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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: eldwin@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:59:29 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION AND FINAL NOTICE
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
CASHOUTLOTTOS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION LOTTERY.(NL)
Winning Numbers
10/12/18/23/26/28/19
Division Match Payout
Cashout Lotto Lottos Draw Schedule Jackpot 2004
Cashout-lotto cyber-lotto $ 5,500,000 USD
Ref: COL/265104060037/02
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
AWARD NOTIFICATION AND FINAL NOTICE.
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY,30TH OF AUGUST 2004,OF
WINNERS OF THE CASHOUTLOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.
YOUR DETAILS, ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER 275-1085-8862-005, WITH SERIAL NUMBER
8786-35 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 5 16 22 36 37 65. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN
APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAY OUT OF $5.500,000 DORLARS IN CASH CREDITED TO
FILE REF NO.
REF:OYL/265104060037/02.ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER
BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 25,000 NAMES FROM MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, AFRICA, CANADA,
EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND,SOUTH AND NORTH AMERICA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.
CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
AND SECURITY HOUSE INSURED IN YOUR NAME.
DUE TO THE MIX UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS,AWARDSTRICTLY
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 NEW YEAR HIGH
STAKES $18.3 MILLION DORLARS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS AGENT.
MR PAULVBOOKAGENCY
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
EMAIL: paulbook@netscape.net
FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO A DESIGNATED
ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE.REMEMBER,YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT NOT
LATERTHAN 30TH SEPTEMBER, 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 PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.
SEND ALONG WITH YOUR REPLY FULL NAMES ,ADDRESS ,AGE MARITIAL STATUE, OCCUPATION
,TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
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.
SINCERELY,
DAVID WILLIAM,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
(LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR).
AMSTERDAM ,THE NETHERLANDS.
__________________________________________________________________
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