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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: globaint lottery <globalintlottery_2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:06:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!!!
Date: 26/08/2005
Ref:04/ 8755412/2005
Batch no;987644329/654
WINNING NO: WFD 6540089 GILI
CONGRATULATIONS
Dear Sir/Madam
It is our great pleasure to inform you of your prize release on the 26th AUGUST 2005 from the GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INCORPORATE. These lotteries are fully based on an electronic selectionof winners using their e-mail addresses. Your e mail address was attached to ticketnumber; 109865442 serial number 8751128673.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 22-41-63-77-82bonus number 34,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLIONDOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: GILI/MM 8755412/05 fromthe total cash prize of US$10,000,000.00 shared amongst tenlucky winners in this category. All e mail addresseswere selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communitieswhere they have operational base.
Furthermore your details (e-mail address) falls within our African Regional office in Lome Togo, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$1,000,000.00 will be released to you from our London correspondent where we have our corporate head quarters. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiduciary agent, DR CLEF drclef_agent@yahoo.co.uk file for your claim. Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the 31st September 2005 ; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards Mrs Joy Eke (co-coordinator)
PLEASE DO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR AGENT
DR CLEF AT drclef_agent@yahoo.co.ukANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.
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