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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: "Barr. Alex L. Destor" <gend_destor@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 01:38:15 +0700
Subject: RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
BARRISTER ALEX L.DESTOR.
E.A.A.S ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT.
ANSANA BUILDING,6TH FLOOR,No 12
JL PLUIT INDAH RAYA,PLUIT JAKARTA
UTARA 11248,JAKARTA INDONESIA.
TEL:+62 21 3022 4554,+62 85 6124 8282
FAX:+62 21 3106 758
E-MAIL:gend_destor@hotmail.com
ATTENTION: LUCKY WINNER,
THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR MAIL DATED 4TH APRIL, 2005
AND ALSO YOUR CONTACT DETAILS ARE WELL NOTED TOGETHER WITH YOUR
TICKET NUMBER 449/SL/7443465/05, SERIAL NUMBER 652-662, FILE
NUMBER FA1305U-ID. YOU HAVE A GOOD NEWS AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT
YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS BEEN SIGNED AND SEALLED WITHYOUR NAME ONLY
WAITING TO BE COLLECTED BY YOU IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT;
1. YOUR TICKET NUMBERS ARE QUOTED CORRECTLY BECAUSE EURO-AFRO
ASIAN SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DISQUALIFICATION OR DELAY IN DELIVERY OF WON
CHEQUE DUE TO WRONGLY QUOTED NUMBERS.
2. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS ARE FORWARDED TO US
BECAUSE ALL NON EUROPIAN WINNERS WILL HAVE THEIR MONEY DELIEVERED TO
THEM IN THEIR GIVEN ADDRESSES THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
SERVICE "I.D.S."
3. YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT PHOTOCOPY, IDENTIFICATION CARD OR
YOUR DRIVING LICENCE WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH SCAN. THIS IS FOR PROPER
IDENTIFICATION.
4. ALL UNCLAIMED AND UNATTENDED WINNINGS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
DISQUALIFIED AFTER A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS AND A GRACE PERIOD OF ONE
WEEK.
5. FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT, KINDLY KEEP YOUR TICKET NUMBERS HIGHLY
CONFIDENCIAL TO AVOID WRONG CLAIMS AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS
PROGRAM.
6. NOTE THAT A FORM WILL BE ATTATCHED TO YOUR CHEQUE, YOU ARE
THEREFORE REQUESTED TO FILL IT CORRECTLY AND RETURN IT VIA THE SAME
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY AGENT WHO WILL DELIVER YOUR WON CHEQUE TO YOU
IN YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS.
7. THOUGH YOU HAVE QUOTED YOUR TICKET NUMBER, PROPER PROTOCOLS HAS
TO BE CARRIED OUT TO PROCESS YOUR WON CHEQUE TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.
8. AN INTERNATIONAL DELIEVERY CHARGE(INCLUSIVE OF INSURANCE AND ADMIN
CHARGE) OF $720 USD ONLY HAS TO BE PAID BY YOU FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR WON
CHEQUE TO YOU BY AN INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY AGENT AND AS WELL AS RETURNING
THE FORM
WHICH YOU WILL BE REQUESTED TO FILL. NOTE THAT THIS CHARGE MUST BE SENT
THROUGH BANK TO BANK PAYMENT SYSTEM, TT PAYMENT SYSTEM, WESTERN UNION BEFORE
DELIVERY. CONGRATULATIONS.
NOTE: THAT PROPER ADHERANCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD
MAXIMUM AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE AND THAT ALL WINNERS ARE LIABLE TO
CHARGE PAYMENT. DO NOT REQUEST THAT YOUR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
CHARGE SHOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR WON CHEQUE, THAT WILL NOT BE
HONOURED BECAUSE YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS BEEN SIGNED AND SEALLED.
THANKS AND BEST REGARDS,
BARR. ALEX DESTOR
FIDUCIARY AGENT(62-8561-248282).
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