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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: manager <prommanagerdept2003@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 08:57:34 -0500
Subject: AWARD NBOTIFICATION


Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Lottery
An Affiliate of the GREEK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Kifisou 62 Av. GR-121 32 Peristeri,
Athens. Greece.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: TCSL/2551256003/77 BATCH: 14/0017/SPM/IPD
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

Date: 27-09-04

WINNING NOTICE

We happily announce to you the draws of the Centenary Olympics Big Lottery International programs held on the 10th of August 2004 here in Athens, Greece in which you and forty nine (49) others were selected as winners under draws 5+B.
Your email address attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. This promotion takes place every Olympic year.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be inform that all participants in this Lottery Program have been selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000 individual email address from all search engines and web sites. This Lottery is organized by the host country Greece in collaboration with International Olympic Committee(IOC). Funds for the draws were contributed by the major sponsors of the games, such as Nike, Addidas, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Vodafone, Microsoft, Rolex, Greek Telecom, IBM Computers, etc.
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and insured. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly 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. To begin your claim, please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent) the body assigned with the verification of any emergent winner.Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims:

CONTACT: MR. JOSEPH NEWMAN,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
FIRST CHOICE SECURITY SERVICE,
London, U. K.
PHON NO 44 704 0104605
FAX NO.: 44 870 1299532
EMAIL: joseph_newman@mail2uk.com

Also find all other relevant winning lottery Information below:
Ref No: TCSL/2551256003/77
Batch No: 14/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GSLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$850,000.00 (Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars only) in cash credited to file REF NO: TCSL/2551256003/77. This is from total prize money of US$20,400,000.00 shared among the Fifty international winners in this category.For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later than 5th OCTOBER 2004. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember 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 Promotions program.
Sincerely,

Ms. Antonia Filippidou

The Promotions Manager,

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. Also you are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of age


___________________________________________________________________________
Mail sent from WebMail service at http://www.zongoo.com



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