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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: "National Lotto" <natloterryco@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: natlotteryco@excite.com, natlottery@millionaireemail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:00:52 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD.
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of THE NATIONAL
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE DRAW, held on
the 5th of December 2003, but owing to some mix up of
numbers and addresses and the holidays, the results
were released on the 25th of Appril 2004.
Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09
with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of
03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in
the 5th category. You have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay of 1,800,000.00. (ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY), in cash credited to file
with REF: N.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total cash prize of
70,020.225.00, shared among the twenty-five international winners
in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our corporation and insured
in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
we ask that you keepthis award from public notice until your
claim has been processed, and the money remitted to your
account, as this is part of our security protocol, to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of
this program by participants, as has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 25,000 names, email addresses & official addresses,
from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America,
Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions
Program.
We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the
subsequent programs.
To begin your lottery claims, please contact our Co-ordinator, DR
PETER MARTINS, EMAIL: natlotteryco@excite.com or natlottery@millionaireemail.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 3 weeks of
processing this claim. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your
lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are
the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your
name.
Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your
winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all
correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of
address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon possible.
An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit
certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Remittance
Operation Manager of Global Finance Corporation.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and
thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MR BEN MORRIS.
VICE PRESIDENT
natlottery@millionaireemail.com
natlotteryco@excite.com
natloterryco@yahoo.com
N.B contact me through either of these email addresses
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