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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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From: "CONGRATULATIONS..." <infolotto@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 01:11:19 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!!PLS CONTACT YOUR A/C OFFICER...
CALIFORNIA SUPER JACKPOT MEGA LOTTO PLUS
THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: CA341739SL
EMAIL: infolotto@hotmail.com
http://www.calottery.com/
http://www.calottery.com/winningnumbers
http://www.interlotto.com/usa-ca
http://www.lottopulse.com/
http://www.lottopulse.com/2004/20040908.html
http://www.lotteryusa.com/lottery/CA/CA_fcur.html
http://www.lotteryamerica.com/moreinfo.asp?tag=ca547b
ATTN:
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
2004 CALIFORNIA SUPPER MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO PLUS
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 8TH, September 2004,
were our winners DRAW NUMBERS AND STATUS NUMBER ARE
LISTED ON OUR SITES. You / your company, attached to ticket number
013-2316-2004-477, with Sorted number: 7 - 10 - 29 - 35 - 40 MEGA 21
Draw Order: 7 - 10 - 29 - 35 - 40 MEGA 21 You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of US$10,000,000.00 in cash credited to file
REF: CA341739SL. This is from total prize money of US$100,000,000.00 shared
among all winners all participants were Selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from all sites in the world. As part of our International Promotions
Program for all states in United States America and other lucky countries, which
is conducted annually .For the promotion of the use of emails. We hope after you
Claim your prize you will help promote the use of email. Your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account with your REF
NUMBER CA341739SL. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope you will
participate in our end Of year HIGH MEGA JACKPOT US$1 billion Super California lotto Jackpot’s begin your claim, please contact your account officer immediately:
MR EDWARD SEAN
Account Director
EMAIL: accountofficer@excite.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
ONLINE BANK that you will be given in due time by our financial security company. Remember, you must contact your claims officer not later than october 20TH,
2004. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences
to Mr. Edward Sean, In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference umber in every one of your
correspondences with your claims officer. Furthermore, you should not forget
to send along with your reply to your claims officer the following details.
Your: REF: CA341739SL
Ticket number :013-2316-2004-477
Sorted number: 7 - 10 - 29 - 35 - 40 MEGA 21
Draw Order: 7 - 10 - 29 - 35 - 40 MEGA 21
Should there be any change of your address, do inform our claims officer /Account
Officer as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
CALIFORNIA SUPER MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY.
EMAIL: infolotto@hotmail.com
ITS FOR ALL STATES IN AMERICA AND OTHER LUCKY PEOPLE OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES
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