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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: veronicabosch@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:01:51 +0100
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!

MACSOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BV
Laan Van Hoornwajck 55
2289 Dg Rijswijck
Den Haag, The Netherlands



ATTN:

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 24th, November 2004
of winners of the MACSOFTWARE PROMOTION LOTTERY NETHERLANDS /INTERNATIONAL,
PROGRAMS held on 23rd of October 2004. Your email address attached to ticket
number 023-56475130154, drew the lucky numbers6-13-11-42-40-59, batch number
6656/NL and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore
been approved of a lump sum pay out of (?500,OOO:00) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EURO ONLY in credited to file LOTTERY REF NO. SGIL/763276/03. This is from
total prize money of EURO 20,000,000.00 shared among the seventeen international
winners in categories B with serial number: IL/FLW/12-C033721181.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from Australia,Africa, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and
Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now in custody of a financial Security company insured in your
FILE REFERENCE. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep this award strictly from public notice until yourClaim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account.This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of
this program. This lottery program was promoted by our group of philanthropist
headed by the Netherlands government. We hope with a part of you prize,
you Will participate in our end of year high stakes EURO 5,000,000 million
International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your file/claim Officer:

MR.WILLIAM ROBINSON
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
STANDARD SECURITY BV
DEN HAAG, THE NETHERLANDS
EMAIL:macsoftlotter@netscape.net
TEL:+31-627-501-802


Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of THE NTHERLANDS will be required
to make a NON DEDUCTABLE advance payment of processment and legal documentation
charges of (?928.10 Cent) Nine Hundred And Twenty Eight Euro Ten Cent, to
enable our legal department acquire Notorisation papers from the Court prior
to award payment policy as required by the paying Financial Securiry Company.Please
be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory
Report, Verifications and validation provided by our Processing Agent; that
would be designated to your file. For due processment and remittance of
your winning prize to your designated account of your choice. Remember,
all prize money must be claimed not later than 15th of December 2004. After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference.And
batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore,
should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent
as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from our team of staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under
the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.

And batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from our team
of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note:
Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALYDISQUALIFIED.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Veronica Van Bosch
Lottery Coordinator


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