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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: chrisrenee2005@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:24:05 +0100
Subject: Honourable Winner / Urgent Response
Dear Winner
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
SUNSWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,
HEADQUARTERS:
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
REF: OYL/25041238013/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
RE- WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
We happily announce to you the draw number 620 of
SUNSWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY,
UNITED KINGDOM / INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS which held on the
19th February 2005.
Your e-mail address is attached to ticket number:
023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky
numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category.
It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as a
Category "B" winner of the SUNSWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand America dollars
($850,000USD) in cash credited to file REF
NO.OYL/25041238013/02. This is from a total cash prize of
Fourteen Million,
Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand-America Dollar
($14,450,000.00USD), shared amongst the first seventeen-
(17) lucky winners in this category ?B". Please note that
your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.
In view of this, the Certified Bank Check of your Eight
Hundred and Fifty Thousand America Dollars ($850,000USD)
would be released to you by our
security firm in London, U.K.. Our European agent will
immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon
as you contact him.
As a category "B" winner, all participants for the free
online lotto version were selected randomly from World Wide
Web site through the computer draw system and extracted
from over 100,000 names / companies from Africa,
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and
Asia as Part of International Promotions Program, which is
Conducted Bi-Annually. After the computer ballot of our
International Promotions Program, only first seventeen(17)
lucky winners were emerged in this category and therefore
both are to receive payouts of Eight Hundred and Fifty
Thousand America dollars ($850,000USD) from the total cash
prize of Fourteen Million, Four Hundred and Fifty
Thousand-America Dollar ($14,450,000.00USD), for second
category winners.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, and for
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is being
processed and your Certified Bank Check is being received
by you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. So be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our Category "B"
fiduciary agent who is your claims agent:& amdraw system
and extracted from over 100,000 names / companies from
Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North
America and Asia as Part of International Promotions
Program, which is Conducted Bi-Annually. After the
computer ballot of our International Promotions Program,
only first seventeen- (17) lucky winners were emerged in
this category and therefore both are to receive payouts of
Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand America
dollars($850,000USD) from the total cash prize of Fourteen
Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand-America Dollar
($14,450,000.00USD), for second category winners.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, and for
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is being
processed and your Certified Bank Check is being received
by you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. So be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our Category "B"
fiduciary agent who is your claims agent:
MR. JOHNSON HOPEWELL
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
SHORE LINE CLEARING SYSTEM
Email: jonhopewell20@netscape.netl@netscape.net
For due processing and the delivery of your won prize to be
sent to you through Certified Bank Check. Please do also
send to your claim Agent your telephone / fax number and
your contact address.
However, it should be noted that all won prize must be
claimed not later than April 19th, 2005. Any claim not
made before this date will be returned back to the
SUNSWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY as unclaimed won prize.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
Complications, please remember to quote your Reference and
batch numbers in your correspondences with your claim
agent.
Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address, do
inform our fiduciary agent who is your claims agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional lottery program, and it is
our hope that apart of your won prize, you will participate
in our middle of the year high stakes US$25.5Million
International Lottery.
Sincerely,
CHRIS RENEE
The Promotions Manager,
SUNSWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.
N.B. any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to
disqualification.
___________________________________________________________
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