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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: "aventis foundation" <aventisfoundation@handbag.com>
Reply-To: theglobal_pacific@winningteam.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:01:59 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


AVENTIS FOUNDATION
ADOLF WOOFGANG. 12,
FRANKFURT,
GERMANY

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: NHL/2551256003/53 BATCH: 14/0017/SPM/IPD
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

The Aventis Foundation is a charitable foundation headquartered in Frankfurt
am Main which serves to promote music, theater, art, literature, projects
in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science,
research, and higher education. Most recently the foundation set up the
NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system.
By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic
and business pursuits.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 19TH JUNE 2004,
of winners of the promotional AVENTIS FOUNDATION / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
held on 16TH MAY 2004 as part of our yearly bonanza. Your email address
attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05
drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery
in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$1,200,000.00 (One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars only)
in cash credited to file REF NO.NHL/2551256003/53. This is from total prize
money of US$20,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen international winners
in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and
North America as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be inform that all participants in this Lottery Program have been
selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000
Companies and 30,000,000 individual email address from all search engines
and web sites. This promotional program takes place every year.

Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and insured.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you 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 you prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please
contact the clearing house (through your claims agent) the body assigned
with the verification of any emergent winner.Therefore all protocols laid
down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims:

CONTACT: MR. DAVID KELLY,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
GLOBAL PACIFIC SECURITY AND VAULT SERVICES,
FAX: 44 - 8701352083
EMAIL theglobal_pacific@winningteam.com

Also find all other relevant winning lottery Information below:
Ref No: NHL/2551256003/53
Batch No: 14/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GSLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later
than 30TH JUNE 2004. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
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,

MARIA DE BOER (MS)
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
AVENTIS FOUNDATION.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to Disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim
agent. Also you are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years
of age.

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