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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: "primitva321@tiscali.co.uk" <primitva321@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: prdrogonzalez@netscape.ne
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:11:27 +0100
Subject: EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION.
(Email-prdrogonzalez@netscape.net)
AVDA. CARLOS GONZALEZ Nº 17 PLTA TEL/FAX NO: + 34 65-526-668
28004 MADRID, SPAIN
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGL/429331247/03
BATCH NO: 72/50685/ERMH 15-02-05
ATTN:
EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the release today, the result of the EL GORDO
DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAME held on the 20th
of march, 2005.
Your name was entered as a dependent client with reference number:EGL/429331247/03
and the batch number:72/50685/MMH.Should there be any discrepancy in your
name and address,please contact SANTA LUCIA SEGUROS S.A,MADRID,ESPAÑA.
Your name attached to ticket number:0016-359142-07 with serial number:52201-61
drew the lucky numbers:14-26-27-40-42-48 which subsequently won the lottery
in the first and final category.You have therefore been approved for a winning
payment of EUROS 615,810.24(SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED
AND TEN EUROS,TWENTY FOUR CENTS) in cash credited to file claims number:
EGL/419331247/03. This is from a total cash prize shared among the thirty
one international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000(TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND)names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East,
Europe, America and North America as part of our international promotions
program which we conduct once every year.Your funds is now deposited with
SANTA LUCIA SEGUROS S.A insured in your name with bond policy coverage.Due
to the mix-up of names and addresses,we ask that you keep this award from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your funds remitted
to you.This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants.
To begin your lottery claim please contact your claims agent, DON DAVID GONZALEZ,
foreign operations manager of SANTA LUCIA SEGUROS S.A on Tel:+34 ? 654-833-144,
Fax :34-654-833-159(Email-prdrogonzalez@netscape.net) for processing and
remittance of your winning prize money.
NOTE:All prize money must be claimed not latter than 6TH April, 2005. After
this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA y HACIENDA
as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or
your claims agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,
do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
HECTOR ANTONIO PABLO
VICE-PRESIDENT.
(Email-prdrogonzalez@netscape.net)
MRS. ALICIA ROMANES
DIRECTORA
___________________________________________________________
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