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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: "Peppel Lotto Promotion" <johanneswesterhof@gaza.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 03:15:55 -0700
Subject: A ward Notification Final Notice
PEPPEL PROMO LOTTERY,NETHERLANDS.
BRUMASWEG 1742
2088 AC AMSTERDAM,
NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: PLP /26510460037/04
BATCH: 124/00319/IPD
FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION,
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 30th of May, 2004, of winners of the PEPPEL PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS/ INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 25th of May,2004.
Your company/email address, attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,300,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. PLP/25041238013/04. This is from total prize money
of US$24,100,000.00 shared among the eighteen international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security company
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask thatyou keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$13million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact our foreign service manager
ATTN: Mr.Johannes Westerhof
EMAIL ADDRESS:johannesweterhof@gaza.net
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 15th of June, 2004.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank
you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Lambart Johnson.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,PEPPEL PROMO
LOTTERY,NETHERLANDS
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of
the winners will result to disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION, THANKS
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