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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: treasurechest001@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:12:01 +0200
Subject: CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS!!!

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/2551256003/53 BATCH: 14/0017/SPM/IPD
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
Date: 10-08-04
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,Mcdonalds, 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. DAVID MALONE,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
PHON NO:+31-623-825-796
EMAIL:bonscotty@uymail.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery Information below:
Ref No: TCSL/2551256003/53
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/2551256003/53. 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 15TH 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




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