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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: lottery_lottery271@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:44:54 +0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATION=20=28YOU=20JUST=20WON=20LOTTERY=29?=
(Accredited Licensed Agent to Trans Global lottery international)
Ref Number: 132/756/4007
Trans Globe Finance Agency
Batch Number: 538901527-BB67
Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the NLF
ONLINE International Lottery programs held on the 21st febuary 2005.entered
your email addresses amongst
other addresses for the international lottery programs
conducted by NLF ONLINE.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
27511465896-6410 with serial number 3772-510 drew
lucky numbers 7-14-88-23-31-45, which consequently won
in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of US$ 1,600,000.00 (One
Million six hundred thousand United States Dollars) from a total sum of
USD
$8,000,000.00 shared amongst the first 5 lucky winners
entered in their category.
To claim your winnings you must first contact Trans
Globe Finance Agency to release the last 6 digit numbers
(Treasure Key), which was allocated by the organizers
(NLF ONLINE). The Treasure Key identifies winner.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your Winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money Remitted
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and
30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world. This promotional program takes
place every year. This lottery was promoted by some
software corporation to compensate some few
individuals with website and email addresses. After the Microsoft anti-various
incident on august.
However, you have automatically qualified to take part in our
next year USD14 million international lottery programs.
To file for your claim now, please contact Trans Globe
Finance Agency at jane_philip@hotmail.com or your
designated Agent Mr.Austin Lee at the following email
address; stevemartin2727@yahoo.co.uk,
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than
5th march 2005. After this date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake. Please notein 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 address do inform our
agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again
and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification and Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. JANE PHILIP
Lottery Coordinator
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