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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: "SWISS LOTTERY COLE" <swisslottery06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jim_harlen@ny.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:08:12 +0000
Subject: MERRY CHRISTMAS (CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS!!)

FROM: SWISS LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
POSTFACH, 4002 BASEL.
HEAD OFFICE: SWITZERLAND
REF NO: SL/74/368/05
BATCH NO:SL-121-LT-11-12-05

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT DRAWS HELD
ON THE 15th OF DECEMBER 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial
number 652-662 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in
the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
$2,000,000 (TWO MILLION DOLLARS)

Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites.

This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,bill gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organisations. this is to encourage the
use of the internet and computers worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. We look
forward to your activeparticipation in our next year USD50 million slot.

To file for your claim,please contact our fiducially agent claims officer
via email as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

Mr Jim Harlen

E-mail address: jim_harlen@ny.com

Remember, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month After
the date of this notice.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.
However,to enable our account department proceed with the processing of
your cheque you are required to fill the reqiured details:

USE CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY.

Full names:.......................................

Next of kin:.........................

Contact address details:.................................................

Sex:......................

Phone(House no& mobile phone) and fax
numbers:........................................

Age:........................

Company name:....................................

Profession:................................

Nationality:.................................

Contact address details where your wish your cheque posted to:
Brief description of your company and
individual:.............................................

Date:.....................

I .................................................here by duly declare
that i have not claimed any fund from THE SWISS LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
COMPANY before,and will abide with the procedures for my fund release.

NOTICE:

The above details will be documented in our database to avoid double
claimming,or claim from any unscrupulous individual. We will inform you
on further procedures,immediatelly we recieved your datas.Our regional
payment centres where you will be zoned, will be posting your cheque to
your designated address you will be forwarding to us.
Thanks for your usual co-operation.


Sincerely yours,

Mr Richard Cole
(LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR)
POSTFACH,4002 BASEL.
HEAD OFFICE:SWITZERLAND

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