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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: frank_jonka@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:21:21 +0100
Subject: CONTANT YOUR CLAIM OFFICER

OLYMPIC LOTTERY DREW

PROMO/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

ADDRESS: AVD.ANDALUCIA, S/N.29660, NUEVA-ANDALUCIA,

GREECE

OUR REF: OIL/7XZ5021-47/03

YOUR BATCH: 6SE/7ZAA37867/HM

RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE:

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement on the 28th of August 2004

of winners of the SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY; THE Greece /

INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 15th August 2004 for the 2004 Olympic in
Greece.

Your email address attached to ticket number OL9-024ft693, with serial
number

Kc496 drew the lucky numbers Z4-71-33-00-49-60, and subsequently won the

Lottery in the

1st category. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of

US$500,000.00(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) in credited to

file REFERENCE NUMBER: GH/OL-B893173201.This is from total prize money of

US$2,500,000.00 shared among the international winners in our 1st -5th

categories. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system

drawn form 1,0000 company email addresses and 40,000,000 individual email

addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and

Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted

Annually. CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds is now in custody of a financial

Security company insured in your FILE REFERENCE

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this

award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and

your money remitted to your designated account or any other form of claim.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or

unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. This lottery program
was

promoted by our group of philanthropists.

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year

high stakes US$10,000,000 million Dollars International Lottery in the year

2005.

To begin your claim, please contact your file/claim officer: Mr., Free Stevens,
of The

OLYMPIC LOTTERY DREW (BREDA - NETHERLANDS), or email to; freankstevens@uymail.com


Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of NETHERLANDS will be required to
procure a

Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the Court in
the

Netherlands prior to award payment policy of Organizers/European Gaming
Board as

Required by the paying Authority.

Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon

Satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this

processing Agent. For due processing and remittance of your winning prize
to

Designated account of your choice, please treat as urgent.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of

SEPTEMBER, 2004.After this date, all funds will be returned and treated
as

Unclaimed.

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

to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your

correspondences with your agent and all reply must be via email as to ensure

the legibility.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your

claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being

part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is

AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.

Sincerely,

Mrs. BIBB FRANCO

(Lottery Coordinator)

Please confirm your reference winning number with the Promoting group








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