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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: <bglotto@femail.com.au>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 08:44:43 -0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ NL,
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: MRS. MARILFA BRIDGE
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
RE : AWARD NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of today
the 8th of SEPTEMBER 2004 of your selection as one of the five
winners of
the promotional BANK GIRO Sweepstakes Loterij Netherlands held
recently as part of our NEW BONANZA. You have therefore been
approved
for a lump sum pay out of Euro 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand
Euros
only) in cash credited to file REF NO.GML/2551256003/23.
We in the BANK GIRO Sweepstakes Loterij Netherlands is by
this program, Launching our model computer balloting lottery draws,
developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing
number
of participants in our various lottery programs. With funds
accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are
guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an
initial database of 300,000 emails all participants were selected
through a
computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada,
Europe,
USA and South America as part our International Promotions
Program,
which was conducted in view of launching ourselves into the
Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their
respective
continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from
which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw
prize. To
ensure a smooth collection of your winnings ,the transfer of your
prize is to be handled by our/your Prize Transfer Fiducial agents.
You are to file for your claims by contacting our/your
fiducial agents by email or phone within a week of receiving this
notice.
Please find below the full contact details of your agent:
MR. L VAN DIJK,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
21B EGGERRSTRAAT NN 102
AMSTERDAM, N.L
EMAIL: processingagents1@winnings.com
Also find all your other relevant winning lottery
information below:
Ref No: GML/2551256003/23
Batch No:14/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
Also send your Name, Telephone Number, Address and Country
of Residence when replying your Claims Agent. Remember, you
must contact
your claim agent not later than two weeks of receiving this
notification. 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 you are
seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers
confidential in line with our company security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
individuals. Also remember to notify your agent if thier
is a change of your address.
Congratulations once more from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to their Disqualification. Please do not reply to
this mail. Contact your claim agent
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