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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "lotterycompany freeagent" <freeagentlottery2005@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:08:25 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
FREE PRIZE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
AWARD DEPARTMENT
9 Chaucer House
Churchill gardens
London, SW1V 3DW
United Kingdom.
www.freelotto.com
WINNER! WINNER!! WINNER!!!
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING
BOARD held on the 13th august, 2005. Due to the mix up of numbers,the
results
were
released on the 16th august, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: 84319887 under agent ID: 110 which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved to be amongst those winner who will share
$16,000.000.00 amongst 8 Lucky Winners and your lum sum payout is
$2,000,000.00
(Two Million Dollars) in cheque drawn in your favour as beneficiary and
covered with HIGH IRREVOCABLE GURANTY BOUND POLICY.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
remitted
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unauthorized persons. All
participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft
users from over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all over the world. To begin your lottery claim, please
contact
our agent below that has been appointed for the processing of
your claim with the email address below:
CONTACT NAME: Mr Williams Wilcox
CITY/ COUNTRY: London, United Kingdom.
TEL: +447-031-912-383
EMAIL: freeagentlottery2005@yahoo.co.in.
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than thier deadline date
of receiving this notification. After this date all unclaimed, funds will
be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
The Free Prize International company, is proudly sponsored by a Diamound
company. Located in South Africa and also the freelotto Internet draw is
held once in a year, and it is so organized to encourage the use of the
Internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million
Pounds Sterling are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
We also encourage you to visit our website at www.freelotto.com and take
your chance to play and become part of our daily winners. Millions are
won on a daily basis on one of the world's most famous free lotto service.
Thank you once more for your usual anticipation. We are looking forward
to your urgent reply.
Your Faitfully,
Mr, Van Gouh
Public Relations Officer.
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