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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: hellentripplehorn@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 11:25:27 +0100
Subject: WINNING/NOTIFICATION
From: MRS HELLEN MAY TRIPPLEHORN
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY
DISPATCH DATE 6TH MAY 2005
ATTENTION: THIRD CATEGORY WINNER
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
After a successful completion of the third category draws of EURO MERICAN
LOTTERY, held on 25TH APRIL, 2005, we are pleased to inform you of the official
announcement today, that you have emerged one of the winners of the EURO
AMERICAN LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our promotional
draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 250,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,America,
Asia, Australia, Canada,Europe, Middle East,and New Zealand as part of our
International Promotions Program.
Your email, attached to ticket number 949-9827, with serial number 199-83
drew the lucky numbers 07, 15, 23,25,37, (008), and consequently won in the
Third Category.You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of three
million United State dollars (US$3,000,000:00) in cash, which is the winning
payout for third category winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$21,000,000.00 shared among the total number of International winners in
the Third category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with our corresponding bank, insured in your name.
To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep
this award strictly confidential until the entire process of transfering
your claims has been completed,and your funds remitted to your account. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2005) high stakes where
you stand a chance of winning up to US$23 million, we hope that with a part
of your prize you will participate.
Contact your claims agent immediately,to begin your claims process
MR. JAMES CLIVE CATRIGHT
CLAIMS/FIDUCIARY AGENT,
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY UK
EMAIL:jclivecatright@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+44 785 415 1901
OR:008821646682100
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent within a week
of recieving this notice.
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and implications,remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence
with me or your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: E-A-L549-1
BATCH NUMBER: 277-DT
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional draws.
Sincerely,
MRS.HELLEN MAY TRIPPLEHORN
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY UK.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality/procedural ethics on the part of the winners
may result in disqualification.
Do not reply to this mailbox. Contact your claims agent
___________________________________________________________
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