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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: "financial director" <fin_dire@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:09:43 +0000
Subject: Prize Claim Procedures



ATTN__.Mustermann Felix
OUR REF__PL44125645/wwccl/02/09/2005/ct200504@yahoo.com

The office of Financial Director, World wide Cash change Ltd. Having
received your email message with respect to your acclaimed lottery winning,
Checking the winning numbers you sent to my office via email, and comparing
your numbers with the claims file sent to us by the lottery company, I wish
to confirm to you that you actually are the Prestigious Lottery cash 5 Draw
Winner. CONGRATULAIONS!!!

To enable us process your fund for transfer, you are required to fill a
claims form stating all your details, this is necessary for documentation,
as we will have to send same to the lottery company that you have commenced
processing of your winnings. You could receive your winning either by check
or transfer made to your bank account, you are therefore required to fill
complete mailing address (for check) OR your banking details (for bank
transfer). Please find claims form in the attachment of this email, Kindly
download form, fill and send to my office via email and fax for my
confirmation.

Having received your filled form, I shall have send to you mode of
pre-paying tax transfer charges/ processing fee amounting to £2,720 (Two
Thousand Seven Hundred And Twenty Great British Pounds) as required by the
inland revenue board on lottery winnings. Your having to pay this fee is
prompted by the fact that your fund is being insured to its real value and
that recipient (you) MUST receive your fund fully in cash (en-bloc) without
it being deducted from.

Paragraph (3) above is in accordance with section 12(7) (b) of the national
lottery act of the British Lottery Affairs Commission as adopted in 1996 and
amended in 2001. That all lottery funds must be transferred en-bloc to
winners.

To avoid unnecessary delay to your Prize winning transfer, you are required
to respond and act without delay to all instructions provided above to
ensure a glitch free procedure in the transfer of you prize money. Note that
acting as instructed above will ensure, assure our transferring your winning
to your designated account under 48 working hours.

Upon your receiving this email, you are required to go ahead and fill Form
and have it sent as via fax and email attachment. Congratulations once more,
as we awaiting your filled Lottery Winnings Claims Form to proceed.

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Gary Blackwell
WORLD WIDE CASH CHANGE LTD


OR YOU COULD FILL THE REGULAR FORM AS BELOW:

CLAIM FORM

REFERENCE NO: _____________ TICKET NO: ______________

FULL NAME:........................................

COMPANY NAME:.....................................

FULL ADDRESS:.....................................

.................................................

................................................

TEL: ...........................

FAX:............................

YOUR EMAIL: .............................

ACCOUNT COORDINATES (Details of the account where you
want your funds transferred):

.....................................................

.....................................................

....................................................

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:

....................................................

....................................................

....................................................

________________ __________________
Signature Date
Carefully fill out this form and send back either by fax or by email

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