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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: lotteryspain@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:28:07 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS=21?=
CONGRATULATION....CLASS B" OG8965829
INTRNATIONAL LOTTO CO-OPERATION S.A
APARTADO CORREOS NO 361,
AYENIDA DE ANDALUCIA NO 1,
29080 MALAG ESPANA.
FROM INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
PRIZE AWARD SECTION.
REF NO: LT/7914290166/CTV
BATCH: LM/51390-0/WGP
ATTENTION DEAR BONIFIELD WINNER!!!.
AWARD LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION.
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ,16TH OF OCTOBER
2004 WINNER OF
FAMOUS SPANISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAMME
FOR THE YEAR 2003HELD ON THE 5TH OF DECEMBER 2003.
YOU WERE ENTERED DEPENDENTLY BY ANDALUZ VISTA MARRETING S.L. YOU WERE
ATTACHED
TO TICKET NUMBER 025-1146-1992-750, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 2113-22 DRAW THE
LUCKY NUMBER
13-15-22-37-39-43, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE 3RD CATEGORY.
YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAY OUT OF
(US$800,000.00)[EIGHTHUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS]
CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: NM/BC 921245/KY13 SHOULD THERE BE ANY DISCREPANCY
IN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE,DO CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT WITH A COPY
OF YOUR CORRECT DATA FOR CORRECTION.
THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE OF US$20,400,000.00 SHARED AMONG THE SEVENTEEN
INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN THIS CATEGORY
ALL PARTICIPANT WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM
15 MILLION NAME FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AMERICA, EUROP AND NORTH
AMERICA
AND AFRICA AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED
ANNUALLY.
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH OUR AFRICAN CORRESPONDENCE SECURITY COMPANY
IN YOUR NAME.
DUE TO MIX UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS AWARD
STRICTLY FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR
MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOUR ABOVE WINNING PRIZE FUND HAS BEEN INSURED UNDER
INSURANCE FUND POLICY ON MONTHLY EXTENDED PREMIUM WITH YOUR FILE AND
TICKET,DUE
TO THE FAILED EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU ON TIME AND FOR SECURITY
TRANSFER
TO YOU WHICH MUST BE PAID BY YOU AFTER CONFIRMATION WITH YOUR PERSONAL
PASSPORT
OR NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY OF THIS CLAIMS.
.
AS THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY MEASURE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR
UNWARRANTED
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE THE SITUATION BY OTHER PARTICIPANTS OR
IMPERSONATORS.
THE DEADLINE DATE OF THIS NOTICE IS 30th OF OCTOBER 2004 BY WHICH LOTTERY
WINNING PRIZE WILL BE MARKED UNCLAIMED AND REMITTED BACK TO THE ACCOUNT
OF " SPANISH MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y ILACIENDA"AS UNCLAIMED.
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
FOREIGN SERVICE AGENCY/CONSULTANT.
(MR WILSON DONALD.)
E-MAIL: (CLAIMDEPT@PNETMAIL.CO.ZA)
FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE.
THEY ARE THE SECURITY COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESSING AND TRANFER
OF YOUR WINNING TO YOU, AFTER THE COMPLETION OF ALL FORMALITIES BECAUSEYOU
ARE A WINNER OUTSIDE E.M.U(EUROPEANMONETARYUNION).
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS M-42136-1154/H2 { KEEP COMFIDENTIAL } .
CONGRATULATION ONCE AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE CENTER FOR
INTERNATIONAL
CLAIMS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION
COMPANY S.A.
REMENBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 30TH OF OCTOBER
2004.
AFTER THIS DATE , ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMLICATIONS, PLEASE REMENBER
TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBER IN EVERY ONE OF YOUR
CORRESPONDENCES
WITH YOUR AGENT.
FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS, DO INFORM YOUR
CLAIM AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
TO BEGIN WITH YOUR PROCESSING OF YOUR AWARD PRIZE YOU ARE PROVIDE THE
UNDERLISTED
INFORMATION SO AS TO COMMENCE WITH THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AWARD PRIZE
IMMEDIATELY.
IN ORDER TO AVIOD UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE REMENBER
TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBER IN EVERY ON E OF YOUR
CORRESPONDENCES
WITH YOUR AGENT, WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.
REFERENCE NUMBER :.................................
BATCH NUMBER :.....................................
FULL NAME :........................................
AGE:..............................................
SEX:..............................................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS..............................
NATIONALITY:......................................
OCCUPATION:.......................................
POST HELD :........................................
TEL(S)..........................................
FAX:..............................................
FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS, DO INFORM YOUR
CLAIM AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFFS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OUR
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM
WE WILL BE AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE THIS EMAIL
SO AS TO COMMENCE WITH THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PRIZE IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU
SUBMITT THE REQUESTED INFORMATION.
SINCERELY,
MRS JULIETTE HARRISON.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, FAMOUS SPANISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
N.B. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT
TO DISQUALIFICATION.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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