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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: harietbooker@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 07:39:21 -0700
Subject: E.A.L Information Service
From: MRS HARIET BOOKER
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY
DISPATCH DATE 22ND SEPT. 2004
ATTENTION: THIRD CATEGORY WINNER
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
After a successful completion of the third category draws of EURO AMERICAN
LOTTERY, held on 20TH FEBRUARY, 2004, we are pleased to inform you of the
official announcement today, that you have emerged one of the winners of
the EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our
promotional
draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 250,000
email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.
Your email, attached to ticket number 949-9827, with serial number 199-83
drew the lucky numbers 07, 15, 23, 25,37, (008), and consequently won in
the Third Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of seven hundred and
fifty thousand United States dollars (US$750,000:00) in cash, which is the
winning payout for third category winners. This sum($750,000) is however
to be paid out to you in three instalments of $250,000 each. This is from
the total prize money of US$9,200,000.00 shared among the total number of
international winners in the Third category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with our corresponding bank, insured in your
name. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that
you keep this award strictly confidential until the entire process of transfering
your claims has been completed,and your funds remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2004) high stakes
where you stand a chance of winning up to US$23 million, we hope that with
a part of your prize you will participate.
Contact your claims agent immediately,to begin your claims process
MRS. JOAN MILES
CLAIMS/FIDUCIARY AGENT,
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY UK
EMAIL: joan_miles@fastermail.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent within a week
of recieving this notice.
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence
with me or your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: E-A-L549-1
BATCH NUMBER: 277-DT
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional draws.
Sincerely,
HARIET BOOKER
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY UK.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality/procedural ethics on the part of the
winners may result in disqualification.
Do not reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent
__________________________________________________________________
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