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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: "Winning Notification Department" <winningnotifing3@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:15:21 +0000
Subject: MICROSOFT WORD WINNING NOTIFICATION.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY, UK
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH: 2005MJL-01
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:
ATTENTION:
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
MICROSOFT WORD E-MAIL MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY POGRAMS held on 25th of OCTOBER
2005.Your Company or your personal e-mail address is attached to winning
number 20-01-2005-02MSW, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers
887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP 7,000,000.00
POUNDS in cash credited to file REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 This is from total
prize money of GBP 1,400,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty (5)
international winners in this category.All participants were selected
through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000
names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions
Program, which is conducted once in every four years for our prominent MS
WORD user all over the world,and for the continues use of E-mail. We are
sorry to let you know that our site is still under construction, as we are
updating our site and our windows 2005. Your fund has been deposited in an
escrow account with our affiliate Bank here in UK, and insured with your REF
NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and your E-mail address, Please note that, you are to
contact us via email as we are promoting the use of E-mail, You have the
right to call the bank, as we will provide you with the necessary details on
how to claim your Prize. You are to keep your ref. number and batch number
from the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to
your personal account.
We hope with your prize, you will be happy to promote the use of E-mail and
the use of MS WORD. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the
claims department by email for processing and remittance of
your prize money to you. Your assigned claims officer contact email is:
Name: MR. James Carter.
E-mail:mjamescarter2@excite.com
Tel: +447031942107
He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money must
be claimed not later than the 15th of DECEMBER, 2005. All funds not claimed
on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences
with your claims officer.
Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Theresa Barnes.
For MS WORD LOTTO UK;
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
directly
immediately.
SPONSORS:
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK, MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS ASIA, MICROSOFT
CO-OPERATIONS
USA, NEW CASTLE TRUST PRIVATE BANK UK,TANGIER COURIER SERVICES UK.
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