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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: "fountian group" <fountaingroup@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: cafnnc@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 19:46:18 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
WINNING NOTIFICATION
Programs and Events Department
The Fountain Group Mauritius.
Dear Sir/Madam,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are officially informing you of the result of the Fountain Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 14th of March 2005 as part of our promotional
programs for the year 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
77007742781005-18721 with reference number 414-3721060 drew winning numbers
7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 121FTG, which consequently
won in the 3rd category via our electronic ticket as stated above. You have
therefore been approved for a pay out of $1,800,000.00 (One Million Eight
Hundred Thousand USD).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your funds have now been deposited and insured through our security firm
for transfer to your chosen destination in cash. We also advice that you
keep your winning information very confidential as our security policy demands
to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some individuals.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized
email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 500,000 email addresses
drawn from all the continents of the world. This promotional program being
the first of its kind will now take place annually and we hope with part
of your winning you will take part in our next year Five Million USD International
Lottery. To file for your claim, our accounts department authorized to verify
and process your claims for your total payment would be contacting you. (You
will receive more information upon your acknowledgment of this email) via
our designated e-mail:
This promotional lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations
listed below,
1, Microsoft Corporation. http://www.microsoft.com/
2, IBM http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/
3, Symantec Corporation http://www.symantec.com/index.htm
We intend to use this medium to help individuals generate fortunes which
would encourage them to expand their business frontiers thereby creating
more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian concerns within their
immediate environment. Please Note that claims must be made not later than
30th of May 2005. After this date all winning funds will be included in our
subsequent program. In order to avoid complications always quote your reference
number in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as
possible. Congratulations from our organization and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
N.B: Anybody under the age of 18 is not eligible to participate in this program.
Sincerely yours,
Mr.Bryan Berenger.
Programs & Events
(The Fountain Group).
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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