclusively from previous draws,payouts to all winners
are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.After randomly selecting 150,000 participants from
an initial database of 3,000,000 emails 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 payment agents. You are to contact our agents by email within a week of receiving this notice.
Don't forget to include your contact telephone and fax number.Please find full contact details below:
Mr.Peter Welest.Your claims agent Silver Fortune Lottery,Khalid Bin Walid Towers.Dubai-United Arab Emirates at:
infosilverfulotto@excite.com
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Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Draw Serial No: 99375
Batch No: 24/00319/ES
Grand Draw No: 31 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 42.
You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in line with
our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
individuals. Please direct all further correspondences and queries to your respective Category Prize Payment
handling Agent. Do remember that all winning must be claimed 15 days from the day you receive this notification.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change of name or contacts,do inform us as soon as possible in order for us to make
amendments to suit the new change in our system.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Cathy Lawrence
International Promotions Manager
SILVER FORTUNE LOTTERY
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