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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: sabanadrew@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:23:13 +0100
Subject: YOU HAVE WON !!!!!!!!!!!!!

SABANA INTER- LOTTERY DREW
PROMO/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: ZEEMDTRASTT 80, 2840 MW ZUIDER-THE NETHERLANDS,
HOLLAND
OUR REF: LUCKY/7IMZ5021-47/03
YOUR BATCH: DZ/7ZAA37667/HM
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE:
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement on the 1st of December
2004
of winners of the (SCIENTIFIC GAMES PROMO LOTTERY) THE BREDA /
International, Programs held on 1st of December 2004 for the 2004 Christmas
LOTTO in HOLLAND.
Your email address attached to ticket number wy2-024YR693, with serial
number
Q7496 drew the lucky numbers Z4-71-K3-00-4M-60, and subsequently won the
Lottery in the
1st category. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of
EUROS,1,000,000.000(ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) in credited to
file Reference Numbers: HP/OL-B893173201.This is from total prize money
of
US$2,500,000.000 shared among the international winners in our 1st -5th
categories. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn form 1,0000 company email addresses and 40,000,000 individual email
addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and
Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted
Annually. CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds 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 advice that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your designated account or any other form of claim.
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 Government philanthropists.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes US$10,000,000 million Dollars International Lottery in the year
2005.
To begin your claim, please contact your file/claim officer: Mr, Van Lopez

of The
LOTTERY DREW ZUIDER - NETHERLANDS
TEL-+31-616-242-894
email to ( vanlp3@netscape.net )
Please be informed that Non Residence of Netherlands will be required to
procure a
Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the Court in
the
Netherlands prior to award payment policy of Organizers/European Gaming
Board as
Required by the paying Authority.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
Satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this
processing Agent. For due processing and remittance of your winning prize
to
Designated account of your choice, please treat as urgent.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 10th of
January 2005.After this date, all funds will be returned and treated as
Unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent and all reply must be via email as to ensure
the legibility.
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 16 is
AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Vivky Leo
(Lottery Coordinator)
Please confirm your reference winning number with the Promoting group






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